The Edo State Government has launched an electronic public procurement system to ensure a transparent and accountable process in its public procurements. The Managing Director of Edo State Public Procurement Agency (EDPPA), Mr. Henry Imogiemhe Idogun, …
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Eid Al-Adha: Police Deploys 2,000 Personnel In Kwara State
The Police Command in Kwara state says it has deployed no fewer than 2,000 personnel to ensure a hitch-free Sallah celebration across the state.The Commissioner in Charge of the Command, Mohammad Bagega, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Poli…
NDLEA Arrests Drug Dealer In Anambra State
The National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested a drug dealer in Anambra State with 548,000 tablets of tramadol.A press statement by the Director Media and Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed that the drug dea…
Bayelsa State Seeks To Reacquire Oil Mining Lease Licence
The Bayelsa State Government is seeking to reacquire its Oil Mining Lease (OML 46) licence which was revoked by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in 2020.The Bayelsa Oil Company reapplied for the licence during the last bidding exercise condu…
Federal High Court to begin 2021 annual vacation, July 26
ABUJA – The Federal High Court will begin it’s 2021 annual vacation on July 26.A circular from the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho, sighted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that the vacation would end on Sept. 17.“Pursuant to the p…
Benin artefacts: Obaseki will continue to engage His Royal Majesty to secure final return
BENIN CITY – The Edo State Government has said Governor Godwin Obaseki will continue to engage with His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, to secure the final return of Benin artefacts to the state.In a stateme…
Obaseki pledges protection of women’s rights, improved reproductive health services
BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will sustain reforms and policies aimed at eliminating all forms of discrimination against women and girls in the state, ensuring that they have unfettered access to quali…
Obaseki’s Cabinet: The best must be appointed from Orhionmwon – Indigenes
Orhionmwon – With the recent inauguration of a 15-man committee by Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki to screen potential political appointees that would be selected from across the 18 local government areas of the state, some indigenes of Orhionmwon l…
Court Of Appeal: CJN To Swear In 18 Judges On Monday
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad will on Monday, 28 June 2021 swear in eighteen judges whose elevation to the Court of Appeal had been approved.According to a statement by the Supreme of Nigeria, the new appointees with thei…
Human Rights Commission Tasks Leaders On Children’s Rights, Welfare
The National Human Rights Commission in Nigeria has called on African Leaders to address the rights and welfare of children in the continent who go through series of human rights challenges like poor access to education, health care, social amenities as well as victims of armed conflicts, Boko Haram insurgency, kidnappings and banditry. The Executive Secretary […]