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BREAKING: Okpebholo suspends revenue collection indefinitely in Edo
The governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of the collection of all revenues in Edo, especially in motor parks and others until further notice. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, Fred Itua, said the governor also ordered the state commissioner of police to arrest anyone who flouts the…
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Kefas approves N70,000 minimum wage for Taraba workers
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has approved ₦70,000 new minimum wage for workers in Taraba State. The implementation is with effect from November 2024. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the state Head of Service, Paul Maigida. “I wish to inform you that His Excellency, the Governor of Taraba State, Dr Agbu Kefas, has approved the implementation…
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Group to hold tributes day for late Lagos Scholarship Board Executive Secretary
A civic advocacy group, United Action for Change (UAC), has announced a Day of Tributes, tagged, “Lekki in the Eyes of the People”, to honor the late Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, AbdurRahman Lekki. Lekki was one of the esteemed members of UAC and prominent voice for change and social justice. According to the group, the tribute…
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BREAKING: Okpebholo makes three appointments hours after inauguration
The governor of Edo state, Sen. Monday Okpebholo has made three new appointments. This was disclosed in a statement by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor. Okpebholo made the appointments shortly after his inauguration. He announced Barr. Musa U. Ikhilor as Secretary to State Government (SSG);Hon. Samson Osagie PhD as Attorney General and Commissioner For Justice;and Dr…
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Your welfare is sacrosanct- OGSG to workers
The Ogun State government said it remains steadfast in its resolve to work closely with the Labour Unions and their affiliates to create an enabling environment for the well-being of its workers. The State’s Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, gave the assurance while declaring open the 5th State Branch Quadrennial Delegates’ Conference of the Association of Senior Civil Servants…
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Okpebholo promises to deliver on campaign Promises
The governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo has promised to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people of the state. Okpebholo was inaugurated as the governor of the state in a ceremony at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City on Tuesday, about two months after winning the poll. “Today, you have officially given me the mandate to…
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Obasanjo visits Aiyedatiwa 5 days to Ondo governorship election
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa at the government house in Akure ahead of the governorship elections to be held on Saturday, 16th November. In a post shared on the official X handle of the All Progressives Congress (APC) handle on Monday, Obasanjo wished the governor a successful…
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Constitutional reform is not a partisan affair- Kila
…Patriots Names Zonal Exco… The National Chairman of Patriots’ Strategy and Advocacy Committee on Constitutional Reform of Nigeria, Prof. Anthony Kila, has urged members of his committee and other Nigerians not to view constitutional reform as a partisan affair but a nation and institution-building task. The renowned political economist and celebrated public affairs analyst made this call while addressing the…
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Police dismiss bomb scare in Jos
The Plateau State Police Command has put to rest reports of a bomb scare that sent shivers down the spines of residents of Jos on Tuesday. An initial eyewitness account had said that the explosive ordinance disposal team of the Plateau State Police Command’s early response to a distress call prevented the devices from explosion which would have caused serious…
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BREAKING: Okpebholo, Idahosa sworn-in as Edo Governor, Deputy Governor
Monday Okpebholo has been inaugurated as the governor of Edo, marking an end to the eight-year stint of Godwin Obaseki at the helm of affairs in the South-South state. The ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the state capital, two months after the All Progressives Congress (APC) clinched the ticket to the Dennis…
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