CDS urges for media, military synergy against terrorism
MAIDUGURI – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa on Wednesday raised the need for strategic partnership between the media and the military in the fight against terrorism.…
DAM accuses Osazuwa, Nigro of blackmail over attack on Edo Diaspora DG
BENIN CITY – The Diaspora Akpakomiza Movement (DAM) has accused Bishop Desmond Osazuwa and Tony Nigro of launching a smear campaign against Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, Director-General of the Edo…
Okpebholo rolls out major education reforms in Edo
BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping education reform programme aimed at upgrading schools, strengthening teacher capacity, and expanding vocational training across the…
Food security: FG rolls out land, credit reforms
… Renews pledge on Ogoni clean-up … Targets 21m jobs … Vows transparency in environmental remediation ABUJA – The Federal Government on Tuesday announced new measures to boost agriculture and…
Ebola: Experts urge reactivation of health surveillance system
LAGOS – Amid reports of a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some health experts have called for reactivation and strengthening of the public health surveillance…
Idahosa urges Medical Lab Scientists on research, vaccine production
BY BERNADETTE IDALU BENIN CITY – Edo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, has called on the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) to deepen research and channel…
Beyond dependency: U.S.-China trade rivalry as opportunity for Nigeria
BY EMMANUEL YASHIM As rivalry between the U.S. and China intensifies, countries across the Global South face a strategic dilemma–how to benefit from both super powers without being trapped in…
Courageous escape from Sambisa Forest: One woman’s journey of survival, resilience
BY FRANCA OFILI In the shadows of Sambisa Forest, another tale of unimaginable horror unfolded. Mrs Maryam Ibrahim, a 32-year-old woman abducted by Boko Haram, was subjected to unspeakable brutality;…
Edo govt, NGO train children in Correctional Centre on fashion design
BENIN CITY – The Edo State Government has partnered with Uredo by Design, a non-governmental organisation, to equip children at the Children’s Correctional Centre, Ugbekun, with fashion design skills. The…
Anani seeks stakeholders’ support to boost Primary Healthcare in Edo
BENIN CITY – Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady of Edo State, Mrs. Edesili Okpebholo Anani, has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to strengthen primary healthcare delivery…