The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to promptly sign into law the bill establishing the South-South Development Commission. This appeal was made following an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) held in Abuja on Monday. In a communiqué read by PANDEF’s National […]
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State presented and concluded his case at the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday, calling only one witness during the proceedings. Leading counsel Mr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, represented Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and informed the three-member tribunal, presided over by Justice […]
A civic society organization, Yiaga Africa, has expressed strong opposition to the recent proposal for the creation of 31 additional states in Nigeria, labeling the initiative as excessive. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, Yiaga Africa’s Executive Director, Mr. Samson Itodo, highlighted […]
The Edo State Police Command successfully rescued Osazee Okungbowa, who was kidnapped on Friday night in the Owanoba community. The rescue operation took place on February 8, when police operatives from the Ologbo Division located and freed the victim around 5:00 p.m. CSP Moses Yamu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, […]
Mrs. Ann Ojugu has been re-elected as the Chairperson of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) in Edo State, pledging to advocate for the establishment of a Disability Commission to support individuals with disabilities and enhance funding opportunities. Ojugu secured her second consecutive four-year term during a […]
*By Oluwole Ajakaiye As a continuation of the discussion on “Tourism in Rural Areas: A Key to Broad-Based Empowerment, Preservation, and Exposure of Our Cultural Heritage,” it is essential to explore the immense potential within the Federal Government’s “Renewed Hope Creative Villages” initiative. This initiative presents a significant opportunity to […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has indicated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may soon abandon its petition challenging the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo due to a lack of substantial evidence. The APC expressed confidence that the inadequacies in the testimonies presented by the PDP’s witnesses […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has established the AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (ATM) Technical Working Group (TWG) as part of a strategic initiative to bolster the nation’s response to these critical health challenges. Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, made the announcement on Friday […]
The Edo State Government (EDSG) reclaimed the state-owned Nigerian Observer Printing Press from Fountain Brook Publishing Limited on Friday, a move that marks a significant shift in the management of the facility, which had been under private consultation since 2022. The initiative follows the prior decision by former Governor Godwin […]
The Edo branch of the Heavy Trucks Owners, Marketers, and Suppliers Association of Nigeria has formally requested the state government to establish a trailer park in Ehor, aiming to reduce accidents on the Benin-Abuja Expressway. This appeal was made during a delegation’s visit to Mrs. Edesili Okpebholo-Anani, the Coordinator of […]