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 2027: BBIGN, A Third Force? By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Bridge Builders Initiative for Green Nigeria, BBIGN, a Corporate Affairs Commission, registered socio- political pressure group and an umbrella body of Nigerians whose vision geared towards grassroot mobilization for the All Progressive Congress, APC, across the states of the federation is gradually spreading it's roots in Edo State to consolidate on the continuation of the actualization of the Renewed Hope Initiative, of the present administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of the federal Republic of Nigeria. The Edo State chapter of BBIGN that held their inaugural meeting on Sunday 20th April 2025 in Benin City, had the National Director of rules, ethics and protocols, Comrade Stanley Ovbokhan Okpugie, present to explain to the members of Edo state Chapter, the destination that BBIGN is heading, and the roadmap to arrive at the destination. Speaking with a team of Journalists after the meetin...

2027, Done Deal For Asiwaju. ...Edo state is fully Batified By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Edo state coordinator for Remi Tinubu Support Organization, RETSO, Hon. Lammy Lammy, has prophesied that, the 2027 Presidential election, is a done deal for His Excellency, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, especially going by the clear indicators evident in the political space of Nigeria today. Hon. Lammy Lammy, made this prophesy while speaking with Winning Media Online, saying; "though, I am not a prophet, but with the tempo of activities of RESTO across the length and breath of this country, we are no longer in doubt, with respect to what the outcome of the 2027 election will be. As far as i am concerned, Asiwaju's agenda of 'Renewed Hope', cannot be truncated. "As we speak, our first Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is reaching out to people, especially at the grassroot, with respect to empowerment of women and t...

Esan Central LG Boss, Supports EDSOPADEC Reps, Donates To Support Widows By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Chairman, Esan Central Local Government, ECLG, area, Rt. Hon. Kelvin Ainiyelenhimi Iyere, on Thursday, 17th April 2025, donated a cash sum of N200, 000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) to support the widows empowerment initiative of Hon. Linda Aliu, the Esan Central representative at the Edo state Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission, EDSOPADEC, who convened a meeting of the women and widows in Irrua, the headquarters of Esan Central Local Government Area, to support them in cash and kind to ameliorate their burdens. The event held at Emeri Vida Hotel, Irrua. Speaking, the Chairman,who commended the efforts of Hon. Linda Aliu for her initiative in empowering the widows and women in Esan Central Local Government, called on other well to do, and highly placed people in and outside the local government, to emulate the initiative of Hon. Linda Aliu, saying; "...our widows should...

Esan Central Local Government Chairman, Flags off Free Eye Testing, Treatment Programme By: Oriaifoh Godwins Today, Wednesday 16th April 2025, the Chairman, Esan Central Local Government, ECLG, Area, Edo state, Rt. Hon. Kelvin Iyere Ainiyelenhimi,  flagged off a free eye testing programme for the people of Esan Central Local Government Area, saying; "...this free eye testing programme, is one of the initiatives of the governor of Edo state to deliver on his mandate to the people of the state". The event held at the Okaijesan Town Hall, in Eguare-Irrua where eye specialists were on ground to conduct the free eye testing and treatment programme. In an exclusive chat with Winning Media Online, the Chairman said; "the eye, is the light of the entire body. It can be very traumatic to live without the eyes, this is all the more reason why we see this eye testing and treatment programme as germaine. "I thank His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo sta...

Chairman, Edo TMB, Underscores Need For Unity Amongst Tadomedics By: Oriaifoh Godwins The members of Edo state Traditional Medicines Practitioners, were yesterday, Tuesday, 15th April 2025 charged to always see themselves as one body under the umbrella of Edo state Traditional Medicines Board, as there are various Associations and groups that are all aiming at the restoration of the sick back to good health, but the their allegiance and commitment to Edo TMB, will go a long way in ensuring their greater recognition by Edo state government. The Chairman, Edo state Traditional Medicines Board, High Chief Dr. Abudu Ugbesia, JP, gave this advise in a meeting he held with the Chairmen, the Vice Chairmen, Secretaries, and Women Leaders of the various Tradomedical Practitioners operating in Edo state. The meeting that held at the conference hall of the Agency, witnessed a very large turnout, as the hall was filled to it's capacity. Speaking at the opening of the meeting, High Chief Ugbesi...

 Strategic Review Of President Tinubu's Administration's Impact, Underway. By: Oriaifoh Godwins  A tour for the strategic review of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's governance and it's impact on the South- South region of the country, in preparation for the 2027 General election, is in the pipeline. The tour is organized by the South- South zone of the All progressive Congress, APC. Speaking on the planned tour, the APC South-South, Zonal Organising Secretary, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, said; "This planned tour of the South - South is aimed at doing a practical assessment of the programmes, policies and initiatives of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the South - South, in preparation for the 2027 electioneering season". The tour of the South-South will commence on  Saturday 19th April, to 8th of May 2025, as the visit to Edo State will be from Saturday 19th April to Tuesday 22nd April, Delta State will be visited from Wednesday 23rd April to Friday 25t...

Edo state Traditional Medicines Board Holds Stakeholders' Meeting ... Chairman, sues for unity, rebranding image of practitioners. By: Oriaifoh Godwins On Tuesday, 8th of April, 2025, the Edo State Traditional Medicines Board, TMB, held their stakeholders meeting, where all Tradomedical Practitioners in Edo state, came under one roof to brainstorm on the way forward for the Agency and Practitioners, just as the Chairman of the Board, High Chief Abudu Ugbesia, called on all Tradomedical Practitioners in the state, to come together as one. The stakeholders' meeting, was held at the Festival Hall, of Edo state government House, Osadebey Avenue, Benin city. In the meeting, the Chairman, TMB, said; "We are all aware of the fact that, traditional medicines practitioners in Edo State, are divided, not by purpose, but by associations, as we have different associations and groups, but I want to announce to us that, we all need to be under one umbrella of Edo State Traditional Medic...

