On Tuesday morning, news of the death of Majekodunmi Fasheke, Nigerian reggae singer and guitarist better known as Majek Fashek, broke the internet. He passed away at 57, after battling with cancer for over a year. The news marked the end of an era for a legend who took the showbiz industry by grip. Though one man, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari (right) and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki when the governor came to present his re-election bid form to the president at the State House, Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua Edo governor meets Buhari as colleagues parley with party chair Court restrains state govt from arresting party head INEC seeks submission of membership register, […]
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The Police in Edo have arrested one person suspected to have been part of the gang that raped and killed a 100-level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, Uwaila Vera Omozuwa. Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed the development on her twitter handle @abikedabiri. She hinted the police carried out the arrest through the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari is in a closed-door meeting with the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, in the State House. Adesina had been in the eye of the storm over allegations of impropriety at the bank, a situation which had been a subject of inquiry by the Bank’s Ethics Committee. The […]
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Police in search of culprits, say no one is volunteering information Obaseki orders police investigation into death of student The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) yesterday confirmed the death of one of its students, 22-year-old Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, who was gang-raped and clubbed to death by yet-to-be-identified persons. The incident took place […]
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Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika Monday said the resumption of domestic flight on June 21 will be premised on the implementation of the approved protocols for safe operations of the airlines. Domestic flights which have been suspended since March as one of the measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, Sirika, who disclosed this […]
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says 300,00 indigenes have been screened for COVID-19 Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state on Monday visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he presented his interest form, seeking re-election under All Progressive Congress (APC), to President Mohammadu Buhari. The visit is coming ahead of the party’s governorship primary election scheduled for June 22. There has […]
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Nigerians on Twitter are demanding justice for the rape and murder of a University of Benin Nursing student, Vera Uwaila Omosuwa by unknown men and the killing of a 17-year-old girl Justina Ezekwe by trigger-happy policemen in Lagos. The hashtags #JusticeforUwa #JusticeforTina #WeAreTired have been trending on Twitter seeking justice for the victims. Omosuwa was […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed via his Twitter handle. According to him: “President Muhammadu Buhari meets with Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki this afternoon, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.” On Sunday, eight […]
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The Federal Government on Monday lifted the ban on religious gatherings across the country. This was disclosed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, at the daily media briefing in Abuja. “The PTF submitted its recommendations and the PRESIDENT has approved the […]
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