By Our Correspondent   Benin, August 9, 2016 – The Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in the September 10 Edo Gubernatorial Elections, Godwin Obaseki, has said that women will be given a more prominent role in his administration when elected Governor. Godwin Obaseki Obaseki made the disclosure when women leaders of the party, from both the national and ...

By Francis Sadhere Embattled former Niger Delta militant leader,  Government Epkemupolo, alias Tompolo has denied having anything to do with the Niger Delta Avengers. Tompolo who spoke through his media consultant, Paul Bebenimibo, in a press statement made available to our correspondent in Warri said nobody should take the allegation serious. Bebenimibo who was also fingered to be among the Avengers by a splinter militant group, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, described the allegation as a mistaken identity. A splitter group of the NDA, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, had named former President Goodluck Jonathan, Tompolo, Bebenimibo, Ann Kio-BriggsKio-Briggs and other prominent individuals as sponsors the Avengers, which have wreaked havoc on ...

Contrary to press release issued by the spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Wilson Uwujaren that Mr Abubakar Sidiq Usman who was harassed and picked up in his home on Monday morning by armed men from the agency has been released; we can report authoritatively that it is not true. President ...

By Zik Gbemre It is generally known that the Nigerian democratic system is perhaps one of the most expensive democracy in the world. Beside the perennial systemic corruption, there is “duplication of supposed statutory functions” across several Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Other Agencies of Government; this actually is one of the reasons why the Recurrent Expenditures ...

By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City People Living With Disabilities, PWD’s will no longer be over look in the scheme of things in any electioneering procedures says Independence National Electoral Commission in partnership with International Republican Institute, IRI, and political parties across board. Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. The assurance was made at a sensitization workshop ...

**** Says Minister Did Not Chatter Flight To China By Francis Sadhere THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change (NDIMRC) has cleared  the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Emmanuel Kachikwu of alleged extravagant lifestyle. Dr. I've Kachikwu The group also insisted that the Minister never spent #182 Million on Chattered Flight to China as it equally ...