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Okpehbolo Redeploys Works Commissioner, Increases Edo Varsity Subvention To N250m

06.04.2026

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpehbolo, has redeployed Commissioner for Works, Dr Felix Akhabue, to the Ministry of Water Resources. Akhabue was to hand over to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, pending the appointment of a substantive commissioner in the ministry. A statement issued on Monday from the Secretary to the Edo State Government, Musa...

Shallipopi To Perform At 10th Coronation Anniversary Of Oba Of Benin

06.04.2026

Nigerian singer, rapper, and songwriter, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, is billed to perform at the 10th Coronation anniversary of the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, billed for October 2026. Ewuare II made this announcement on Monday, while offering prayer and best wishes to the afrobeats singer, renowned for promoting Benin culture during his...

Jibril Keana Joins Nasarawa Guber Race

06.04.2026

A chieftain of the African Democratic Party (ADC) in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Jibril Sabo Keana, has declared to contest for the gubernatorial position of the state in 2027 with a promise to build Nasarawa State that works for everybody. He made the declaration in an address at the ADC Secretariat in Keana on Monday, saying...

2027: INEC Wants To Stop Us From Fielding Candidates

06.04.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of trying to prevent it from fielding candidates in the 2027 general elections. ADC, in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said despite deploying officials to monitor its July 29, 2025, meeting, it documented the proceedings and...

Adebayo Calls For Community-Based Security Response

06.04.2026

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has urged the Federal Government to adopt a more responsive, compassionate, and community-centred security policy following recent attacks in Angwa Rukuba, Plateau State. Adebayo made this call during a condolence visit to the community, where he commiserated with families affected by the violence....

Oyo Partners Private Investors To Generate Electricity

06.04.2026

The Oyo State Government has secured three investors ready to partner with it in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity as part of efforts to boost power supply across the state. The State Government, through the Commissioner for Energy and Chairman of the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Professor Daud Kehinde Sangodoyin, disclosed this during...

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