Former deputy governor of Edo State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peter Obadan, has called out the Oje-designate of Ora Kingdom, Joshua Unuigboje Aisiku, a professor Emeritus, over his repudiation of the honourary title conferred on the governorship candidate of the APC in the September 19, 2020 poll, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Apart…
Edo 2020: Oba of Benin Extracts Assurance of Peace from Political Leaders as Violence Escalates
The Benin monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, on Wednesday intervened in the frightening atmosphere of violence in the polity ahead of the September 19 Edo State governorship election, calling all the major political actors to order and to give peace a chance. At the crucial meeting were the candidates of the two…
APC Campaign Convoy Accident Claims Lives of Two Policemen, Oshiomhole’s Aide Alleges Assassination Attempt
The political camp of the Edo State All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, was on Monday hit by monumental tragedy when its campaign train was involved in a fatal accident which claimed the lives of two policemen in the convoy of immediate past governor of the state, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole. Two other persons…
After Edo North Campaign Tour, Upbeat APC Boasts of Victory
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State has boasted that it would re-enact during the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state, the 2015 feat as an opposition party when it sacked the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from the centre. The APC sent a strong message to the ruling PDP that with…
Coronavirus Not Available Only On Sundays, Oyedepo Taunts Lagos Government over Restriction on Church Services
The Founder and General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners’ Chapel with headquarters in Canaaland, Ota, Ogun State, Bishop David Oyedepo is unrelenting in his objection to one of the COVID-19 preventive measures adopted by the Lagos State government, and Ogun state government, which restricts Christian religious worship to just Sundays. Mocking the…
National Security: NAF to Deploy Special Mission Aircraft to Benin
A special mission aircraft is soon to be deployed to the Benin unit of the Nigerian Airforce, according to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. Abubakar said the deployment of the aircraft would add value to the security arrangement of the Nigeria maritime environment and boost the fight against insurgency. The Airforce…
Edo 2020: INEC Unveils Innovations, Strategies for Transparent Poll
As REC Laments Cut in Budget. Committed to delivering a free, fair and credible governorship election in Edo State on September 19, 2020, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said from the lessons learnt four years ago, the Commission would speed up the process and declare results on…
Lagos Helicopter Crash: Death Toll Rises to 3, As Buhari, Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu, Obaseki Sympathise with Victims’ Families
The number of deaths in Friday’s helicopter crash in Lagos has risen to three. Initial report from the scene of the mid-day crash by an official of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA indicated that two people died on the spot while a third passenger, said to be in critical condition, was rushed to the…
Edo Assembly Crisis: Tyranny of the Minority
The decision by majority members of the Edo State House of Assembly to form a parallel House has thrown up fresh legal and political challenges thus further raising tension ahead of the September 19 Governorship election in the state. The current scenario at the Edo State House of Assembly can aptly be described as a…
CAMA Controversy: Obadan Applauds Law, Carpets “Weeping” Church Leaders
As the Company and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, recently assented to by the President, Muhammadu Buhari continues to receive knocks and umbrage from various quarters particularly the Christian community under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, a member of the clergy in Benin, the Edo State capital, has expressed a contrary view.…
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