Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye on Wednesday said the House rejected the recommendation of the House of Representatives’ call for the issuance of another proclamation by Governor Godwin Obaseki, or it seals the Assembly. The Rep. Abdulrazak Namdas-led Ad-hoc Committee of lower chamber has threatened …

Members of the House of Representatives have given a one-week ultimatum to the the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to issue a fresh proclamation for the Edo State House of Assembly. The lawmakers arrived at the resolution on Wednesday while adopting the report of an ad-hoc committee mandated to investigate …

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Thursday requested Muhammad’s confirmation. His request was sequel to the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to make Justice Muhammad the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. Muhammad was first appointed in January after the president controversially suspended Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, who was accused …

The Christian Association of Nigeria, South-East Zone, has told the Federal Government not “to not induce crisis or create undue tension in the (36) states”. The group also condemned the continuous attack and killing of people on a daily basis by suspected herdsmen and called for action. The body, in …

The Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has tendered her resignation, which will take effect from September 12. The executive board of the fund has accepted the resignation and said that it would begin a selection process promptly. A statement from the executive board issued said, “Today the IMF …

The Northern Elders Forum and the Coalition of the Northern Groups have asked Fulani herdsmen to leave the southern part of Nigeria and return to the North. They said the herdsmen should return to the North where their (herdsmen) safety and that of their property could be guaranteed. The northern …

Ruona Isiikeh A male patient has committed suicide at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), the hospital spokesman, Joshua Uwaila, has said. The incident occurred at the Accident and Emergency (A & E) Ward of the hospital on Saturday night. It was alleged that the victim took his own …

Ruona Isikeh Dr Ovo Ogbinaka, a medical practitioner with a private hospital in Warri, Delta, has advised parents and guardians to always kit their children in thick clothes to avoid cold due to rainy season. Ogbinaka gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin …

A popular writer; Mark Twain once said that “In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.” Dear Delta APC, another change is here …

Appeal court sitting in Benin has affirm the victory of Moses Anaughe at the Benin Federal High Court that nullified the candidacy of Olorogun Jaro Egbo, as the member-elect representing Ughelli Constituency II in the Delta State House of Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Details …