Politics

source: newtelegraphng.com Being among the six people that held the first meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State in 1998, Mr. Okharedia Ihimekpen, popularly called ‘The Living Ancestor’, is acclaimed to be one of the oldest members of the party in the state. The one-time Director of Communications during the tenure of Chief Lucky Igbinedion as Governor of Edo State, spoke on how Governor Godwin Obaseki clinched the PDP governorship ticket, among other issues. Excerpts: After 12 years in opposition, Governor Godwin Obaseki has taken your party,...

French lockdown succeeded in reducing COVID transmission, but many existing infectious cases and lack of herd immunity means the risk of a second wave is high. Image: Shutterstock. –by Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, Frontiers Science Writer COVID-19 restrictions in France should be lifted with caution because of the high risk of a second wave of infection, reports a new study, published in Frontiers in Medicine, which confirms the lockdown restrictions were successful in reducing the spread of this virus. “The lockdown was effective at reducing the transmission rate of COVID-19 but the potential...

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that 80 more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have recovered and cleared to reunite with their families and the society after testing negative to the virus. In a statement, the governor said the death toll in the state has risen to 43, with the elderly accounting for a large number of the fatalities, urging residents to observe precautionary measures to stay safe, healthy as well as protect the aged. Obaseki noted: “We have discharged 80 more COVID-19 patients from our isolation centres. The number...

  As the rainy season becomes intense in Edo, the state government, in collaboration with the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), has revved up measures to avert flooding in the state, accelerating ongoing construction works on about 10 erosion and flood control projects in the three senatorial districts of the state. The Project Coordinator of NEWMAP, Dr. Tom Obaseki, who spoke to journalists in Benin-city, reaffirmed the federal and state governments’ commitment at mitigating the problems of flooding and gully erosion across various communities in the state. Obaseki...

  As the Nigerian Government continue efforts at curbing spread of the dreaded global pandemic of COVID - 19, the fear of possibly being a victim is increasingly growing among citizens particularly members of the elite class, our Delta State Correspondent, Dave Okpogadie report. Inspite of Government efforts, Nigerians are becoming more panic striken as the virus scourge lately hits revered quaters, and even leaves on its trail, fatalities. It started with the death of President Muhammadu Buhari Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari earlier and since has not shown signs...