Auchi Polytechnic, Edo, on Friday, matriculated 15,000 students for 2022/2023 academic session. Speaking at the 41st matriculation ceremony, Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Salisu Umar, warned the new students against involvement in cultism, examination malpractices and other vices. “You are privileged to be among the 15,000 students taking the oath...
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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has blamed the low voter turnout in the State House Assembly election to the heavily militarised road blocks across the state. Obaseki, who said this after casting his vote at about 10:17am at Emokpae Model Primary School, Unit 19, Ward 4 in Oredo local...
Labour Party Youth Wing on Thursday, vowed to take over Lagos, Rivers and Edo states, among other South-South and South-East states in the March 18 governorship and house of assembly elections. Mr Kennedy Ahanotu, Acting National Youth Leader of Labour Party, said this at a news conference on the...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said the late former first female Senator Franka Afegbua, remains a pace-setter, trail-blazer and visioner ” who remains an inspiration for women in Nigeria and across Africa. Governor Obaseki stated this in a condolence message issued on Monday...
. Six States of the Federation have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the last February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The plaintiffs in the originating summons marked: SC/CV/354/2023, are specifically asking for an order of the apex court “directing a wholistic...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has emerged winner of Saturday’s election in Niger by scoring 375,183 votes from the 778,668 valid votes cast in the state. The State Collation Officer for Presidential Election (SCOPE) , Prof. Clement Alawa, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) Academic,...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for more investments in Open Universities in the country and expansion of capacities of tertiary institutions. Osinbajo in a statement by Dr Sam Idiagbonya, Media Assistant to the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo on Sunday in Abuja, made the call at the 20th...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Edo – Two pupils of Glory Land Group of Schools in Edo were kidnapped on Tuesday at 5.35 p.m on the Igarra-Auchi Road, near Ikpeshi, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo. The spokesman for the police command in the state, SP Kontongs Bello, confirmed the...