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Engineer Saliu Ahmed, the managing director of Benin- Owena River Basin Department Authority (BORDA) By Editor Feb 23, 2023 As political parties round up campaigns for the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly Elections, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Engineer Saliu Ahmed has opined that the victory of the party's presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the poll will positively affect the economic and political development of Edo State. Ahmed, the managing director of  Benin- Owena River Basin Department Authority (BORDA) made the remarks on Thursday in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City. The BORDA boss who recalled the APC presidential candidate's laudable achievements as governor of Lagos between 1999 and 2007 noted that same achievements will be replicated not only in the entire country but will also trickle to Edo State with Adams Oshiomhole and elections of other APC candidates in the national assemb...

Engineer Saliu Ahmed, managing director, Benin- Owena River Basin Department Authority (BORDA) By Editor Feb 22, 2023 The managing director of the Benin- Owena River Basin Department Authority (BORDA), Engineer Saliu Ahmed has said that Edo North senatorial district will leverage on the achievements of the agency to garner victory for the All Progressives Congress candidates in the next Saturday's presidential and national assembly elections. Saliu, who made the remarks in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City said the party's candidates in the March 11, 2023 state assembly elections will benefit from the federal government's intervention agency. He said the achievements of the agency cut-across all the six local government areas of the senatorial district as well as other senatorial districts in the state. He listed some of the agency's achievements to include the three integrated farms in Auchi, Okpe, and Uneme Nekhua, which were modeled afte...

By Editor Feb 20, 2023 The Anambra State Police Command has declared one Mr Emeh Nnamdi Daniel wanted over alleged unlawful possession of a firearm, money laundering, defamation of character, fraud and impersonation. According to a statement on Monday, the state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said Daniel is a member of the National Youths Service Corps, with state Code Number: AN/22A/3323, attached to the Anambra State Police Command. Ikenga added that the 26-year-old corps member has been indicted in an ongoing investigation in the command.  “The Anambra State Police Command today 20/2/2023 wishes to declare Mr Emeh Nnamdi Daniel, aged 26 years old, wanted, on the offence of unlawful possession of a firearm, money laundering, defamation of character, fraud, and Impersonation. “Daniel is a youth corps member with State Code Number AN/22A/3323, attached to Anambra State Police Command and is positively identified, involved/mentioned in an ongoing investigation in...

By Editor Feb 20, 2023 After accepting the invalid naira notes from Governor Abiodun’s agents, his supporters were disappointed when banks rejected the notes on Monday. Residents of Sagamu area in Ogun are protesting the rejection of old naira notes by banks in the state.  dailymonitorngr reports that the rejection by the banks is in contrast to the false assurance given to them by Governor Dapo Abiodun on Sunday that the notes remain legal tenders for commercial activities in the state.  Agents of Mr Abiodun had visited parts of the states over the weekend, wooing supporters to comply with the opposition that the governor and his APC counterparts had put up against the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) insistence on phasing out old naira notes before the general elections.  The residents of the state accepted the cash disbursement based on the assurance but were disappointed when banks rejected the notes on Monday. The situation was w...

Engr Saliu Ahmed, managing director,  Benin- Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORDA) By Editor Feb 20, 2023 Barely six days to the presidential and national assembly elections, the managing director of Benin- Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORDA), Engineer Saliu Ahmed has said that the people of  Etsako West Local Government Area will reward Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the former governor of Edo State  with their votes for his developmental strides in the locality.  DailyMonitorngr reports that Adams Oshiomhole is the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Edo North senatorial district for the election. Ahmed, a chieftain of the party noted that the election will again afford the community the opportunity to reward the former governor of Edo  state for his developmental strides in the area particularly, the network of roads constructed, erosion control among others. According to him, on February 25, 2023,  the former g...

By Editor Feb 16, 2023 Edo State Police Command on Thursday said two persons were killed at the Wednesday's protest in Benin City against the scarcity and rejection of  new naira notes by commercial banks in the state.  Dailymonitorngr reports that the command who also said that several suspects have been arrested in connection with the protest added that the suspects would be charged to court immediately in accordance with the law.  SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the image maker of the command made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City.  Nwabuzor added that several banks and private properties were attacked, looted and destroyed by the armed hoodlums who hijacked the protest. He listed some of the banks attack to include United Bank Africa (UBA), First Bank, Access Bank, Unity Bank, Keystone Bank, Eco Bank, FCMB, Polaris and Zenith Bank among others.  He also added that properties such as Automated Teller Machines (ATM), windows,...

