By Gabriel Enogholase Benin City- Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State  yesterday in Benin warned against the commercialization of party primaries by the leadership of his party, the Action Congress (AC), lamenting that this has been the vogue of party leaders in the past which should be consigned to the dustbin. According to the governor […]

By George Onah The Rivers State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to consider the reimbursement of its N45 billion already spent in rehabilitating federal roads in the state, just as President Goodluck Jonathan says Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s vision for Rivers State excites him. Giving a breakdown of the money, he said the state […]

Dr Ese Owie, an Oxford University trained lawyer,is the Chairman , Edo State Board of Internal Revenue. He is one of the young technocrats in the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. Until his appointment the state could not boast of more than N300million per month as internally generated revenue. That figure has now risen to N1.2 billion, a development he credits to the support of the governor. He is even confident that at the rate the board is moving the state should be financially strong by 2012.

Farouk Lawan, a ranking member of the House of Representatives and chairman, House Committee on Education, says, contrary to insinuation, the House leadership is not threatened. According to him, nobody has brought any notice of impeachment against the leadership to the floor of the House. He also announces his entry into the 2011 Kano governorship race, saying lack of purposeful leadership in the state, among other reasons, is why he is contesting the election.

Chelsea, the newly-crowned Premier League champions has ended the 2010 season with their first ever league and FA Cup double with a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth in the FA Cup final played this evening at Wembley.