Edo State Government has said several policies and programmes of the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki have remained obscure. It said Obaseki ran the state in unclear basis. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Kassim Afegbua, in an interview, said the large executive council (exco) of Governor Monday Okpebholo will bring efficiency into governance and […]

• Leaders celebrate ex-boardroom titan, teacher at Night of Tributes in Lagos Torrents of tributes poured in  yesterday for ex-boardroom titan, diplomat and broadcaster, the late Dr Christopher Kolade.  It was at the Service of Songs and Night of Tributes held in his honour at the Banquet Hall of the National Theatre, Lagos. The boardroom

The Board of Trustees & Management of Hallmarks of Labour Foundation has condoled with the family of its Chairman, Dr. Christopher Kolade and the countless lives he touched. In a statement by Chief Patricia Otuendon-Arawore, the Foundation said the late Dr Kolade was a pillar of integrity and a corporate giant. The statement reads: “The

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Nentawe Yilwatda has challenged Nigerians to demand more from governors and Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen. Yilwatda, a professor of Digital System Engineering, argued that with a triple-fold increase in monthly allocations to all tiers of government, governors and council chiefs were now in a better

Akpan and Oduma, a comedy skit with 500 million views in YouTube and Facebook, started a new season yesterday. Wale Adenuga Jnr., producer, said: “We are delighted previous seasons were hits. Season 11 is bigger, funnier, and with more unpredictable hilarious storylines.” Related News It continues the amusing adventures of the two titular characters, Akpan

Leader of the   Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his ongoing trial for alleged terror offences. Kanu told a Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday that he had realised that there was no valid charge against him. He also said that evidence so far has

Petralon 54, an indigenous exploration and production company assigned the sole operatorship of Dawes-Island Field in Rivers State, has inaugurated Host Community Development Trusts (HCDT) for the communities – Ogoloma and Koniama (Okochiri and Koniju) in Okrika Local Government. By this action, Petralon 54, a subsidiary of Petralon Energy, has demonstrated its commitment to regulatory