AfDB Commits Fresh Support as FG Expands Agro-Industrial Hubs to 24 States

The Federal Government has secured an enhanced funding commitment from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to launch the second phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Monday via his official X handle, following a bilateral meeting with AfDB President Dr. Sidi Tah on the sidelines of […]

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Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Tinubu’s Aide Slam Bill Maher Over ‘False’ Claims of Christian Genocide in Nigeria

Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has pushed back against U.S. talk show host Bill Maher’s claim that Nigeria is witnessing the mass killing of Christians, describing it as false and misleading. In a viral clip from Real Time with Bill Maher, the American host alleged that as many as 500,000 Christians had been slaughtered in […]

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Gov. Okpebholo Assures Early Delivery of Sapele Road Project, Inspects Flood Control Canal and Drainage Works

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to delivering the ongoing Sapele Road reconstruction project on schedule, following an inspection tour of key flood control facilities and adjoining road networks in Benin City. The reconstruction of Sapele Road—an important Federal Government road linking the entire South-South zone—is being fully funded by […]

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GOV. OKPEBHOLO MOURNS PASSING OF ELDER STATESMAN DIG (RTD.) PARRY OSAYANDE

The Executive Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of a revered elder statesman and former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Mr. Parry Benjamin Osayande, CFR. Governor Okpebholo extends heartfelt condolences to the Osayande family, the Benin Kingdom, and the entire people of Edo State […]

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Abuja Court to Rule Monday on DSS Suit Against Pat Utomi’s “Shadow Government”

The Federal High Court in Abuja will on Monday, September 29, deliver judgment in a case filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) against public intellectual Prof. Pat Utomi over his inauguration of a “shadow government.” In the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025, the DSS argues that Utomi’s “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” launched in May, […]

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