Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has won his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election in the state. Voting at Polling Unit 19, Ward 4, Oredo Local Government Area, Obaseki polled 184 votes while All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, got 62 votes. In Unit 21 of the …

Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the full reopening of worship centres in the state. He said this during a briefing in Lagos on Saturday. The governor said mosques can hold their prayers five times daily while churches can also commence weekly services. Details later…

In a bid to provide sustainable solutions to some of the social, economic and environmental challenges in Lagos State, the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Eko has launched Social Enterprises Masterclass (SEM) targeted at training 100 youths across the state. JCI said that SEM was a fully funded training opportunity aimed …

Obaseki, wife at thier polling Unit… There is currently tension at polling unit 19, ward 04, Oredo local government area of Edo, where Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, is expected to vote. Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) attacked each other shortly …

(NAN) Records at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), indicate that no fewer than 1.72 million persons are eligible to vote in the Sept. 19, Edo governorship polls while 483,796 eligible voters will not participate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that an INEC document titled “Delimitation of Edo …

This feature article by Segun Kasali takes a look at how The Voice Nigeria Season 3 is discovering raw music talent in the country and nurturing them into music superstars in the nearest future. The challenges of cost of production, cost of promotions and especially identification with renowned music record …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has raised the alarm over the harassment of governors of the party in Benin, Edo State by the police. He said information available to the party indicated that the party’s governors were being harassed at the West End Hotel, Benin …

Obaseki (PDP), Ize-Iyamu (APC) Ahead of the Edo State gubernatorial election slated for this Saturday, a non-governmental organization, Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER) has mobilized ocer 50 observers to monitor the electoral processes and the political developments in the state. CODER, in a statement on Thursday by its …

Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Dr.  Adesola Adeduntan, has been honoured with the Forbes Best of Africa Award. The award presentation was held on Friday, 11 September 2020 at a virtual event by Forbes in conjunction with the Foreign …

The attention of the management of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC has been drawn to news currently circulating in the media, about the alleged arraignment of staff of the Bank on charges bordering on the theft of customers deposits.    The Bank would like to clarify that the defendant, a 22-year-old …