…You are an accomplice, CSOs fire back at governor. Edo State Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance and Internal Democracy on Monday berated the state governor, Godwin Obaseki for his perceived desperation to humiliate his predecessor and national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, describing it as unfortunate. The coalition said the indictment…
It’ll Be National Shame if Nigeria Does Not Learn Great Lesson from COVID-19, Doyin Okupe, Former Presidential Aide and Survivor
…Says with about $150 million, it’s possible to build world-class hospital. Former senior special assistant to Nigeria’s ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo on public affairs, Doyin Okupe, a medical doctor, and a recent survivor of the rampaging coronavirus disease, has said that the lesson of the deadly disease would be lost on Nigeria if it did not…
Kidnappers Abduct Medical Doctor, Ex-LG Chairman in Edo, Demand N115 Million Ransom
Rampaging kidnappers reportedly struck again at the weekend in Edo State abducting two persons, and have since opened negotiation for ransom with their families. First to be kidnapped was the Director, Primary Health Care of Owan East local government area, Dr. Monday Iraoya who was said to have been ambushed on Friday between Uhumora and…
Insult to Injury: After Losing Hotel, Obaseki Demands N18 million from ‘Kabaka’ as Cost of Demolition
For the embattled former revenue collector for Edo State government, Tony Adun, popularly called Tony Kabaka whose multi-million naira hotel was demolished recently by the Godwin Obaseki-led All Progressives Congress, APC, government, it not only rains, it pours. He has not only lost his huge investment for allegedly building on government land, he is also…
Edo 2020: Why the cap fits Ogiemwonyi – APC youth group
As the stakes get higher with the release of a revised time-table for the governorship election in Edo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, a youth group within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has enumerated the qualities expected of the man to fly the flag of the party ahead of its primary…
COVID-19: 36 Persons Miraculously Healed – Bishop Oyedepo
…Amongst them four medical doctors Founder and spiritual head of the Living Faith Church, Canaanland, Ota in Ogun State, Bishop David Oyedepo has disclosed that the church has recorded 36 cases of persons miraculously healed of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Oyedepo who made this known in his Sunday sermon during a special Holy Communion service…
Violation of COVID-19 Rules: FG Goes Tough on Enforcement
Says increasing confirmed cases overwhelming available bed spaces The chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, and secretary to the government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha on Friday, the last daily media briefing for the week, announced stricter measures to compel compliance with rules and guidelines for combating the coronavirus disease pandemic…
Nigerian Returnees from UK Stranded at MMA
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said his ministry was working frantically to ferry to Abuja Nigerians who were evacuated from London, Friday aboard a British Airways flight but were stranded at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos. The plane touched down around 01.43 pm. An apologetic Onyeama admitted that “we didn’t get it right”…
You are a hypocrite, Coalition of APC Governorship Aspirants lampoons Obaseki
…Accuses Governor of possibly infecting aides with coronavirus. …Warns Obaseki to desist from attacking and financing removal of Oshiomhole. Perhaps for the umpteenth time, and especially flowing from its recently botched mock primary in pursuance of their consensus arrangement which seemed to have polarized them, the Coalition of Governorship Aspirants on the platform of the…
Abacha ‘Loot’: Femi Falana kicks, says States, LGs must get own share
…Tears Control of Infectious Disease Bill apart, dismisses it as superfluous. … Government may have to review strategies for COVID-19 lockdown. Fiery lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has carpeted the Federal Government for its decision to deploy the recently received over $311 million stolen by a late dictator, Sani Abacha, and stashed away…