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By Israel Adebiyi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a change in venue for the upcoming Continuous Voter Registration in Edo State following severe flooding at its State Headquarters in Benin City.The flooding, caused by torrential rain on Friday damaged the building and its contents.The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, revealed the State...

By Israel Adebiyi The Edo State Government has begun paying the 70,000 naira new minimum wage to workers in the state.This is in fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May 2024.During the recent inauguration of the Labour House in Benin City, Governor Godwin Obaseki announced the increase of the minimum wage for workers in the state from 40,000 naira to 70,000 naira to cushion the impacts of the harsh economy on ...

By Israel Adebiyi The Governorship Candidate of the People's Redemption Party, Patience Key Ndidi has congratulated His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare the second, the Oba of Benin, on the return of two significant artefacts - a wooden and a bronze stool - to the Benin Kingdom. Key in a statement noted that the return of the historic artefacts marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing journey to reclai...

By Israel AdebiyiA Non Governmental Organization, Gatefield, says it is targeting about 600 political scientists in public and private universities nationwide under its Frame Democracy Project to deepen democratic discourse and encourage citizen participation in the electoral process....

The Candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in the Edo Governorship Election, Patience Key, has urged stakeholders to create a favourable environment where women could participate in politics and attain leadership positions in every aspec...

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has uncovered a syndicate of individuals posing as employees of the commission and issuing fake national identity numbers to unsuspecting Nigerians....

The Nigerian Army has pulled out 29 Generals of the Infantry Corps who retired from active military service....

The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry has visited Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State as well as soldiers who were wounded in action as part of his activities while in Nigeria....

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has ordered immediate temporary relocation of the sitting of the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt....

Senator Ali Ndume has condemned the controversial cybersecurity levy, saying that it is not proper for the government to continue to levy the citizens while nothing is done to increase their income....