Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, announced that the Stella Obasanjo 270-bed Hospital would be inaugurated in October. Obaseki disclosed this during a media tour of the hospital facilities in Benin. He was represented by Dr Stanley Ehiahinmwian, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health. The governor revealed...
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The South-West Zone of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is time to prepare the zone for the 2027 general elections. The APC National Vice Chairman (South West), Mr Isaac Kekemeke, made this known at the media conference in Lagos on Friday. Kekemeke said that the zonal...
The British High Commissioner, Dr Richard Montgomery, has announced a United Kingdom (UK)- sponsored five million dollars investment to establish the first battery recycling facility in Nigeria. This is according to a statement by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer at the British High Commission on Friday...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two women, Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu over alleged sales of newborn twins. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin on Friday. He said that the police apprehended...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has identified 60 flash spots in Edo ahead of the Saturday’s Governorship Election in the state. Mr Gbenga Agun, the state Commandant of the NSCDC disclosed this on Friday in Benin during an interview with the News Agency of...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday, has donated N50,000 each to 1,000 less-privileged women in Nasarawa State. Mrs Tinubu, said the gesture was part of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration, and in a bid to cushion the...
My dear Owanlen, I hope that you are getting your well-deserved rest and that this meets you well. I just want to bring you up to speed with political developments in Edo State. In less than 24 hours, the electorate will troop out to vote to elect the next...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on all political actors and stakeholders to work towards deepening the nation’s democracy by prioritising peace and security in the Edo governorship election on Saturday. Jonathan in a statement by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze in Abuja, urged politicians to pursue their interests...
President Bola Tinubu has called on all stakeholders in the upcoming Edo State governorship elections to conduct themselves peacefully. The President implores the governorship candidates, political parties, and supporters to respect the democratic process and the people’s will, in the election scheduled for Sept. 21. In a statement by...
Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has sponsored the medical treatment of a 13-year old Abubakar Ibrahim, who suffers from severe acute malnutrition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the boy is a resident of Yammawa quarters, an area in Katsina metropolis. His video trended on...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised concerns that the Mpox outbreak in Africa remained uncontrolled, with rising cases reported in several countries. Director General, Africa CDC, Dr Jean Kaseya, disclosed this during a weekly briefing on the outbreak. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, has mobilised 50 medical personnel to provide medical support services to victims of the flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that flood submerged Maiduguri on Sept. 10, following the collapsed of spillways at the Alau...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The former Chairman of the Governing Board of TETFUND and Mattawali of Borno, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim Imam, has made a passionate appeal to wealthy individuals and corporate organizations to provide emergency support to the recent flood victims in Maiduguri. The devastating flood has caused...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has held an emergency meeting with United Nations Humanitarian officials and other development partners to discuss how to collaborate and coordinate efforts to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the recent flood in Maiduguri. During the meeting, Governor...
The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, insists that his fallout with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will not hurt the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party to emerge victorious in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Wike was one of the figureheads that worked...
The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, says he does not regret saying that Saturday’s governorship election in the state is a do or die affair. The governor came under heavy criticisms, especially from members of the opposition party over the statement a few days ago. Speaking on Channels...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating a robust financial system and a business-friendly economy that would attract more foreign direct investments. The President made the commitment on Thursday in Abuja, as the Coca-Cola Company announced plans to accelerate its investments in Nigeria to 1 billion...
The Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms, proposed that a combination of ranching and open grazing could be the most viable solution to the farmer-herder crisis in Nigeria. The Chairman of the committee , Prof. Attahiru Jega, made this known on Thursday, after the 23-member committee submitted a...
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has released a report on how debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries. According to UNAIDS, Sub-Saharan African countries account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally – 25.9 million people of...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Thursday charged stakeholders in aviation to prioritise consumer protection and satisfaction. Keyamo gave the charge on Thursday in Lagos during the official launch of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) Consumer Protection Portal (CPP) in the Consumer...