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GOVERNOR Monday Okpebholo has assented to a N485 billion revised supplementary budget passed by the Edo State House of Assembly. Okpebholo signed the revised budget yesterday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The governor while reacting to the speedy passage of the bill thanked the lawmakers, who were at the Government House, for presenting…

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has commended the establishment of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, led by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Yesterday, he called the alliance crucial in the global battle against hunger and poverty during his remarks at the opening session of the 19th G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro,…

Barely two months after the September completion deadline flop, the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission has explained why it could not deliver the much-awaited Port Harcourt Refinery Company. The NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, said the company encountered risks and challenges while carrying out the rehabilitation, being a brownfield project. He noted that the…

Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena was taken to a Rio hospital late Monday after falling ill while attending a G20 summit, officials said.“We inform that the President of the Republic, Santiago Pena, was treated today at the Samaritano Hospital (Botafogo) in Rio de Janeiro due to an indisposition,” Paraguayan authorities said in a statement.In a medical…

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has approved the implementation of N75,000 as minimum wage for the civil servants in the state beginning from November 2024. The governor disclosed this to journalists at a briefing after a closed-door meeting with the joint negotiation council, comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC)…

Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Bola Tinubu, has accused ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo of running the most corrupt presidency. Obasanjo was Nigeria’s president between 1999 and 2007 and had recently claimed that the country’s failing state is due to “widespread corruption, poor leadership, and immorality” under Tinubu’s leadership. But…

Aiyedatiwa has an obligation to justify the mandate that the people of Ondo state have given him and the trust that they have reposed in him. He must be the Governor of everybody, and eschew the spirit of bitterness and vindictiveness. By virtue of Section 182 (3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), he is…

THE Anambra State Police Command has pledged to apprehend the criminals responsible for the murders of four vigilante operatives and the serious injuries of two others in the state. The Commissioner of Police Nnaghe Itam made this commitment today in a statement through the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga. Ikenga reported that armed…

OUTGOING US President Joe Biden will announce a “historic” pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world’s poorest countries, the White House said Monday, before Donald Trump takes office with a new cost-cutting agenda. Biden will unveil the money for the International Development Association as he attends the G20 summit currently underway in…

TWO police officers assigned to Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, a member of the House of Representatives for the Isiala-Ngwa North/South Constituency, were reportedly ambushed by armed assailants while on duty in Umuahia. The incident happened yesterday around 8:30 PM, resulting in the death of one officer who suffered multiple gunshot wounds, while the other officer and…

  THE Super Eagles of Nigeria were defeated 2-1 by Rwanda’s Amavubi in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match today in Uyo. It is the first time ever the three-time continental champions would be beaten by the East African minnows, although the result did not have any bearing on the qualifying group standings.…

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The reason no one talks about revolutions these days on campus is that even you, their teachers, are not interested in or teaching it. You are not teaching it because the fervor of Marx has diminished in academia around the world, and it began after the fall of the Berlin Wall.  Even the Soviets who…

GOVERNOR Lucky Aiyedatiwa has described his recent victory in the governorship election as a mandate to do more for the people of Ondo State. Aiyedatiwa won the election, which concluded yesterday, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Ajayi Agboola in a largely peaceful process. In a statement to reporters after being declared the winner,…

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu departed Abuja yesterday for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 19th G20 Leaders Summit, which will take place on November 18 and 19. At the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the summit will gather leaders from the world’s largest economies to address key global challenges. In a…

NIGERIA is set to finalize investment decisions (FID) for two deepwater exploration projects by mid-2025. This announcement was made by the Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Tinubu, Olu Verheijen during her speech at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa. Speaking at the conference themed “The Future of Energy: Shaping the…

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its handling of the Ondo State gubernatorial election on Saturday, labeling it “a sham.” In a statement released yesterday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the opposition party announced that it is currently assessing the results of the…

  THE draw for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will be held on Friday, the Confederation of African Football has announced. The Super Falcons of Nigeria and 11 other women’s national teams will be involved in the tournament in Morocco in 2025. CAF said last night that the draw ceremony will be held…

NIGERIA Football Federation President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, has given a thumbs up to Edo Queens for defeating defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 on Saturday night to advance to the semi-finals of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco. Edo Queens, who won the Nigerian title for only the first time last season, went ahead to…

After months of intense campaigns and political intrigues, Ondo residents have chosen their governor for the next four years – Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Returning Officer for the election Olayemi Akinwumi, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State declared Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the election…