Chairman of Sokodeke, Cargo and Travel Tour Ltd., Alhaji Ibrahim Yahaya, has apologized to the 2023 Hajj pilgrims who registered their luggages with the company for the delay in the delivery of their goods on schedule. Yahaya, who tendered the apology in a statement on Sunday, explained that the delay was as a result of […]
*** Canvasses for State of Emergency in the State Worried by the recent escalation of bandit attacks and kidnappings resulting in deaths and displacement of several communities in Zamfara State, the Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI) has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State as the only remaining […]
By Sunday Oyinloye As the world marks International Youth Day today, what comes to mind is how the President of Nigeria, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has broken the jinx by appointing a 36 year old youth as a Minister, the youngest in the history of the 4th Republic of Nigeria. President Tinubu in July nominated […]
In its bid to promote Nigeria’s culture and boost the tourism industry, the Embassy of Nigeria in Belgium in collaboration with Nigerian community/associations in Belgium, and Nigeria Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) will next month in Antwerp, Belgium hold Nigeria Arts and Culture Festival. According to Nigerian Ambassador to Belgium, Mr. Obinna Chiedu Onowu, the Festival […]
Haruna Kolo, the former staff of the Federal Character Commission who gave evidence at the ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives probing job-racketeering allegations against the Federal Character Commission (FCC) has been exposed to be the ring leader of the syndicate which deals in job-racketeering before the advent of Dr Muheebah Dankaka as the […]
The new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru is a graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, and Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji. He commenced cadets training in January 1984 and was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant in December 1986 as an Infantry Officer. […]
International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) and CHESTRAD Global will hold a webinar on the 12th of August, 2020 that would further help to sharpen the skills of journalists in the reportage of covd-19 pandemic and also provide accurate information that could also help reduce the spread of the virus. The webinar […]
Fingers APC, Ize-Iyamu, Oshiomhole for Sponsoring Thugs The Edo State Government has condemned the attack on its guests, notably governors and other Very Important Persons (VIPs), on Saturday, at the Oba’s Palace in Benin City, prequel to the flag-off of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s campaign for re-election. In a statement, Special Adviser to the […]
…Warns Residents against Actions that Endanger Aged Population The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, has said the state is recording remarkable success in the management of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients as 45 more have been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities. Speaking to journalists in Benin City, the commissioner reaffirmed the […]
The unprecedented achievements recorded by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in the education sector have continued to attract commendations of stakeholders, with teachers in the state reaffirming their support for the reelection bid of the governor. The teachers under the aegis of Concerned Edo Teachers, lauded the governor for digitising teaching and improving how […]