One victim escapes, suspect nabbed in Edo train attack
The Edo State Commissioner for Communications and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, has said security operatives have arrested one of the suspected kidnappers involved in the kidnapping of 32 passengers at the Igueben train station, in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. The commissioner disclosed this during a press briefing in Benin City, adding that one […]
Action Alliance plans protest over INEC’s exclusion of party’s candidates
The Action Alliance, AA, has threatened to stage a protest at the National Assembly for the alleged exclusion of its candidates from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list for this year’s elections. Dr Adekunle Omo-Aje, the national chairman of the party, in a press briefing on Saturday in Abuja, lamented that in spite of various […]
FG reacts as gunmen kidnap many train passengers in Edo
The Federal Government of Nigeria has described the kidnapping of train passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station, Igueben, Edo, as despicable and utterly barbaric. Mr Henshaw Ogubike, the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The statement read in part, “The Public is hereby […]
2023 poll risks cancellation if our candidates are excluded – AA
By: Femi Mustapha The Action Alliance (AA) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of failing to recognize its candidates for this year’s general election. National Chairman, Dr. Adekunle Rufai Omo-Aje, said his party was at a loss as to why the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu-led INEC was reluctant to accept the list of candidates. Omo-Aje spoke […]
2023: Tambuwal’s dismal performance good omen for Sokoto APC- Yusha’u Kebbe
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto A frontline All Progressives Congress stalwart in Sokoto state, Yusha’u Ahmad Kebbe says the poor performance of the ruling PDP government in the state has helped to place APC on track and ahead for victory in the March 11 guber polls. Similarly, Kebbe observed that the infrastructure development did not tallied […]
We are spending one-third of personnel cost to service pensioners – Edo Govt
_…paid N1billion as gratuity in 2022_ _…‘pensioners’ protest politically instigated, assures govt will not succumb to blackmail_ The Edo State Government has said that it is up-to-date with the payment of pension to retired workers and is currently expending one-third of its personnel cost on pension payments. Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare, […]