Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state on Thursday emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the September 19 election.

By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abia state command, has rescued a day-old baby girl from a suspected syndicate that specialises in child trafficking. Abia State Commandant, NSCDC, Mr Nnamdi Nwannukwu, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Umuahia explained that the two suspects were arrested in Aba, […]

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Imo state government on Thursday said that eight persons said to be pensioners receive eighth million naira annually as a pension. The Imo state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, spoke in Owerri, while reacting on questions on pension fraud in Imo, on a radio programme, adding that […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress APC has written the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC introducing the 13-member committee to the Commission and also slating its Ondo Governorship Primary Election for July 20. The letter which was dated June 25, 2020 was signed by Gov. […]

ABUJA: Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, said they suffered losses to the tune of over N30 billion of their monthly revenue due to cases of energy theft, meter bypass, vandalism, and unpaid electricity bills by consumers.

BENIN CITY – THE Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Edo State, Dr. Johnson Alalibo Samikiem on Thursday said fifteen political parties would participate in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State.

As aspirants jettison agreement, obtains nomination forms Dayo Johnson – Akure The agreement by the governorship aspirants in the Unity Forum of the All Progressive Congress in Ondo state to support a consensus candidate for the July primary election has broken down irretrievably. Reason being that five of the aspirants have obtained nomination forms jettisoning […]

By Victoria Ojeme The Federal Government on Thursday said it will create and save no fewer than five million jobs from its Post-COVID-19 economic recovery plans. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, Thursday in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Julius Toba-Jegede. He said that […]

…says women most affected over non-inclusiveness By Ike Uchechukwu Calabar Environmental Right Action/ Friends of the Earth, ERA/FoEN have asserted that the incident of land grabbing and deforestation was becoming increasingly alarming in various Cross River communities. They also said that due to the neglect of women and their non-inclusiveness in the scheme of things […]

By Andy Asemota No fewer than 40 suspected rapists have been apprehended in the past three months in Katsina State for assaulting women and children. The Commissioner of Police in Katsina, Sanusi Buba, who paraded the suspects before newsmen Thursday, lamented that one of the sex offenders sodomized three boys aged seven to nine years […]