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By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City The newly sworn in Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Frank Okiye, said the 7th assembly under his leadership will work assiduously to complement governor Godwin Obaseki’s effort in delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of the state. He made the assertion while feeding questions from…

By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City Reverend Father Isaac Agabi, who was abducted last Sunday by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen, has regained his freedom from his abductors. Father Agabi who is the priest in charge of Holy Name Catholic Church, Ikpeshi, in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State, was kidnapped along Auchi-Igarra road at…

By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City Newly elected Edo State House of Assembly members, has appealed to president Muhammadu Buhari and the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, to impress on governor Godwin Obaseki to issue the letter of proclamation to enable the house function and avoid constitutional crisis. Hon. Washington Osifo, member representing Uhunmwonde constituency made…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday said his administration would boost school enrolment and support good nutrition for the children. “We maintain that access to quality education and good nutrition are key to the future of our children,” Rafiu Ajakaye, chief press secretary to AbdulRazaq, said in a statement commemorating…

Steve Oni, Ilorin A top Muslim cleric Sheikh HabeebuLlaah Adam el-ilory on Sunday lauded Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for being “magnanimous with power”. The cleric said the governor’s resolve to unite the people and not pursue vendetta against political adversaries is a display of the large heart for which his father and community leader,…

*Court adjourns to July 9 By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Friday adjourned till 9th and 10th of July for further hearings in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s petition challenging the declaration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the allegation that the governor had presented a forged certificate. The petition had…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday said the state is poised for greatness on all fronts, having turned the page on decades of socio-economic stagnation. “Let me reiterate that my Government will carry the good people of Kwara State along in this journey of renewed hope and prosperity and never…

By Ali Musa Biu, Maiduguri The Borno.state government is to henceforth coordinate. Monitor and msne the conduct and activities of International Non Governmental Organisation (INGOs) and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the state. The Borno state, Governor, Prof Babagana umara zulum, while receiving the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator of UN Mr Yassine Gaba ,Heads of UN…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) has begun massive rehabilitation of 10 roads across Ilorin, the state capital, including the long-neglected Offa Garage Roundabout Road. This followed the release of N20m by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for immediate rehabilitation of roads that are in bad state and needed urgent fixing in the…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin To ensure justice, equity and fair play in power distribution among the three senatorial districts of Kwara state, a socio cultural organisation of indigenes of Kwara South senatorial district under the aegis of the Kwara South Consultative Forum has called on Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to appoint most senior Deputy Vice Chancellor…