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  …free ride extended to July as nearly 5 million Edo residents benefit   The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the extension of the free bus scheme implemented by the state government for another three months.   The free transport scheme, now extended to July 2024, was introduced in September 2023 for […]

   The Federal Government and ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar have traded words over the cost of the Lagos-Calabar Highway Project.   In a statement on Tuesday, Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), dared President Bola Tinubu to disclose the full cost of the project. The former Vice President said the […]

38-year-old Omobayo Marvellous Godwins has been sworn in as the new Deputy Governor of Edo State.   He was sworn in, on Monday, at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, by the Edo State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa.   His swearing in followed the impeachment of Philip Shaibu by the Edo […]

The Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has ordered the remand of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).    He is to be remanded till the next adjourned date, Thursday, April 11 when the court will give its […]

No fewer than 60 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members in the House of Representatives have threatened to leave the party if the Acting National Chairman Umar Ililya Damagum does not resign immediately. They said he should immediately be replaced by someone from the North Central in line with the constitution of the party among other […]

   The political atmosphere in Edo State took a new shape on Monday when the state’s House of Assembly impeached embattled Philip Shaibu as deputy governor, ending a long-drawn drama between him and Governor Godwin Obaseki.    He was impeached during the House’s plenary session in Benin City, the Edo State capital in a move […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has banned for life a referee Zaharadeen Nasiru from Katsina State and his assistant Usman Auwalu of Borno State over their poor handling of the Nigeria National League (NNL) week 17 fixture between Jigawa Golden Stars and Sporting Supreme in Dutse.   It will be recalled that the referee awarded […]

Popular Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, and his wife, Mabel, have separated after 16 years of marriage.   The comedian confirmed the development in a post on his Instagram page on Sunday.   He said he had reached a stage where he could no longer entertain the public with “deep personal family […]

President Bola Tinubu thanks Mr. Jim Obazee, former Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), for his services as the Special Investigator of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other related entities, upon his appointment on July 28, 2023.   The President commends Mr. Obazee for the dedication and professionalism […]

Bobrisky in court where he pleaded guilty to naira abuse on Friday, April 5, 2024   The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed April 9, 2024, to sentence controversial cross-dresser and social media celebrity, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky.   Justice Abimbola Awogboro reserved the date for his judgment after Bobrisky pleaded guilty […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has decried the recent hike in electricity tariff and called on the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and the Distribution Companies (DisCos) to reverse the decision.   According to the student body, the decision to increase tariff by over 300 percent for customers on Band A feeder arrangement […]

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, for allegedly spraying Naira notes.   The EFCC had invited the 31-year-old following a video report of spraying and flaunting wads of new Naira notes at the premiere of a movie, Ajakaju, produced […]