President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has issued a stern critique of sycophancy among political appointees, accusing some of prioritizing personal gain over national progress. Speaking during an interactive session and retreat organized by the Senate Committee on Appropriation in Abuja as part of deliberations on the N49.7 trillion budget proposal on Thursday Akpabio decried…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State chapter, on Thursday, took possession of its party secretariat at 59, Airport Road, Benin City, four years after it was forcefully evicted by the People's Democratic Party (PDP). APC State Chairman, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, speaking shortly after the takeover of the party secretariat said the property rightfully belonged…

The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has declared Friday, 17 January 2025, as a work-free day to facilitate residents' participation in the local government elections scheduled for Saturday. In a statement issued on Thursday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, public servants were encouraged to use the opportunity to return to their communities…

  The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Sitting in Benin, on Thursday, reserved rulings in the Motion on Notice, seeking to dismiss the petitions filed by Mr. Akhimie Kingston Afeare and Bishop Akhalamhe Amiemenoghena, against the declaration of Governor Monday Okpebholo, as winner of September 21 election in Edo. Akhimie and Akhalamhe, candidates of…

Ukraine said Thursday it had sentenced a former local official to 15 years behind bars on high treason charges for aiding Russian forces.