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With the stage set for the Edo State gubernatorial election next Saturday, September 19, Nigerians are waiting with bated breath for a free, fair, credible and transparent process. But once again, the build-up has been marred by accusations and counter-accusations of fraud and threats of violence; the actions and inaction of some stakeholders, have forced […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of a new anti-corruption agency which will be saddled with proper coordination of all recovered looted assets, Channels TV reported Wednesday.   Channels cited Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who told State House correspondents after the FEC meeting in Abuja that assets recovered have been in […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to rescind the hikes in electricity tariff and the fuel pump price, or prepare for a nationwide labor unrest.   NLC gave the warning at its Central Working Committee meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.   In a communiqué read by Ayuba […]

  The United Kingdom has threatened to impose travel sanctions against persons who sponsor violence in the governorship elections in Edo this weekend and on October 10 in Ondo.   It said this as it revealed plans to deploy observers to monitor the elections. These were declared on Tuesday by the UK High Commissioner to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of an infrastructure company to be led by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the governor announced on Tuesday.   The company, to be known as Infrastructure Company, Infra-Corp,will address the country’s infrastructure deficit as a way driving growth of the economy. governor Godwin Emefiele, disclosed at the 13th […]

FBN Insurance Brokers Limited, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s leading financial services group, FBN Holdings Plc, has announced a webinar to sensitise SMEs on risk management and cyber security. Spearheading discussions at the webinar are seasoned experts on insurance brokerage, cyber security and risk management.   The event is themed Risk Management and Business Continuity amidst […]

Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has lent his support to the view by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, that Nigeria is now more divided than ever before under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.   Soyinka said this in a statement issued from his Autonomous Residence of Ijegba, Idi-Aba Estate, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Tuesday.   Writing […]

 … Edo people determined to end godfatherism   The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has said that the former Lagos State Governor and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot extend his political empire to Edo State as Edo people […]