A Benin High Court has refused to grant the prayer of one Tony Kabaka Adun seeking an extension of the initial 14-day restraining order, which temporarily stopped the Edo State Government from removing his illegal building earlier marked for demolition. The court presided over by Justice D. I. Okungbowa yesterday declined the request by Mr […]

The Edo State Government Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) in collaboration with EdoBits Academy has commenced a one-year Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training programme for 50 youths drawn from low-income families in the state. The training is part of a slew of job creation opportunities created by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, which has benefited […]

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday, said that the ministry would soon commence the sale of housing units built under the National Housing Programme nationwide. He said that this would be done through an online subscription to allow for transparency and reduce human interference to the barest in the allocation […]

Dayo Johnson Akure The governor of Ondo State, Rotimi  Akeredolu yesterday hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court which upheld the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the governor, “the real victory of the legal process belongs to Democracy. This was contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant to the Governor […]

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Following the complaint by the National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole that his house in Benin was attacked by suspected loyalists to the incumbent administration in Edo state, the Police on Wednesday commenced interrogation of six persons believed to have a hand in the attack. Vanguard observed […]

As Sanwo-Olu says judgment has consolidated nation’s democracy By Olasunkanmi Akoni The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari over the affirmation of his re-election by the Supreme Court. Tinubu, in a statement he personally signed, said, ‘’The rule of law conclusively affirmed the collective voice […]

By Bashir Bello – Katsina The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have on Wednesday drawn a battle line with the Federal government over the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) as the union threatened to implement no pay, no work if the government insists on stopping the salaries of the […]

The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Edo state’s service sector contributed N1.2 trillion to its N2.3 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017. Commissioner for Finance, Hon. Joseph Eboigbe disclosed this while presenting the “2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Frame Work (MTEF),” at a-one-day workshop organised by the Ministry of Budget and Economic […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara of an Osogbo Magistrate Court on Wednesday refused to strike out charges against accused alleged to have defiled a 16-year-old girl (name withheld). The duo of Adebayo Ayanwale, 21 and Adeleke Segun had been arraigned before the court on March 29, 2019, for allegedly defiling and indecent […]

Congratulates Buhari, APC on Supreme Court Victory By Henry Umoru – Abuja President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, said that on Tuesday unanimous verdict of the Supreme  Court has removed whatever doubt that might have been raised on the integrity of the February 23 Presidential election. In a statement yesterday in Abuja by his […]