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An Umuahia-based non-governmental organisation, Public Enlightenment Projects (PEP), has called for the domestication of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP) in Abia. Mrs Lilian Ezenwa, the Executive Director of…

Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, on Tuesday called for support for the reelected Gov. Godwin Obaseki in order for him to succeed. The monarch made the call in a press release by the Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Mr Frank…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has denied a report that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an agency of the U.S. Department of Treasury, placed him and his family members under close watch over alleged…

The U.S. and China on Tuesday clashed over the coronavirus pandemic during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). U.S. President Donald Trump, who fired the first shot in his pre-recorded video message,…

The federal government on Tuesday vowed to proceed with the Water Resources Bill despite increased opposition to it. While dispelling insinuations of hidden agenda behind the bill, the government said those opposed to the bill were either…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Tuesday extended the olive branch to his predecessor in office, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, asking him to rejoin him in his administration’s efforts to move the state forward. He also asked his main…

Suspected gunmen have killed the district head of Foron in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Bulus Chuwang Jang. The Chairman of Berom Youth Moulders in the neighbouring Heipang district in the LGA, Rwang Tengwong,…

Seventy-two hours after the results of the Edo State Gubernatorial election were released; the Election Petitions Tribunal has opened its secretariat in Benin, Edo State and ready to receive petitions emanating from the just…

Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu have received their certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC National Commissioner, in charge of Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, Mrs. May…

The Federal Government spent N8.94 trillion on petrol subsidy during a 10-year period between 2006 and 2015, according to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA).‎ Data from the PPPRA showed that in 2006, 2007,…