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Month: November 2015

Edo 2015: APC and the prospects of continuity

With a little over a year to the end of the governorship of Comrade Oshiomhole in Edo State, there are overt and covert signs that the race to succeed him on November 12, 2016, has begun in earnest. Political discourses…

Oil Marketers Threaten To Stop Importation Over Unpaid Subsidy

  The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria on Friday threatened to stop the importation of petroleum products over yet-to-be-paid N256 billion subsidy claim by the Federal Government. The Executive Secretary of MOMAN, Obafemi Olawore, made the disclosure at a…

Di Maria’s lob against Leicester City voted as Premier League’s goal of the season

The Argentine’s effort topped the poll ahead of Philippe Coutinho’s strike against Southampton in the final round of voting on the Premier League’s official Twitter page.To get to the final, Di Maria’s goal won the vote ahead of Jermain Defoe’s…

Why You Should Start Drinking Tea

Have you ever wondered! why drink tea. Why prefer tea to coffee and beverages. Tea, especially green tea, is often said to be good for your health. But if tea is good for you, how good? And why? It turns…

Kogi State APC Candidate Audu Feared Dead

The governorship election in Kogi state has ended with reports that Prince Abubakar Audu the APC governorship candidate passed away. Audu, from the results declared by the INEC, from the 21 local councils in the state, had won 16 and was…

Dasuki’s house Seige: A national interest – FG

Yesterday, Federal Government, President Mohammadu Buhari  said its actions against the embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Mohammed Dasuki (retd) currently under house arrest was in the overall interest of the nation which supercedes individual interest. The Attorney-General of…

Oshiomhole’s Tax Collectors Clashed With Tax Payers, Leaving 20 People Injured

No fewer than 20 persons were yesterday injured at the Oredo Secretariat and Ring road, Benin City, Edo State following a ‘bloody clash’ that ensued between two revenue-collecting groups in the Local Government. Vanguard reports that the clash which started…

Tight Security for Okpekpe Road Race

The organisers of the Okpekpe Road Race have finalised plans to put in place, top-notch security when the events hold on May 16 in Okpekpe, Edo State. Technical Director of the race, Yusuf Alli said that the Inspector General of…

Oshiomhole’s 7 years That Turned Edo State Around

By Victor Oshioke Lest we forget, when Comrade Adams Oshiomhole assumed office as governor of Edo State, on November 12th 2008, the biggest among other challenges was how to galvanize the people to once again have faith in the ability…

Stop Polluting Our Lands-Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole says there’s urgent need to clean-up areas polluted by oil exploration and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta to prevent diseases that may be induced by environmental pollution. Speaking during a courtesy visit to him by the…