The National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts and Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) Dr. Kabir Garba Tsanni has described culture as the proverbial double edge sword that if properly harnessed can serve not only as a source of unity but can also be used as a vital tool for […]
Officials of the Edo State Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV) have arrested one Sunday James, an alleged fake military officer who has been intimidating and oppressing residents and traders in the Benin metropolis. The PUWOV State Commander, Mukhtar Yusuf-Osagie, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the suspect was arrested at the […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration has made remarkable progress in the area of forest regeneration as the state has cultivated over 50,000-hectare oil palm plantations. Obaseki disclosed this when he received the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laina, who was on a courtesy visit at the […]
Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) had appealed to music star, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, to make an orphanage, “Home for The Needy” at Uhogua, Benin Edo State as one of the beneficiaries of the N250 million donation he doled out to support the needy on his birthday. The appeal […]
The Edo State Government has assured developers and other practitioners that building master plans will now be processed and approval granted within 10 working days. In a statement, the Commissioner for the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPPUD), Isoken Omo, said the ministry has now been repositioned to ensure maintenance of […]
Abia-based journalists, Chukwuemeka Onyekwere, a News Editor with the Vision Africa Radio, Umuahia, has returned N90,000 wrongly credited to his account by a Point of Sale, POS, operator in Umuahia. Handing over the cash to the POS operator, at the NUJ Press Centre Umuahia, Onyekwere said he deposited some cash to his account via the […]
…Appeals To Military Authorities To Deploy Soldiers His Royal Highness, Mai Borgu, Barrister Mohammed Dantoro, Kitoro the IV, has called on the military authorities to deploy soldiers to protect Borgu Kingdom in Niger State from being over run by insurgents. The Royal Father, while reacting to the sad news of the […]
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Lagos has stopped the 7th Triennal National Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) scheduled to hold from October 3 to 5, 2021 in Umuahia, Abia State. The court ruled on a motion ex-parte filed by Soji Amosu and Ayokunle Ewuoso, the […]
A lawyer attached to the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT), Nosa Uhumwangho, has explained how the embattled ‘Super Cop’, Abba Kyari, made him pay the proceed from a hotel owned by an alleged kidnap kingpin into his account. Uhumwangho stated this while appearing before the Nigerian Bar Association Legal […]
The Edo State Government has stated that it would continue to partner with relevant stakeholders to strengthen advocacy to check the incidence of illegal migration and human trafficking in the state. Speaking after unveiling billboards in select parts of the state, Secretary, Edo State Taskforce Against Human Trafficking, Itohan Okungbowa, commended the United […]