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The Kano state government has declared Tamburawa in Dawakin Kudu local government area along Zaria Road as the location for the siting of the proposed Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline programme in the state. The State Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who announced this while briefing newsmen, said the state Executive Council gave the approval at its […]

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk has distributed engagement letters and tablets to 300 trained independent monitors of the National Social Investment Programme in Bauchi State. According to the Minister, the Independent Monitors were picked from the thousands who were trained nationwide including Bauchi State from February […]

 The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Osaigbovo Iyoha, at the weekend, visited injured Bendel Insurance Football Club Players at the Central Hospital, Benin City. Obaseki expressed shock that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was yet to sanction those that […]

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has hailed voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their service and determination to save lives by freely giving blood to ensure sufficient and safe supply of blood to patients suffering from life-threatening medical conditions and other unprecedented health crises. Obaseki gave the commendation in commemoration of […]

BENIN CITY – The Super Falcons drew against Portugal in their second game of the 2021 WNT Summer Series in Houston, Texas, USA in the early hours of Monday morning in Nigeria. The Super Falcons improved in the second halfThe performance of the Super Falcons massively improved in the second half as they noticeably harried […]

EGOR – It was pomp and ceremony recently in Isibor Ewuare Village, Egor Local Government Area of Edo State as sons and daughters of the Village, both at home and in diaspora joined the elders of the town to install Pa. Imafodon Okhionkpamwonyi Obazee as Odionwere of Isibor Ewuare. The installation event which was held […]

BENIN CITY – The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, United States, has said it will return two Benin Bronze from its collection to its place of origin, further boosting the prospects of American museums to repatriate looted art pieces to the Governor Godwin Obaseki-backed Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA). The […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured of continued support for people with albinism in the state, calling for collaboration among stakeholders to end marginalisation and stigmatisation against people with albinism. Obaseki gave the assurance in commemoration of the International Albinism Awareness Day, marked on June 13, each year. He said: “As the world marks the International Albinism Awareness […]

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for legislative and decisive actions, as well as increased collaboration among global stakeholders to prevent, prohibit and eradicate child labour in its entirety.Obaseki made the call…

The Edo State Government has intensified the vaccination of eligible persons in the state with the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, as part of efforts to contain the pandemic and ensure the safety of citizens.The state’s COVID…