Edo : Shareholders Expose Plans by Obaseki’s Company to Sell, Convert N100BN Okomu Oil, PRESCO PLC Bonds
A socio-economic group, Onitsha Zone Shareholders’ Association has uncovered plans by Afrinvest, a company owned by a former governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki to sell N100 billion bond with the aim of converting them to his personal shares in the future. The group, led by its chairman, Bishop Goodluck Akpore, disclosed this during a…
Omga007Minister of Women Affairs Mourns Victims of Niger State Tanker Inferno – Commiserates With Govt
Abuja, Nigeria – January 19, 2025 The Honourable Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, commiserates with the people, and government of Niger State on the tragic incident of the petrol tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday morning along the Dikko-Maje road, opposite the Badeggi filling station, Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State resulting…
NAWOJ FCT Congratulates Edna D. Azura on Her Inauguration as 16th National President of NCWS
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) FCT Chapter, under the capable leadership of its Chairperson, Comrade Bassey Ita-Ikpang, congratulates Mrs. Edna D. Azura on her inauguration as the 16th National President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS). Your emergence is a testament to your dedication, experience, and commitment to advancing the rights…
Gov Bago Encourages youths to embrace Farming
From Rashidat Suleiman, Minna The Governor of Niger state Muhammed Umaru Bago has appealed to the youths of Paikoro to take advantage of the farming community they came from and engage actively in agriculture. Governor Umaru Bago affirmed to this in his continuation of his official project monitoring tour in Niger east senatorial district with…
Edo : Revisiting Obaseki’s Dark Legacies
By Fred Itua Edo State has had its fair share of political drama, but the exposés surrounding former Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration are giving Nollywood a run for its money. From land-grabbing sagas to oil palm scandals, the State has been left reeling from a cocktail of alleged mismanagement and shady dealings. Enter Governor Monday…
INWOAD Congratulates National President NCWS, Urge her to Push for Inclusivity
The Initiative for Women’s Accelerated Development in Africa INWOAD joins in congratulating the Newly inaugurated 16th National President of the National Council of Women Societies Nigeria, Princess Edna Azura. We are confident that you will take the NCWS and indeed Nigerian women to greater heights especially at this critical time of the Country’s political and…
Osimhen leads Lookman, Others in new rating for Top 20 Nigerian players
Despite winning the 2024 CAF African Footballer of the Year, Super Eagles and Atalanta of Italy’s striking sensation, Ademola Lookman is presently trailing fellow compatriot and Galatasaray of Turkey’s sensation, Victor Osimhen, who has emerged the number one Nigerian footballer in 2024 with Lookman on the 2nd position going by a current rating by Diaspora…
Temboga Road Expansion : A Testament to Progressive Governance in Edo State
By Saintmoses Eromosele (SME) Last week, a team of doctors and I bypassed Ugbowo, Uselu, New Benin, and Akpakpava roads, driving from the communities around the back gate of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) to Ikpoba Hill via the newly constructed Uteh-Temboga Road (that terminates at the Ikpoba Hill T-Junction), where the newly…