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Sigh of Relief, As Edo Senators Urge Federal Government To Fix Failed Portion Of Benin-Auchi Road  By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Senators representing Edo North and Edo Central Senatorial districts, Senators Adams Aliu Oshiomhole, and Senator Monday Okpebholo, respectively, has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, direct the contractors responsible for the dualisation of the Benin Auchi  road to return to site immediately. Speaking at the plenary, Senator Adams Oshiomhole who moved the motion, urged the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for ratification, and that the Ministry of Works and Housing to commence repairs on the failed portions of the road, drawing from the 75 Billion Naira approved by the immediate past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Senator Oshiomhole also urged the Federal Government to provide adequate funding for the dualisation of the road, and come up with a plan to settle all legal issues with the contractors, bordering on the ...

 EDO 2024 GUBER: Esan Okpa Initiative, Aims At Promoting Unity Of Esanland             -Amb. UHOMOIBHI By: Oriaifoh Godwins The foremost Edo 2024 gubernatorial aspirant, Ambassador Dr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, OFR, a first class Foreign Diplomat, has described the meeting held by Esan Okpa Initiative, EOI, at the Protea Hotel, in Benin, on Sunday, 9th July, 2023, as; '...very appropriate and very relevant initiative at this time, given the flurry of aspirants from Esanland alone, for the 2024 Governorship election'. Continuing, Ambassador Uhomoibhi said, the purpose of the meeting, as clearly stated by the Chairman of the group, is to ensure that, Esan stand together as one; he added that, the Chairman also made it clear that Esan Okpa Initiative, is not partisan, saying; '...indeed, the conduct, the manner and the content of what has transpired so far, has been totally objective, and non partisan, and entirely focused on ensuring that Esan put...

Promotion; Police Academy lecturer petitions PSC over alleged document mutilation A lecturer with the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil in Kano State, Dr Goddy Igbaekemen has petitioned the Police Service Commission (PSC) over alleged mutilation and removal of documents from his official records. A copy of the petition, signed by the counsel to the lecturer, Mr Thomas Shachia was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Igbaekemen alleged that the mutilation and removal of the document from his record was to frustrate and deny him promotion duly approved by the academy since 2015. According to him, the letter on which the approval was conveyed was mutilated, removed from his official record and concealed by individuals bent on frustrating him. The lecturer said the anomaly was discovered after several efforts and official letter to the registrar of the academy, seeking retrieval of the document. Igbaekemen said his travail in the Academy started with his unlaw...

 AAU TUITION: SIT, FOFSUL In A Showdown... ...who blinks first? By: Oriaifoh Godwins Tension appears to be mounting again, as the Forum of Former Students' Union Leaders, FOFSUL, in a release they captioned: "WE MATCH AGAINST THE ODDITIES, RE: Exorbitant School Fees/Dues Increment And A Call For Urgent Reduction", dated 20/06/2023, and signed by the National President, Comrade Isaac O. J. Ifijen, and the National Secretary, Comrade Ehijie O. Francis, where they call on all Market women, Traders, Artisans, Civil servants, Farmers, to join in demanding for a reduction of the school fees on a solidarity march, if the management of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, refuse to listen to their collective voice.  The statement reads in part; "Our attention has been drawn to the publication of Ambrose Alli University Management, Ekpoma of the deadline slated for the payment of acceptance cum school fees. The inimical move, is to suppress, oppress and threaten students who have be...

THE EDO STATE MODEL OF ELECTED DICTATORSHIP: NEVER AGAIN IN NIGERIA  Washington Osa Osifo, PhD.  June 12 was excitedly and most deservingly celebrated as democracy day in  Nigeria. It is remembered as the darkest day in the long tortuous journey to our current democratic experience. Nigeria must alongside, mark other dark spots inflicted on our democracy with frenzied demonism by anti democratic opportunists in positions of power. One of such is the cold hearted refusal by Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State, to set up the inauguration of the 2019 members elect of Edo State House of Assembly as constitutionally required.  While the details of the entire episode need not detain us, a recapitulation will be necessary. The House Of Assembly election was held on Saturday March 19, 2019 and members- elect waited for their inauguration into the 7th Assembly of the House in the State. On June 16, 2019, Members-elect addressed a Press Conference calling on the Governor...

 Mama Vigipraise Rice Now In Nigeria Market An indigenous rice processing company, Mama Vigipraise Rice Mills has started production of over 5,000 bags of rice daily, being distributed to various markets in Edo State and Nigeria. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Pastor (Mrs) Ehis Ibhaguezejele, disclosed this in Benin City recently, during a meeting with rice dealers, distributors and other stakeholders from different parts of Edo State. The meeting was to formally inform the major stakeholders regarding the sale of the commodity at the open market. Mama Vigipraise Rice Mills is an initiative of an Edo State-based business mogul,  Pastor (Mrs) Ehis Ibhaguezejele, who hails from Igueben Local Government Area, in Edo Central Senatorial District (Esanland). Her Initiative and investment in rice production is with the view to complementing the Federal Government’s economic diversification policy from oil to the non-oil sector, particularly agriculture....

Edo Guber 2024: Groups, residents disagree over zoning By: Oriaifoh Godwins The convener of the group, "Edo 2024: Governorship From Edo Central, GOFEC", Dr. Jude Obasanmi, in a recent chat with newsmen, said; come 2024 Edo gubernatorial election, Edo North and Edo South Senatorial districts, should in the spirit of unity, that Edo state is known for, support Edo central to produce the next governor of the state.  According to Dr. Obasanmi; '...for Equity, Fairness and Justice and for the peaceful coexistence of Edo people, there is the need for Edo central to produce the next governor of Edo state...' Continuing, he said, Edo central has in time past supported both Edo North as well as Edo South to emerge as the governor of Edo state, saying it is not out of place if the other two Senatorial districts should in the spirit of oneness, also Support Edo central candidates, irrespective of the  political party platforms they are contesting under, to emerge as the next gov...