 Edo Guber Tribunal Victory: High Chief Dr. Abudu Ugbesia, Hosts Ward 1 APC Members By: Oriaifoh Godwins Today, Sunday, 6th April, 2025, High Chief Dr. Abudu Ugbesia, JP, the Onagbonsoboleamen of Esanland, the Chairman, Edo state Traditional Medicines Board, hosted the All Progressives Congress, APC, members of Ward one in Esan Central Local Government, ECLG, area of Edo state, on the occasion of the victory of Senator Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo state, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, victory at the Election Petition Tribunal. Addressing the mammoth crowd, that gathered in his compound, Ibore-Irrua, Chief Ugbesia said; "...I invited you to join me in celebrating the victory of Senator Monday Okpebholo at the Election Petition Tribunal. I am happy that Senator Okpebholo is the governor of Edo state today, and he is proving to us that he means business, especially by his fixing the Benin/Auchi road, the reinstatement of Ambrose Alli University staff that were malic...

OPINION Okpebholo Wins Again: …my billion dollars advice to Asuelimen Ighodalo, PDP By: Oriaifoh Godwins I write not as a politician, neither am I writing  as a tribal bigot, or as one under the influence of whatever sentiment, but I am writing as one that believes in natural law, and one that is looking at the political trajectory in Edo state with a second, and even a third eye. So, if you are not on same page with me, you will wrongly interpret my opinion. Senator Monday Okpebholo, after the September 2024 Edo guber, was declared the winner, and subsequently sworn into office as the governor of Edo state, and ever since, Governor Okpebholo has been mending fences that were broken down by the erstwhile Governor Obaseki. Okpebholo has been providing some sort of enabling environment for Edo people to live and excel in their different fields of endeavor, Akpakomiza has been able to work his talk of ‘A New Edo State Rising’, through his palliative measures on road constructions. He ...

  Election Tribunal Judgement, Is Judgement Well Served, Victory Well Deserved   -Amb Oriaifo By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Nigerian representative of the Youth, in the 2024 United Nations' Youth Conference in New York, Ambassador Odion Kessington Oriaifo, has hailed the Edo state Electron Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on the verdict the tribunal delivered today, describing it as "Judgement Well Served", saying, Governor Monday Okpebholo's victory at the Tribunal, is victory well deserved. In a chat with Winning Media Online, Ambassador Odion Oriaifo, an All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain in Diaspora, who hailed the tribunal for a job well done, also said; "with the glaring massive support that governor Monday Okpebholo received during the 2024 Edo gubernatorial election, that was chiefly occasioned by the abysmal failure of former governor Obaseki to address critical infrastructures across the three Senatorial districts, no sane human being, should challe...

 Edo State Traditional Medicines Board To Hold Stakeholders' Meeting By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Edo state Traditional Medicines Board, is to hold a stakeholders meeting to discuss salient issues pertaining to Tradomedical practices in Edo state. The stakeholders' meeting, is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, 8th April 2025, by 10:00am, at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin city. In an exclusive chat  with Winning Media Online, the Chairman of the Board, High Chief Dr. Abudu Ugbesia, JP, said; "this Board has come a long way, as a matter of fact, by August this year, this board will be 40 years in existence, but all these while, the activities of the board has not been as pronounced as it aught to be, but this time around, a new Edo state Traditional Medicines Board is rising, just as our governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has emphatically maintained that, a new Edo state is rising. "The upcoming stakeholders meeting, is aimed to create unity, make clear our mode of...

Oduma set to celebrate birthday, APC Tribunal Victory  ...says, for me, It's a double celebration By: Oriaifoh Godwins High Chief Robert Okoinemen, aka Oduma Of the Universe, who will be one year older tomorrow, April 2nd 2025, in his Birthday Anniversary message, said; "As I mark my birthday tomorrow, April 2nd, 2025, I have a strong conviction that the 2024 Edo Guber election tribunal judgment, will favor Governor Monday Okpebholo. This would make it a double celebration, for me and for our great party, the APC".   Continuing, High Chief Okoinemen, who said; "On the political front, I urge Asuen Igholado to reconsider his stance on continued litigation against Governor Okpebholo", also advised that, Ighodalo should not allow himself to be used by party stakeholders to prolong unnecessary legal battles and waste resources in the process, rather, Ighodalo should embrace peace, unity, and the understanding that power ultimately comes from God; saying; "let u...

Esan Man To Receive Chieftaincy title Of Enobore By: Our Correspondent Dr. Eigbiremolen Ebosele Iyere, aka Aitamaigbe, a renowned traditional doctor, a native of Eidenu-Irrua, is billed to be conferred with the title of Enobore of Obazogbenugun kingdom, in Orhionmwon local government area of Edo state. In an exclusive chat with Winning Media Online, Dr. Iyere, revealed that the conferment of the title on him, will take place on Sunday, the 6th of April, 2025. Chief Onobore of Obazogbenugun Kingdom, in the waiting, said; "I feel highly honoured by this Chieftaincy title. "The kingdom has found me worthy of receiving this title, and all I can say, is that, I will do more in line with what the title implies, because, to who much is given, nothing less is expected. "Again, April 8th is my birthday, so you can see, it's a double celebration for me, earnestly, I am very happy". Chief Aitamaigbe concluded. "Onobore", which translates to "Odonebho", ...