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House of Reps Inaugurates Ad-hoc Committee to Review Cryptocurrency and POS Operations in Nigeria

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The House of Representatives on Monday inaugurated an Ad-hoc Committee to examine the regulations and security implications surrounding cryptocurrency adoption and Point-of-Sale (POS) operations in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas explained that the formation of the committee became necessary following rising allegations of fraud, cybercrime, and consumer exploitation in […]

Akume Convenes Strategic Meeting of Council of State and Police Council on National Security

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has invited members of the Council of State and the Police Council to a strategic meeting to deliberate on critical national matters. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Office of […]

Oshiomhole to Jonathan: Only Your Enemies Will Urge You to Contest 2027 Presidential Election

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has cautioned former President Goodluck Jonathan against contesting in the 2027 presidential election, stating that only his “enemies” would want him to do so. Oshiomhole, a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), gave the advice during an appearance on Sunday Politics […]

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY: GOV OKPEBHOLO CELEBRATES EDO TEACHERS, COMMENDS THEIR ROLE IN STATE DEVELOPMENT

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Executive Governor of Edo State, has extended warm felicitations to all teachers in the State in celebration of World Teachers’ Day. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Fred Itua, Governor Okpebholo praised the dedication, resilience, and invaluable contributions of teachers to the growth and development […]

Tinubu, PDP Applaud Gov. Okpebholo’s Road Infrastructure Revolution in Edo

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the infrastructural achievements of Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, describing the ongoing construction of the state’s first-ever flyover bridge as a landmark stride in urban development and modernization. Speaking through the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, President Tinubu commended the governor’s foresight in initiating the one-kilometre flyover […]

Edo’s New Roadmap: How Governor Okpebholo is Rewriting the Story of Development

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The story of development in Nigeria is often written in the dust and mud of its roads. Highways are not just strips of asphalt; they are lifelines that connect farms to markets, towns to cities, and families to opportunity. When they fail, they do not simply inconvenience motorists. They cut communities off, strangle economic activity, […]

GOV. OKPEBHOLO, WORKS MINISTER UMAHI INSPECT FAILED FEDERAL ROADS IN EDO

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, on Monday, embarked on a joint inspection of federal roads in Edo Central and Edo South Senatorial Districts. The visit was aimed at assessing the deplorable condition of critical road infrastructure and identifying urgent interventions to ease the suffering of commuters. […]

Okhuoromi Youths Protest Planned Reinstatement of Dethroned Ohen

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Youths and other residents of Okhuoromi Community in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, have staged a protest against the alleged move to reinstate Ovhokhan, the former Ohen of the community, who was earlier removed by the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II. Led by Felix Edokpayi, the protesters marched to the Edo State Council […]