Discharged and acquitted by an Abuja High Court over bribery allegation, the kinsmen of Johnson Oghuma, the lawmaker representing Estako Federal Constituency, Edo State, in the House of Representatives have pointedly accused a well known Politician in Edo State of being behind his ordeal. They accused the said politician of sponsoring the petition to the…
Gunmen Kill Police Inspector at Seriake Dickson’s Country Home
Some yet unknown gunmen who made an unsuccessful raid on the country home of Seriake Dickson, a former Bayelsa State Governor in Toru-Orua, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday night ended up killing a police inspector who kept guard at the place. In a statement by the Bayelsa State Police Public Relations…
Niger Delta Varsity Owes N1bn, as ASUU Threatens Strike
The Niger Delta University, NDU, owned by the Bayelsa State Government is indebted to financial institutions to the tune of N1 billion, being loans it took to augment subventions given it by Bayelsa State Government to pay salaries. The branch Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, NDU, Dr. Tonbara Kingdom disclosed this on…
Ooni Ogunwusi Welcomes New Prince
Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, has on Wednesday, November 18, announced the birth of a baby boy, as Olori Naomi Silekunola puts to bed. The traditional ruler announced his baby’s arrival on his verified social media account where he posted that, “To God be the glory great things He has…
Presidency Aborts South-South Leaders Meeting in Port Harcourt
…leaders demand public apology. Leaders of the South-South geopolitical zone have demanded public apology from the Federal Government over botched stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Governors of the South-South led by its Chairman and Governor of Delta, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, who were in Port Harcourt for the meeting, had informed the stakeholders comprising…
Edo Police Area Commander Shot by Suspected Cultists Still Alive, to Leave Hospital Soon
It has been confirmed that the Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, shot by suspected cultists last Thursday with two other policemen, an inspector and a corporal, is alive and recovering fast. The ACP, who heads the Benin Area Command Metro of the Edo State Police Command, was identified as Agabi Godiri. The trio was shot…
How Gun Men Robbed Bullion Van in Lagos, Cart Away Huge Sum of Money – Eyewitness
More details have emerged about how a bullion van conveying a huge sum of money was robbed on Thursday at Ajah, Lagos, in which a commercial motor cyclist (Okada) was killed. The robbery, which took place exactly opposite a popular shopping mall along Ado Road, Blenco Supermarket, was reportedly carried out by four young men…
Suspected Cultists Shoot Police Area Commander, 2 Senior Police Officers as Killings Continue in Benin
As insecurity escalated in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday consequent upon raging cult war and banditry, an Area Commander and two other senior police officers have become the latest victims of the rampaging armed gangs as they were shot in the early hours of the morning when they responded to distress calls from Upper…
Mild Drama at Obaseki’s Inauguration as ADC Slumps
Governor promises value for citizens’ taxes. But for the prompt intervention by eagle-eye men of the Department of State Security, DSS, who rose to the occasion, an ugly scene that would have disrupted the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy for a second term in office, was on Thursday averted when the…
Full Text Of Governor Obaseki’s Inaugural Speech
Full Text OF Inauguration Speech By Mr. Godwin N. Obaseki, Gov. Of Edo State, On The Occasion Of His Swearing In For A Second Term In Office On Thursday November 12, 2020 “CONSOLIDATING PROGRESS” PROTOCOL That I can stand before you today as the re-elected Governor of Edo State is a testimony to the awesome…
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