The commissioner for information and orientation in Edo state, Mr. Paul Ohonbamu has resigned his appointment just few weeks to the June 22 governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Godwin Obaseki, the governor, is vying to retain the party’s ticket for a second term but a faction loyal to […]
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Oil prices increased marginally on Wednesday as Brent crude, the benchmark against which Nigeria’s crude is priced, rose to $40 per barrel for the time since March. Brent crude rose by 43 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $40 per barrel, as of 02:52 GMT. This came as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, […]
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Investigation by senate committee on Niger Delta, has revealed that the minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio, got a N300 million contract for the fencing of Federal Polytechnic Ukana, Akwa Ibom, (N200 million), and Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene (N100 million). Peter Nwaoboshi, chairman of the committee, said Akpabio got the contracts from the […]
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The International Police (Interpol) on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC access to its globalized information- 247. The information platform, codenamed IP-247, was extended to the EFCC in a brief ceremony attended by the Acting Executive Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, key officers of Interpol and some management staff of the […]
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Former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu, who trial was nullified by the Supreme Court, has been released from prison. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Kalu and Ude Jones Udeogu, a former director of finance and account of Abia state on 36 counts of money laundering to the tune […]
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Nigerian reggae music legend, Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known and addressed as Majek Fashek, has died, according to his manager, Omenka Uzoma. The news of his death was shared on the late singer’s official twitter handle, early Tuesday. “Today been having pressure calls, well it is true that the African No 1 Legendary ICON has gone […]
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Embattled governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said President Muhammadu Buhari has assured him of his support for the state’s governorship election, scheduled for September. Obaseki mentioned this to journalists after presenting his nomination and expression of interest forms to President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. The governor is seeking re-election […]
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A private autopsy arranged by the family of George Floyd shows he was suffocated by a US policeman, rather than dying from pre-existing heart problems as claimed by the official ruling, their lawyer announced Monday. “Independent medical examiners who conducted an autopsy of Floyd Sunday determined that asphyxiation from sustained pressure was the cause of […]
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The number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Monday with 416 cases reported by the country, even as the nation intensifies efforts to reduce the spread of the pandemic. The new cases were confirmed by the specialist agency, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Twitter. This takes the country’s total infections […]
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A federal high court sitting in Abuja has issued an interim order restraining the governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki from arresting and prosecuting Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Recall that in January, Obaseki set up a panel to probe the construction of the Edo specialist hospital and supply […]
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