By Newsmata Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, on Wednesday received his first baptism of fire as a political appointee when the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) lampooned him
By Newsmata At the receiving end of brickbats hurled at him by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) over his observation of “construction defects” discovered at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital project,
By Newsmata Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday expressed shock at the deplorable condition and learning environment of some public schools visited as he embarked on inspection of
…Action not for witch-hunt – Govt By Newsmata A probe into the eight years tenure of the immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, took off on Tuesday with
The people of Edo State wishing to commute from one part of the state to another can now do so at no personal cost courtesy of Senator Monday Okpebholo-led government.
On Friday, July 29, 1910, the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland was told by his messenger: “Aiyé ti bàjé (the world is spoiled). The oba responded curtly: “Mo j’Owá lónìí (‘I
By Newsmata Under its LiveWIRE programme, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) says it has trained a total of 9,000 youths in the Niger Delta in entrepreneurial
By Newsmata There is the legend of a newspaper journalist who had an issue with his uncle, an Oba in present-day Osun State, and threatened the king with death. The
By Newsmata The Catholic Church has announced the passing of its oldest priest in Nigeria, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe at the age of 103, less than three months to his 104th
By Newsmata Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State constituted a 14-member Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. The probe, according to the government, became
