Politics

The Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, Chief Edward Ubosi, has inaugurated a 10-member Committee on Health and charged the members to be good ambassadors. Inaugurating the Committee in Enugu on Thursday after the session, Ubosi urged them to take their duty seriously in the interest of all residents. ”Health …

The All Progressive Congress, Kogi state chapter on Thursday announced the suspension of the Deputy Governor of the state, Elder Simon Achuba from the party for anti-party activities before, during and after the 2019 general election. The party also based the suspension on some actions the Deputy Governor took that …

The House of Representatives has faulted the ruling of an Abuja Federal High Court restraining the National Assembly and its agents from taking over the Edo State Assembly until the determination of a pending suit before it. In a reaction , Chairman, House Committee on Media, Hon. Benjamin Kalu said …

The Department of State Services has confirmed receipt of a court order granting the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky to travel to India for medical attention. The service said it was currently liaising with relevant stakeholders to allow him travel to seek medical attention in India. …

The Obaseki/Ogbeide-Oyo dynasty in Edo State has said that there is no disharmony between the family and their son, the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki as being insinuated in some quarters. In a statement read by the Family Head, Pa Igbinokpogie Amadasun, to journalists at the family compound in Benin …

The Department of State Services has confirmed the arrest of presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2019 General Elections, Omoyele Sowore. The DSS said it was true that its operatives arrested Omoyele in the early hours of Saturday. Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow protests which he intended …

Security agents believed to be personnel of the State Security Service (SSS) have arrested Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of the news website, SaharaReporters. In a statement sent to news house , an associate of Sowore said the publisher cum politician was taken into custody early Saturday morning. The statement said, …

The crisis rocking Edo State All Progressives Congress, APC may have assumed a new dimension as Godwin Obaseki yesterday suspended the Chairman, Etsako West Local government area, Hon Yakson Musa over an alleged N48m salary being paid to ghost workers Oshiomhole is from Etsako West local government area. As at …

On July, 31, 2019 a new management team of the Delta state Oil Producing Area Development Commission, ( DESOPADEC), was inaugurated by the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The new Managing Director of the commission is Hon. Bashorun Askia Ogieh. He succeeds Williams Makinde, whose tenure expires several weeks ago. Bashorun Askia …

Ijaw Leader Chief Edwin Clark has disagreed with the Senate’s position on the Edo State Assembly crisis. Clark claimed that the order for Governor Godwin Obaseki to issue a fresh proclamation was unconstitutional and wrong. He, therefore, warned the National Assembly against creating anarchy in the state. This is the …