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Sigh of Relief, As Edo Senators Urge Federal Government To Fix Failed Portion Of Benin-Auchi Road

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Sigh of Relief, As Edo Senators Urge Federal Government To Fix Failed Portion Of Benin-Auchi Road  By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Senators representing Edo North and Edo Central Senatorial districts, Senators Adams Aliu Oshiomhole, and Senator Monday Okpebholo, respectively, has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, direct the contractors responsible for the dualisation of the Benin Auchi  road to return to site immediately. Speaking at the plenary, Senator Adams Oshiomhole who moved the motion, urged the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for ratification, and that the Ministry of Works and Housing to commence repairs on the failed portions of the road, drawing from the 75 Billion Naira approved by the immediate past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Senator Oshiomhole also urged the Federal Government to provide adequate funding for the dualisation of the road, and come up with a plan to settle all legal issues with the contractors, bordering on the ...

EDO 2024 GUBER: Esan Okpa Initiative, Aims At Promoting Unity Of Esanland

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 EDO 2024 GUBER: Esan Okpa Initiative, Aims At Promoting Unity Of Esanland             -Amb. UHOMOIBHI By: Oriaifoh Godwins The foremost Edo 2024 gubernatorial aspirant, Ambassador Dr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, OFR, a first class Foreign Diplomat, has described the meeting held by Esan Okpa Initiative, EOI, at the Protea Hotel, in Benin, on Sunday, 9th July, 2023, as; '...very appropriate and very relevant initiative at this time, given the flurry of aspirants from Esanland alone, for the 2024 Governorship election'. Continuing, Ambassador Uhomoibhi said, the purpose of the meeting, as clearly stated by the Chairman of the group, is to ensure that, Esan stand together as one; he added that, the Chairman also made it clear that Esan Okpa Initiative, is not partisan, saying; '...indeed, the conduct, the manner and the content of what has transpired so far, has been totally objective, and non partisan, and entirely focused on ensuring that Esan put...

Promotion; Police Academy lecturer petitions PSC over alleged document mutilation

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Promotion; Police Academy lecturer petitions PSC over alleged document mutilation A lecturer with the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil in Kano State, Dr Goddy Igbaekemen has petitioned the Police Service Commission (PSC) over alleged mutilation and removal of documents from his official records. A copy of the petition, signed by the counsel to the lecturer, Mr Thomas Shachia was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Igbaekemen alleged that the mutilation and removal of the document from his record was to frustrate and deny him promotion duly approved by the academy since 2015. According to him, the letter on which the approval was conveyed was mutilated, removed from his official record and concealed by individuals bent on frustrating him. The lecturer said the anomaly was discovered after several efforts and official letter to the registrar of the academy, seeking retrieval of the document. Igbaekemen said his travail in the Academy started with his unlaw...