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Hon Omoregie writes on Obaseki coming to PDP

My dear people of Edo State, and members of the PDP in particular. By now most of you are aware of the court injunction I instituted against our nomination processes. As painful as it is that i had to do that, I feel it is the quickest and most necessary thing to do at this time to save our party ... Read More »

Edo Guber: PDP Flays External Forces

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wishes to state that no member of its National Working Committee (NWC) sponsored any media publication to castigate and malign the person of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike. The party described such publications as handwork of external forces and enemies of the PDP who are bent on sowing seeds of discord within the party. The ... Read More »

Ondo Deputy Governor, Ajayi reappoints aides sacked by Akeredolu

The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi has reappointed aides sacked by the Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, DAILY POST reports. Early hours of Tuesday, Governor Akeredolu sacked the Special Assistant on New Media to the embattled Deputy Governor, Allen Sowore, and later sacked his Chief Press Secretary, Babatope Okeowo alongside his five other aides, and his wife. The aides of the ... Read More »

Edo primaries, We will continue to obey court orders – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met today, the 23rd June 2020 and deliberated on a range of issues including the ongoing conduct of Party Primaries relating to the Edo Governorship election slated for the 19th September 2020, the Court Orders emanating from the administration of political parties and conduct of the primaries, as well as the Code of Conduct ... Read More »

COVID-19: Only Teachers to resume June 29 in Oyo

…Pry 6, JSS3, SS3 students to resume July 6 The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has modified the resumption date for Primary six, Junior Secondary School III and Senior Secondary School III students in the state. The Task Force, which rose from a two-and-a-half-hour meeting on Monday, reviewed the state of preparedness of the schools ahead of the planned resumption. ... Read More »

COVID-19: Oyo govt gives account of donations, spending

…says N2.7 billion already expended on fight against virus …receives N1.1 bn donations in cash, equipment The government of Oyo State said on Tuesday that it has so far spent the sum of Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Nine Million (N2,779,000,000) on the effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The state’s COVID-19 Task Force, which gave the ... Read More »

Rape Allegation: Kemi Olunloyo Faces N200 Million Lawsuit

Franklin Amudo, a former manager to embattled Nigerian hip-hop star D’banj who has been accused of rape, has written through his lawyers to caution a self-acclaimed investigative journalist Kemi Olunloyo to desist from the defamation of his character and constant media attacks. In a pre-litigation letter signed by his lawyer, Barrister Adetunji Adegboyega Esq, the artiste manager asked Olunloyo to ... Read More »

Governance Beyond COVID-19: Back To Kwara By Reuben Abati

This year, there was some feeling of nostalgia about May 29 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day. When a few persons called me to ask if there were special plans for Democracy Day on May 29, I had to remind them that Democracy Day was now June 12. On June 6, 2018, President Buhari proclaimed June 12 as the new Democracy Day. ... Read More »

Tourism Group Lauds Fayemi,Wife for Reappointing Wale Ojo Lanre

Tourism Tentacles, a network of professionals in the Travel and Tourism Industry has commended Governor Kayode Fayemi and His Wife, Erelu Bisi, for appointing Ambassador Wale Ojo-Lanre as the Senior Special Assistant on Tourism Development to the Governor Amb. Ojo-Lanre was the Director-General Council for Arts and Culture whose numerous contributions to the agency influenced its elevation to Ministry of ... Read More »