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Court Cancels Movement Restrictions On Sanitation Days It is now unlawful for the movement of person to be restricted on environmental sanitation days. This development, follows the declaration of Edo State High Court in a landmark judgment delivered today, 26th March 2026, that the restriction of human and vehicular movement during the state’s environmental sanitation exercise, is unlawful. Today, Justice Isoken Urhomwen Erameh ruled that the enforcement of a stay-at-home order between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on sanitation days violates citizens’ constitutional rights. In its decision, the court held that such restrictions are inconsistent with Section 41(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, which guarantees freedom of movement. It further found the measures to be in breach of Articles 12 and 13 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. In view of the foregoing, Justice Erameh  issued a declaration that the prohibition of movement during the ...

FOCUS: Violence, Insurgencies...   Usual Occurrences During Electioneering Periods in Nigeria:  A Worrisome Trend By: Oriaifoh Godwins  The current rise in security challenges, including kidnapping attacks on our military and law enforcement agencies are not new to the Nigeria society, especially at time like this, when politicking is gradually getting to crescendo. It is at this time that criminal elements who live on nothing other than crime, come all out to earn their criminal living. Hence, those crimes that Innocent citizens are experiencing today. The question to ask is: why this recurrent decimal, and why at this time?  The reason is simple: Many of those that are not on the same political divide with the ruling party, want to do everything they can, to unseat the ruling party; sometimes by sponsoring crisis and causing mayhem, so as to make the ruling party unpopular. This is how desperately wicked, callous and demonic the heart of some men can be. They are n...

Esan Central LG Chairman Presents 2026 Budget Of Transformation ...It is in line with the wind of positive change -Chairman By: Our Reporter Today, Thursday 12 March 2026, the Chairman, Esan Central Local Government, ECLG, area of Edo state, Rt. Hon. Kelvin Ainiyalahimi Iyere, presented the 2026 Budget Christened the Budget of Transformation.  Presenting the Budget to the Legislative Arm of the local government, the Chairman assured that, the budget is crafted with the vision of enhancing the quality of life for the people in the local government, and also for promoting sustainable development in the communities, saying; “…This is yet another opportunity to render the account of my stewardship on the extent to which our administration has been able to actualize the 2025 Budget Estimate”. Continuing, the Chairman said; ”This year Budget is Christened BUDGET OF “TRANSFORMATION”. It is in line with this bold objective of ours; coupled with the wind of positive change which is being pu...

  INSECURITY : Dr. Agbonmhere Takes Fight To Criminals' Enclave ...calls on others to join By: Oriaifoh Godwins Edo state, just like the other states in Nigeria, has been facing several security challenges in recent time. Following the unabiting security challenges being faced by the state a public spirited political figure in Edo state and the current Chairman of Edo state Ecological Funding and Management Commission,Hon. Dr. Blessing Agbonmhere has joined security forces in Edo state to support their ongoing efforts in flushing out the terrorist, kidnappers, and other hoodlums out of our Forest. Speaking in a viral video, Hon. Dr. Agbonmhere who challenged the different confraternities in Edo state to come all out in support of the fight against the criminals, also charged them that this is the time their expertise and temerity is needed as Edo state is facing security challenges. Dr. Blessing Agbonmhere's advise, is apt and pragmatic, and in my opinion, the Edo state Governo...

  How Not To Play Politics . . .. Daniel Bwala as a case study By: Oriaifoh Godwins Politics, some people say, is a dirty game; but for me, I believe it is a NOBLE GAME, but played by some people who are dirty inside and out.  To play politics in Nigeria, you must be 'dirty' inside, you must be capable of speaking from both sides of your mouth and must have the ability to discredit people, so you can have your way. You must be ready at all time to put out peoples' candles so your own candle can shine. To be a politician, you must be someone that is ready to do anything including killing people that you feel their presence is threatening your position, fame, recognition or acceptability. I say this with every certainty, because I experienced it from some of those dirty individuals that so called themselves politicians. Moreso, we have seen several instances of all these play out in Nigeria. But must it be so? While campaigning for his former party, the Peoples Democratic Par...

As Edo Local Government Chairmanship Election Draws Close  .... aspirants warm up for task ahead. By Oriaifoh Godwins A number of persons in the five local government areas of Edo Central are already warming up for the position of the number one citizen in their respective local government areas, as Edo state Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC, set timetable for the local government Election in the state. In Esan central local government area, the battle for the position of the chairman of the local government has been made easy for the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the leaders pruned down eligible contestants to those from wards 5 and 6. In view of this, all those from other wards that were intherto showing interest in contesting eventually dumped the idea leaving only Prince Abdulahi Momodu of ward 5 to remain in the race. This eventually settled the question of who wears the cap, in the APC for the position, even though other political parties are yet to show interest...

Apprehended Kidnappers, How Should They Be Treated? By: Oriaifoh Godwins   It is no longer news that security challenges tops the numerous challenges that Nigeria is faced with today. It is also very evident that our men and women officers of the law have done everything they could to tackle this menace, but they constantly appear to be overwhelmed by this monstrous challenge. Overtime, it appears the Nigerian government authorities are not interested in tackling this problem headlong, as it has been reported that some state governments pay the kidnappers to secure the release of citizens, while paying lip service to curtailing the criminals. In Edo state recently, by divine intervention, some kidnappers that kidnapped two medical doctors and eventually killed one of them, and released the second doctor, after a ransom of 50 million naira was said to have been paid, were arrested. The crime happened around Auchi axis in Edo North. The two apprehended kidnappers were reportedly t...

Southerners are Demonstrating Unity Today, More than Ever  -APC Chieftain By: Our Correspondent An All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain in Esan Central Local Government, ECLG, area of Edo State, Hon. Mayor Iyere, has commended the way Nigerians, and indeed people from southern Nigeria are uniting in support of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria, as he pursues and implements policies that are positively transforming Nigeria. In an exclusive chat with Winning Media News, Hon. Iyere said; "One might not agree with President Tinubu's economic policies; and politics is indeed more complex than it often appears from the outside, especially until one attains and experience that position of power".  "However, this period marks a significant moment where southerners are demonstrating unity, speaking with a more collective voice. Historically, other regions of the country have perceived us as people who might compromise their own for fin...