By Editor Feb 14, 2023 As scarcity of the new naira notes bits harder in the country, counsel to the second and third defendants in the Mike Igini's N5billion suit against the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Col. David Imuse (Rtd) could not come to court due to their inability to get the naira notes. The counsel are Barrister Femi Jarete for the African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, publishers of the Nigerian Tribune and Barrister Ogbodo, for the sun Newspapers Limited. Mike Igini, the immediate past Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in charge of Akwa-Ibom had in 2020  dragged Imuse, the State chairman of APC, before the Edo State High Court in Benin City for alleged libel. When the case was called for hearing yesterday, Clement Onwuenwunor (SAN) while announcing his appearance for Femi Jarete counsel for the African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc told the court that the counsel could not make it to the court as a result of their inability to get new nair...

Gov Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. By Editor  Feb 13,  2023 Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the establishment of $1.6billion dollar Tingo Foods' Processing company in the state. DailyMonitorngr reports that the groundbreaking ceremony  took place at Onicha-Ugbo, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state, the site of the project. Okowa who was represented by Prof Eric Eboh, the state's Chief Job Creation Officer commended the investors, asserting that  the project was a validation of the conducive business environment created by his administration in the past seven and half years.  He opined that the benefits of the project to farmers and people of the state were in line with the development objectives of the state government which include job creation, inclusive growth and sustainable prosperity for all Deltans. He assured that the state government would continue to identify with the pro...

Solar energy By Editor Feb 14, 2023 Timmy Shi, the general manager of Beebeejump Solar International Limited at the weekend said over 92 million persons  are not connected to electricity in the country. Timmy Shi, made the remarks during the flag-off of the electrification of unserved and underserved communities in Delta state. Dailymonitorngr reports that the project which is being executed in  collaboration with the Delta State Government was under the Federal Government's five million solar connection initiative.  Shi, who is also the country Sale Director of the Chinese company with the motto: “Easy Life with Electricity”, expressed concern over electricity challenges facing Nigerians.  She said that Beebeejump was set up to address the energy problems in Nigeria, by providing an alternative to electricity power supply.  While explaining the importance of solar energy and its usage, she noted that Solar is less expensive and hence it is the best ...

By Editor Feb 6, 2023 The Peoples Democratic Party's Elders in Edo North Senatorial District have urged members of the party to remains united for its victory in the forthcoming general elections. The elders made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City. The elders who are signatories to the statement are Rt. Hon Tunde Akogun, Senator Yisa Braimoh, Senator Victor Kassim Isa Oyofo,  Dr. Chief Mike Oghiadomhe ( CFR) and High Chief Raymond A. Dokpesi. In the statement, the party's PDP Edo North senatorial district elders titled "At Times  Like  This", described the recent Supreme Court Judgment that affirmed candidates of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led faction as the authentic candidates for the national and state legislative elections as no victor, no vanquished. According to the statement, "we, the PDP Political Elders of Edo North Senatorial District, address the political situation in Edo State and in Edo North in particular. ...

Hon Afie Braimoh, Edo State Commissioner for Business, Trade and Cooperatives By Editor Feb 2, 2023 As part of plans to address post- harvest lost and promote made in Edo products, the Edo State Government has mulled the establishment of monthly farmers' market in the state.  Afie Braimoh, the state commissioner for Business, Trade and Cooperatives made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City. Braimoh said the establishment of the farmers' market was to address post-harvest lost as well as to promote made in Edo products. She opined that the planned farmers' market is one of the strategies by the ministry  to  boost the "Made in Edo" products policy of the state government. According to her, "by design, the market is expected to stimulate off-takes in such a way that the farmer does not need to bother much about how to dispose off their farm produce because the market is functioning as an exchange and a ready market. ...

Hon Osaro Obazee By Editor Feb 2, 2023 Hon Osaro Obazee, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Oredo Federal Constituency, has promised to legislate for the betterment of his constituents if voted in the February 25, 2023 general elections. Obazee made the promise at a press briefing with journalists on Thursday in Benin City. He also promised to executive constituency projects that will positively impact directly on the lives of the constituents. "It is my desire to contribute robustly to the legislative process by sponsoring bills and motions that will ameliorate the living conditions of my people. "I shall concentrate on the core areas of economy, agriculture, education, sports development, cultural values, public infrastructural development, security among others. "I shall pursue vigorously, legislations that will deepen the nation's economic fortunes, strengthen the purchasing power of the ordinary Nigerians and improve on the perform...