Dissatisfied with the state’s abysmal performance in internally generated revenue, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has transferred all revenue collection functions of the government to his office. The governor, who queried the permanent secretaries of non-performing ministries and agencies, frowned at the plunge in revenues generated to below the ₦30 billion target in the first…
Edo Police Arrest 46 Suspected Cultists, And a Gang of Five Who Allegedly Defrauded a Female Undergraduate
Forty-six suspected cultists allegedly responsible for the various cult killings in Edo State in recent times have been apprehended by operatives of the state Police Command. Also arrested were five members of a fraud syndicate who allegedly defrauded a female student of the Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, of the sum of ₦9.8 million. Recall…
Edo Floods: Relocate Immediately to Camps, Yakubu, Governorship Hopeful, Urges Inhabitants of Coastal Communities
Former Chairman of Esan North East local government area of Edo State, and a frontline aspirant in the 2024 governorship election in the state, John Yakubu has made a passionate appeal to people living in the coastal communities around the River Niger and other flood-prone areas of the state, to move into camps provided by…
Flooding: FCT High Court Halts Further Demolition of Trademore Estate, Abuja
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Zubairu Mohammed, on Wednesday restrained the federal government from demolishing the Trademore Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, as a result of the recent flooding of the estate. Justice Mohammed granted Trademore International Holding Nigeria Ltd, developers of Trademore Estate, an order “for maintenance of status…
NARD’s Looming Strike: FG Failed to Heed NMA’s Advise to Tie Workers’ Wages to Inflationary Trends to Avoid Frequent Industrial Action – Enabulele, WMA President
As the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, gears up for another industrial action that would again disrupt healthcare delivery to Nigerians, the President of the World Medical Association, WMA, Dr. Osahon Enabulele says frequent strikes by doctors, indeed workers, in general, could have been averted if the federal government had heeded NMA’s suggestion to…
Edo NMA Lampoons Governor Obaseki over Decadent Healthcare Facilities in Government Hospitals, Neglect of Doctors’ Welfare
It was an embarrassing moment for the new commissioner for health in Edo State, Dr. Samuel Alli, as the state chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Dr. Udoka Imoisili, took a swipe at his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, for the appalling state of health facilities in public hospitals, and scant interest in the welfare…
Edo 2024: PDP Loses Another Party Stalwart, Ikhine, to APC
Another big blow has been dealt the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State as the former deputy director general of the party’s Campaign Council for the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki in 2020, Gideon Ikhine, on Sunday dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress, APC. This latest high-profile defection came on the…
Enabulele, WMA’s President Urges British Govt to Embrace Resolutions of Local Body on Doctors’ Welfare, Healthcare Delivery
President of the World Medical Association, (WMA) Nigeria’s Dr. Osahon Enabulele, has congratulated Sir Ian Gilmore on his inauguration as President of the British Medical Association, (BMA) and assured him of WMA’s sustained support. Speaking on his attendance at the Annual Representative Meeting (ARM) of the BMA which was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom, from…
Delta Guber: Labour Party’s Petition Against Oborevwori Dismissed by Tribunal
The Delta State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Asaba, the state capital, has dismissed the petition filed against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori by Ken Pela, governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly election, for abandoning his petition.Ruling on the petition on Thursday, the Chairman of the…
Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, others Host Art Exhibition In Abuja
The Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (NGC), in collaboration with Artstier Studios, has concluded the arrangement to host its “Made in Nigeria art exhibition” in Abuja for young and aspiring artists to sharpen their skills and promote their works. The fourth edition of the exhibition opens on Thursday, July 6th from 2 to…
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