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21 Sep
Commuters and motorists trying to beat Saturday’s Edo governorship election movement restriction got stranded at the Jattu junction on the Benin-Auchi-Okene highway of Etsako West Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected persons had anticipated that enforcement of the order would start from 8 a.m, only to discover that…
21 Sep
Voting has commenced at the Oredo Girls Secondary School in Benin City for the Edo State governorship election. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) arrived at the polling booth with four polling units at 8:10 am after which polling started at 8:30 am. Officials of the Commission took time to explain to eligible…
21 Sep
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed has ordered operatives of the Corps to collaborate with other security agencies to enforce compliance with restrictions of vehicular movement. The directive issued by the Corps Marshal also mandated the Personnel to clear obstructions from the roads, carry out rescue operations in case of emergencies,…
21 Sep
Amidst the much-awaited Edo state governorship election scheduled for today across all polling units in the state, a former National Assembly
20 Sep
Ahead of the Edo State Governorship Election, which holds tomorrow, ElectHER is set to host a dedicated Election Situation Room to observe the Edo State governorship election through a gender-sensitive lens. With the support of the European Union (EU), the initiative will focus on documenting and amplifying the participation and representation of women throughout the…
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A 22-year-old man, Ezekiel Elijah, from Isoko South Local Government Area in Delta State has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old hearing-impaired girl. Elijah was alleged to have lured the minor to his residence and took advantage of her physical impairment. Elijah claimed that he did not know…
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A Jeju Air plane flying from Bangkok to South Korea with 181 people on board crashed on landing Sunday, leaving all but two people plucked from the wreckage feared dead. Here's what we know so far. - What happened? - A Boeing 737-800 aircraft belonging to low-cost carrier Jeju Air, flying from Bangkok to Muan…
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Contractors handling the 107-kilometre Ilara-Ijoun-Eggua-Oja Odan-Ilase Road in the Ogun West Senatorial District have moved to the site
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To underscore the severity of the economic challenges Nigeria is facing, the country attracted only $3.73 billion in foreign direct investme
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As 2024 wraps up, certain men’s fashion accessories have proven their staying power. From modern wrist adornments to standout footwear, these pieces promise a signature look for the style-conscious man. Here’s a rundown of the fashion items that adorned our men this year and are poised to continue their influence into next year: The wrist…
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The UK will end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday, the centre-left Labour government has announced, in a move set to raise over £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) for public education. After years of worsening educational inequalities, from January 1, private schools will have to pay 20 percent value-added tax on tuition fees, which…
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The Bayero University Kano Class of 1992 has donated N2 million to some students at the institution and N1.2 million to patients at the Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital (AKTH) as part of its 32nd Anniversary Reunion held on Friday in Kano. Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas, who received…
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Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has called on policymakers to leverage the unique strengths of their states to drive economic prosperity. The NITDA boss spoke at a capacity building workshop held at the FutureMap Academy in Hadejia, Jigawa State, on the theme "AI for Office Productivity, Design Thinking,…
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Donald Trump weighed in on Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country. "I've always liked the (H1-B) visas; I have always been in favour of the visas; that's why we have…