Yvonne Jegede Denied Kissing 2face

Yvonne Jegede is one the girls who was featured in 2Face’s hit song, African Queen and she has come out to deny that she ever kissed 2Face, Yvonne who travelled out of the country immediately after featuring in the video said she never had anything to do with 2face romantically. She also revealed that..............

Traditional Leaders Support Teachers' Examination

Traditional leaders in Edo State have thrown their weight behind plans by the State Government to conduct a competency test for teachers in the area.

Participants at the town hall meeting held at the Imaguero College Hall, Benin City were of the view that government's investment in the rebuilding of schools would go to waste if there were no.....

Edo State workers planned strike for March 3, NLC says

Public workers in Edo State are set to commence an indefinite industrial action on March 3, due to unresolved contentious issues bordering on salary and promotion.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the state, Emmanuel Ademokun, made the disclosure on Friday in......

Ondo By-Election Comes up on April 5

The INEC in Ondo State has fixed April 5 for the by-election in Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency of the state. This is contained in a statement on Friday by Mr Olabimpe Awoniyi, the Public Relations Officer of the commission in the state. It noted that the by-election became necessary following the death of Mr Raphael Nomiye, who represented constituency in...........

Criminal immunity from the president, governors and others removed in a Constitution Review

The House Committee on Constitution Amendment has carried out alterations on 71 Sections of the Constitution in the ongoing constitution amendment exercise being undertaken by the National Assembly.

This was disclosed at a press briefing by the House Deputy Speaker, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, who also said the House would raise a committee on resumption of plenary to........

Oredo Chief Magistrate Court Remanded Man, 65, For Raping 9-year-old Girl

An Oredo Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, remanded a 65-year-old man, Benjamin Amadi in prison custody for allegedly defiling a 9-year-old girl.

The accused person was alleged to have committed the offence on January 13, 2014 at a house between 1st and..........

NCC to rid Nigeria of counterfeit mobile phones

The Nigerian Communications Commission said in Abuja on Tuesday that it would take necessary measures to protect the nation from being a dumping ground for fake cell phones.

The NCC Public Relations Officer, Mr Reuben Muoka, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Muoka said the commission was conscious of the health implications of fake cell phones on........

Man arrested for Smashing Toddler to Death in Akoko

DETECTIVES in Ondo State have arrested a middle-aged man, Ayelehin Kehinde, for allegedly causing the death of a two-year-old toddler in Supare, Akoko area of the state during a free-for-all. The suspect, who is now in police custody, reportedly pulled the baby boy, who was sleeping, from the back of her mother and smashed him on the concrete floor.

It was gathered that the mother of the deceased boy was accused by the suspect of giving.......

Probe Universities for Allegations Of Corruption - Reps

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Education to investigate allegations of corruption in the process of accrediting programmes in Nigerian Universities and its attendant’s effects. The committee is to determine if the condition of physical facilities and teaching staff meets the benchmark and minimum academic standards of programmes in Nigerian universities. It is also........

Hollywood Film Production in 'bad spiral' as Competition Bites

(Reuters) - Three days before the Oscars, the Los Angeles film czar and a think tank delivered some damning news to Tinseltown: Hollywood's status as the home of American film and television production is threatened because places like New York are offering better financial incentives to studios.The study of employment and production data released on Thursday by the Milken Institute, an economic think tank, says California has lost tens of thousands of entertainment jobs to New York and other U.S. states in the past decade, and film and television productions with them. While it may.......