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As remodelling work progresses on the 230 public primary schools across Edo State, residents in some of the schools’ host communities have applauded Governor Godwin Obaseki for sustaining reform of basic education in the state. Obaseki A cross-section of residents in some of the communities who spoke to journalists, said steps by the state government…
By Chioma OnuegbuUyo—The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded the immediate release of all its members, who were unlawfully arrested and detained by security operatives in the state. PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubaka (right); PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi (left); PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus (2nd right);…
By Davies Iheamnachor & Ike UchechukwuPORT HARCOURT —A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Thursday, sacked Mr Dumo Lulu Briggs as the governorship candidate of Accord Party in the 2019 governorship election on March 9, 2019. Dumo Lulu-Briggs The court declared that Mr Precious Baridoo, who was duly nominated during the October…
Agugu Adau, aged 20, who killed his mother for not giving him a charm that make one invisible, was yesterday, sentenced to death by hanging. Justice Nafisa Musa of a High Court sitting in Jos handed down the sentence after he found the defendant guilty of murdering his mother. Musa ruled: “Based on the evidence…
By Nnemeke Nnabuife National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus was the first to blow open the secrete that President Mohammadu Buhari was negotiating with Governors in the south east for each of the five states to allocate him with at least 25 percent votes on the just concluded presidential election….
Polls: By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the just concluded election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Thursday night met with former military Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, NPC, General Abdusalami Abubakar (retd), the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, and other members of the…
The first phase of medical test for intending pilgrims of Lagos State has started in the state. The State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board’s Secretary, Ishola Rahman who made dropped the hint stated this in his office recently, the medical process was part of the conditions to acertain the fitness of the pilgrims and fit to…
The victory of Muhammadu Buhari second term ticket is a huge phenomenon. Not only because political pundits, opinion leaders and analysts had given him little or no chance of victory. All through the campaign period, they had played up what they regarded as his dismal performance high and above any favourable stuff about his last…
AKURE – GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu has inaugurated the state campaign Council for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. Akeredolu The governor inaugurated the campaign Council at the Cocoa conference hall of the Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure which was attended by members of…
A watchdog said Thursday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid more than he needed to for a controversial oil pipeline to the Pacific — which could come back to haunt him in October elections. pipeline projects The federal government stepped in to buy and effectively nationalize the Trans Mountain pipeline to get a key Canadian…