The Delta State Government has directed that any herdsman who allowed his cattle to destroy farm crops or kill or cause bodily harm to farmers in the state would be arrested and expelled. The Hausa-Fulani Leaders in such communities will be made to fish out the culprits. The Secretary to the State Government, Ovuozorie Macaulay, [...]
Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has come under attack yet again over the handling of the just concluded local government election in the state as the Christian elders and leaders in Edo State called on him to justify his election into office with a credible local government election while asking for cancellation of [...]
IT was an unusual gathering coming from unusual quarters as royal fathers in Afenmai land the appellation for Edo North Senatorial District comprising of six local government councils and over 50 towns, villages and communities in the state organised a “royal reception” for Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. At the event, the governor was bequeathed with the [...]
Chief Dan Orbih is the chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with BANJI ALUKO, he speaks on the recently cancelation of the local council polls in Esan North East Local Government Area, the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole and other issues. Excerpts: YOUR party has been [...]
Wives of policemen in Delta State, on Tuesday, in Asaba, went home rejoicing after they were armed with certificates that would enable them to obtain non-interest micro credit loan from Goldmine Micro Finance Bank, courtesy of the Delta State Micro Credit Programme (DMCP). The award of certificates, anchored by the Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, Dr [...]
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan Omon-Julius Onabu As part of the measures to plug all avenues for leakage in the state’s tax system, the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR) has commenced a rigorous process of automating all tax processes in the state. The Executive Chairman of the DBIR, Hon. Joel Onowakpo-Thomas, who disclosed this when [...]
POLICE have launched a search for the abducted wife, Adedoyin and daughter of Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour of the Supreme Court in the forest of Edo State, Nigerian Tribune has reliably gathered. Doyin, her daughter and the driver to the family were kidnapped by gunmen on Friday at about 5.00 p.m within Edo State jurisdiction, a [...]
Consul-General of the United States to Nigeria, Mr. Jeffry Hawkins has disclosed plans by the United States government to establish a $250 million fertilizer plant in Edo State. Mr. Hawkins, who described Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as one of the most effective governors in Nigeria made the disclosure during a courtesy call and [...]
The Guardian Council, a vetting panel loyal to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced that Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the leaders of the Islamic revolution, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a favorite of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, were both found unfit to run in the June 14 election. State television reported that a total [...]
AFTER years of abandonment, the Federal Government has completed and Tuesday commissioned multi-million naira irrigation project in Ukpoke, Ikpobha Okha Local Council of Edo State. Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, during a courtesy visit to Governor Adams Oshiomhole before the commissioning, said the project would help boost food production and also reduce poverty [...]
Governor Adams Oshiomhole has promised to provide assistance to farmers in the state on irrigation farming, as the Minister of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Ochekpe, appealed for more land for that purpose in the state. Mrs. Ochekpe made the appeal in Benin on Tuesday when she led a delegation comprising senior management staff of the [...]
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has lauded Guinness Nigeria Plc. for investing about N35 billion in expanding the capacity of its Benin Brewery. Comrade Oshiomhole described the company as a valued private sector partner with the best interest of the people and government of Edo State at heart. He attributed the increased inflow of [...]
Warplanes launched airstrikes Tuesday morning on Qusayr, in the central province of Homs, as clashes raging between rebels and Hezbollah fighters left two rebels dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a watchdog group based in Britain with contacts in Syria. Regime forces also lobbed mortar shells at Qusayr as clashes intensified on [...]
The Federal Government last Tuesday declared a state of emergency in three states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe due to rising insecurity and breakdown of law and order. President Goodluck Jonathan, quoting Section 305 (1) of the 1999 Constitution in a nationwide broadcast, however, failed to remove the governors of the states, saying that they [...]
Nigerian youths residing in slums across the country will be provided with the opportunity to exhibit their talents in the game of football as the Nigerian National Youth Award football tournament tagged ‘Play To Post football Tournament’ holds next month in Abuja. The championship for the vulnerable youths is being put together by four notable [...]
Stallion By Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City A private initiative, Stallion Group, has indicated its readiness to invest in rice production in Edo State, just as the state government assured it of a conducive environment. The disclosure was made when the Business Development Manager, Stallion Group, Mr. Sunil Dhermappa, paid a courtesy visit at Government [...]
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has called on Governor Adams Oshiomhole to account for the alleged missing N320 million funds belonging to the State Universal Basic Education Board SUBEB. The State Chairman of the Party, Dan Orbih, made the call on Thursday while reacting to the state government’s statement that the sack [...]
AS a way of re-assuring contractors in the state of government’s readiness to continue various projects, the Edo State government would today begin payments worth N10 billion to contractors whose certificates of work done have been submitted since last November. It however, called for patience from the people as it pledged that all works started [...]
The local council elections recently conducted in Edo State have continued to generate controversy, as Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continue to trade blames, especially on the cancellation of the election in Esan North East Local Government, which the PDP said it was poised to win. Honourable Friday Itulah, representing [...]
IT was an unusual gathering coming from unusual quarters as royal fathers in Afenmai land the appellation for Edo North Senatorial District comprising of six local government councils and over 50 towns, villages and communities in the state organised a “royal reception” for Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. At the event, the governor was bequeathed with the [...]
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