Dr. Greg Agbonkina is a top chieftain of the Edo state PDP. A former governorship aspirant of the party and the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the aborted Third Republic but had to step down for former Governor John Odigie – Oyegun, he said in this interview that Edo State must vote for the PDP as the state cannot afford t remain in political opposition to the federal government. He also spoke on the defection of five PDP Governors to the APC, insisting that the defection will not affect the fortunes of the party in next year’s elections

ONE Victor O. Ayemere, a manager in one of the new generation banks in Benin City, has been arraigned before the Magistrate’s Court in Benin City, for alleged threat to life/attempted kidnapping.
Mr. Ayamere was arrested by the Police in Edo State following a petition by one Mr. Emekeme Joseph who alleged that the Bank Manager had in October, 2013, gave false information to the police, portraying the petitioner as a kidnapper and in effect threatened his life.

Sexy Ghanaian actress known for her gift of beautiful bubbly mammary has revealed the origin of her big, shapely boobs

ACADEMIC activities in Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Ohaji, came to an abrupt end yesterday, following protest by youths of Ohaji/Egbema against an alleged relocation to Orlu of some department in the school by Rochas Okorocha’s administration.

Undoubtedly, the Nigerian Tourism Sector in 2013 had its fair share of the bad, the good and the ugly.

THE Oyo State government has finally resolved budding religious crisis in Iseyin schools in Oke Ogun area of the state.
Due to tension that mounted in the area over insistence of some Muslims in the town that female Muslim students should start wearing hijab at Iseyin District Grammar School, the government was compelled to postpone resumption of schools for the second term.

FOUNDATION students of the Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, have called on the Edo State Government to appoint Prof. Cordelia Agbebaku as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the university.
This came as the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, raised alarm over alleged attempt by some persons to cause crisis in the state university due to what it described as their “selfish interest.”

THE Federal government said it has set up 14 Staple Crop Processing Zones, SCPZs, to boost the nation’s economy with N1.4 trillion as it officially launched the pilot project at Allape SCPZ in Kogi State.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who stated this in an address at the launch of the pilot project at Allape SCPZ in Kogi State, explained that Staple Crop Processing Zones become necessary to curb post-harvest food losses experienced by farmers across the country.

BY JOHNSON MOMODU LET me make my position clear that I am not a fan of President Goodluck Jonathan because of my personal beef with him.  At the same time, my education and religion do not require me to turn a blind eye when bare-faced lies are told against any man because I am not […]

Despite the challenges facing the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in the country, the Minister of Information and Supervising Minister of Defence, Labaran Maku, yesterday, vowed that the party would shock Nigerians in the 2015 elections.

One of Nigeria’s online supermarket’s, Gloo.ng, last week expanded the ecommerce ecosystem with a massive investment in a new 20,000 square feet Customer Fulfillment Center, CFC.

An Osogbo chief magistrate court, yesterday, ordered a 47-year-old cleric, Pastor Julius Adepoju, to be remanded in Ilesa prison for allegedly killing his fellow pastor inside a church.

The accused allegedly perpetuated the act on January 15, 2014 at about 8:20 pm at The Apostolic Church of Nigeria Mission, Lawna Territory, Ede District, Gbongan, headquarters of Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun state.

The Lagos division of the Court of Appeal, yesterday, reserved ruling till a later date in a suit challenging increment in the payment of practising fees by lawyers in the country.

A trader has been stabbed to death as fresh crisis erupted at Ladipo auto spareparts market in Mushin, Lagos State.

According to reports, the trader, simply identified as Sunny, was stabbed and he later bled to death during a fight that broke out at the market when some aggrieved traders stormed the market union’s office and chased the executives away.

A banker, Mr. Uchenna Adobaka, yesterday, testified before an Ikeja High Court that an oil marketer, Mr. Rowaye Jubril, answering charges of stealing oil subsidy fund borrowed money from his bank to finance fuel importation into the country.