The Edo State Government said on Tuesday that it is intensifying the removal of shopping malls, hotels and other commercial buildings erected without appropriate approvals from the relevant regulatory authorities. Reading out the riot act to residents, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, in a statement, said the exercise is aimed at ensuring order…
Edo APC Upbraids Obaseki over New Wave of Demolition of Prime Properties
About 16 months after the demolition of T. Latifah Hotel and Suites, Benin, belonging to Tony Adun, aka Tony Kabaka, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo State, and close ally of the immediate past governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, the state government has pulled down another set of commercial buildings…
Reject Obaseki’s Proposed Airport, APC Advises Edo People,
*Says Project Not a Priority Amidst Hunger, Poverty Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has called out the state governor, Godwin Obaseki over his decision to build another airport in the state. Edo State currently hosts a federal government-owned Benin Airport. The airport being conceived by the governor would be sited in…
UNIBEN Don Recommends Study of Autobiographies of Awolowo, Azikwe, Bello to get Nigeria Out of the Woods
Erudite scholar and professor of Literary Criticism at the University of Benin, UNIBEN Edo State, Anthony Esijolomi Afejuku, has underscored an urgent need for the diligent study of autobiographies of Nigeria’s founding fathers in order to know where the country got it wrong as a nation. He said failure of the country so far to…
Edo Govt, Firm Sign Agreement on Establishment of Inland Dry Port, Project 70% Completed
When completed, the ongoing Edo Inland Dry Port will reduce the current pressure on the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA Lagos, as ships conveying cargo from any part of the world would have the option of berthing in the new port. On Friday, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with…
Buhari in Lagos to Launch Rail and Maritime Projects
President Muhammadu Buhari is visiting Lagos State today to launch two major projects executed by his administration. One of them is the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station at Ebute Meta area of the state. The station, said to be the “largest in West Africa with a holding capacity of 6,000 passengers” was named in honour of…
Afejuku Presents ‘Autobiography of Nigeria’
The academic community of the University of Benin, (UNIBEN) Benin City, Edo State, will on Thursday join one of their own, erudite scholar, renowned poet and essayist, Esijolomi Anthony Afejuku, professor of Creative Writing in the department of English and Literature, to present the “Autobiography of Nigeria” at the university’s 245th Inaugural Lecture.A prolific writer…
3 Die, 12 Severely Injured in Edo Road Accident
Three persons were on Wednesday confirmed dead and 12 others seriously injured in a lone accident involving a private transport company at Iruekpen along the Benin – Ekpoma Road in Edo State. The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC attributed the ghastly accident to over-speeding. The Toyota bus, belonging to Big Joe Motors, a popular Benin-based…
Edo APC Faults Obaseki on Slamming Treason, Sedition Charges on 14 Lawmakers-Elect
Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has berated the state governor, Godwin Obaseki over his threat to sue the 14 embattled lawmakers-elect of the state House of Assembly for treason and sedition. In two separate reactions on Sunday, the state chairman of the party, David Imuse, retired army colonel and medical doctor,…
SCOAN Confirms Death of Founder, T.B. Joshua
The Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN has issued a statement formally announcing the demise of its founder, Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly called Prophet T. B. Joshua, thus laying to rest the uncertainty surrounding the news of his passing on.The church however requested a time of privacy for the family. The charismatic, televangelist and philanthropist,…
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