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Nov 12, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Favour Anetor |Peace Akpobome |Tobore Jerome
Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, on Monday named Fred Itua as Chief Press Secretary, making it the first appointment ahead of today’s assumption of office. Itua, who is expected to resume office on today, 12th November, 2024 will head the media team of the Governor. Itua is a cerebral journalist with The Sun Newspaper, an accomplished writer, media and communications consultant with over 13 years of experience.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Chidinma Kalu |Olatomiwa Oyedele |Favour Anetor |Peace Akpobome
… as 120 schools The third edition of the Igiehon Mathematics Tournament is set to take place on Saturday, at the Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The tournament sponsored by Ighiehon Foundation For Academic Excellence has already secured a 750-1,000 seater venue at the Creative Hub, which promises to be bigger with around 100-120 schools expected to compete in the tournament.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Peace Akpobome |James Ogbomo |Vivian Okafor |Onyinyechukwu Ugwoke
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has confirmed that its current Director-General, Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is the sole candidate for the position and is now poised to serve a second four-year term when he current term ends August 31, 2025. According to a statement from the organization on Saturday, Okonjo-Iweala had earlier confirmed her willingness to serve a second four-year term in a letter to the chair on September 16.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Favour Anetor |Peace Akpobome |James Ogbomo
The Nigeria Police Force has assured the general public of its unwavering readiness to ensure security in the forthcoming November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. In a statement released on Sunday, the Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said specialized police units, including the Special Intervention Squad, Police Mobile Force, Counter-Terrorism unit, among others, have been deployed to Ondo ahead of the election.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Favour Anetor |Peace Akpobome
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which kicks off on Monday, November 11, 2024. Tinubu, who touched down at the King Abdulaziz international airport at 10:00am (local time) Sunday, was received by the Deputy Governor of Riyadh, Prince Mohammed AbdulRahman.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Jibunma Anthony-Spinks |Bill Okonedo |Peace Akpobome
It is something that agitates the mind that the moment the word “senate” or “senator” is mentioned these days in the general public, the response is almost always one of disdain and contempt. Tracking back to the early days of democratic rule in Nigeria, it has not always been like that. But perhaps, in the midst of these troubling times, it is possible that many among the populace might indeed have forgotten the true meaning of those words. Who is a senator, in the real sense of the word?
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Philip Jeremiah Eke |Peace Akpobome |Ajuwa Victor |Paulinus Nta
The 2025 budget (N689,440,348,916.30) Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State presented last week to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, christened ‘Budget of Assured Prosperity,’ will focus on completion of major projects initiated in his first tenure as well as boosting the economy of the state.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Ajuwa Victor |Peace Akpobome |Paulinus Nta
The Delta State House of Assembly is poised to ensure the state budget for the 2025 fiscal year is result oriented, realistic and implementable in line with the developmental goals of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori-led administration. The speaker, Rt. Hon.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Philip Jeremiah Eke |Peace Akpobome |Ajuwa Victor |Paulinus Nta
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called for adequate funding of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for it to function effectively. Senator Diri made the call on Friday when he received the PAP administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro and his delegation in Government House, Yenagoa.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Peace Akpobome |Ajuwa Victor |Paulinus Nta
…as AGF takes over case fileThe Federal Government of Nigeria has come under heavy fire following the detention and arraignment of minors who participated in the #EndBadGovernance protests in August. The nationwide protests, sparked by acute economic hardship, took place between August 1st and 10th and led to the detention of several demonstrators, including children.
