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Hon Maria Edeko, Deputy Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly By Editor July 29, 2023 The Deputy Speaker,  Edo House of Assembly, Hon. Maria Edeko on Thursday called on celebrities and the youths to steer clear of drugs,saying that it would enable them stay focused in their chosen career. DailyMonitorngr reports that the deputy speaker also  warned against human trafficking and sexual harassment. Edeko made the call when the management and members of the Twinsporium Entertainment Agency paid her a courtesy visit at the Edo House of Assembly complex in Benin. She opined that drugs abuse, human trafficking and sexual exploitation are social vices that have negatively impacted on the life of youths in the country. According to her,  the menace of drug abuse had in the past brought devastating consequences including physical and mental health problems, financial difficulties and death to many successful celebrities in Nigeria. "As professionals,  one thing you...

Comrade Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, Head, Corporate Communications, AAU By Editor July 27, 2023 The authorities of Ambrose Alli University (AAU),  Ekpoma, Edo State, have appointed the former chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, Comrade Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, Head, Corporate Communications of the University.  Dailymonitorngr reports that the appointment of Otunba Mike Aladenika as, Head of image maker of the university was contained in a statement issued by the University's Acting Registrar Ambrose Odiase and made available to newsmen in Benin City. Odiase, said the appointment of the former, Head of News and Current Affairs, AIT Benin was geared towards the repositioning of the state-owned institution. According to him, our institution is undergoing rebranding in all facets and our corporate image is important to the growth of the institution, thus the need to engage a professional with requisite cognate experience. "It is the ...

By Editor July 22, 2023 Hon Natasha Osawaru, the lawmaker, representing Egor Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly has revealed that six pupils of Evbotubu Primary School have lost their lives to flood that ravaged the school. DailyMonitorngr reports that Natasha made the revelation while moving a motion of urgent public importance at the house's plenary session in Benin City. The People's Democratic Party (PDP), lawmaker, decried the plight of the inhabitants of Evbotubu community as a result of the incessant floodings which have spanned for more than a decade. The youngest legislator in the house, who noted that floodings which have ravaged Evbotubu Primary School had so far claimed the lives of six pupils of the school, however, disclosed that the school had been relocated due to its deplorable condition occasioned by the floodings. Natasha while urging her co-legisaltors to support her motion , opined that the massive stagnant water around the affected...

Mrs Nefishetu Yakubu, Chairman, Correspondents' Chapel, Edo Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). By Editor July 21, 2023 Members of the Correspendents' Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State council, on Friday passed a vote of  confidence on the chapel's head led by Nefisetu Yakubu.   The unanimous endorsement of the chairman by members was resolved at the chapel's emergency meeting held at the secretariat in Benin City.   During the meeting, attended by members, who are journalists in various national newspapers, magazines and broadcast stations, they agreed that the executive of the Chapel deserves to be supported because the leadership has over the years united members and raised their respective capacities.   Speaking, Comrade Abdullahi Bello of Daily Trust moved a motion for the resolution for the implicit confidence on the chairman, saying that the chairman needs the backing of all members so to sust...

By Editor July 14, 2023 As interview for the appointment of substantive Chief Medical Director for the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) is concluded, the final announcement for the appointment has been laced with ethnic sentiments between the people of Edo Central and Edo North senatorial districts. Dailymonitorngr reports that the struggle for the exalted position was between candidates from two senatorial districts. The hospital is sited in Edo Central. The search for a substantive CMD was occasioned by the retirement of Professor Sylvanus Okogbenin, the immediate past head of the hospital. The interview which had been concluded reportedly has Dr Mojeed Momoh from the Edo North defeating other candidates which are from Edo Central as well as the Acting Chief Medical Director, who hails from Edo South. Reacting to the allegation of ethnic sentiment being pondered by the Edo Central senatorial district, Dr Desmond Iyokpa, president Edo North League described the re...

Pastor (Dr) Azemhe Azena, Senior Pastor at Omega Fire Ministries Southern Region 2 By Austen Akhagbeme July 9, 2023 History is replete with men that have changed society for good from time immemorial.  But one common denominator about such historical happenstance at every circle of the history of development is the fact that such great men always emanate from and are unconditionally loved by the people themselves. This is the story of Dr Azemhe Azena, a former motorcycle rider, truck-pusher and load carrier. Dr Azemhe grew through the dangerous and life-threatening ladder of poverty and deprivation that saw him homeless at some point as a young lad growing up. This, perhaps, explains his closeness to the very wretched, the youths, the widows and all strata of men in society and their challenges up until now. His ministry to the very abandoned and ex-convicts is soul-touching. The same with confessed criminals who readily and willingly lay down their arms for rehabilitat...

Governor Godwin Obasiki of Edo State while formally presented with PDP membership card June, 2019 By John Mayaki  July 9, 2023 The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state currently rests with Governor Godwin Obaseki, who displaced Chief Dan Osi Orbih. However, since Obaseki assumed leadership, the party has been plagued by ongoing crises. The most recent blow came with the resignation of former governorship aspirant Engr. Gideon Ikhine. Prior to Ikhine, notable figures such as Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Barrister Kenneth Imansuangbon (popularly known as Rice Man), and former Commissioner for Information Mr. Adaeze Emwanta, among others, have also left the party. Obaseki’s entry into the PDP, where he was offered the party’s ticket to contest for a second term in office, marked a turning point. He swiftly took control of the party’s leadership, leading to a series of litigation and internal conflicts. Prominent figures like Chief Dan Orbih have now...

Some members of the group with Very Rev.Fr Obiyan during the visit in Benin City. By Editor July 8, 2023 A Group under the aegis of Youth for Good Governance (YGG) has called on a Catholic Priest, Very  Rev. Fr. Andrew Obinyan to contest the forthcoming Edo State gubernatorial Election.  The group championed by Comrade Arigbe  Victor Foundation, a Non- Governmental Organization  based in the United Kingdom made the call during a courtesy visit to the Catholic Priest in Benin City.  Arigbe said the foundation is made up of youths from the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State.  Speaking on behalf of the founder of the foundation, Comrade Goodnews Ehiabhi, who said the group has over three million youths across the country, however, advocated for transparency and good governance in the country.  He noted that the group believed  that the clergy man is more suited to take the state to greater heights, having been following his activities...

Prof  Remy uche (L) Supreme Subordinate President, Nigeria, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, elected President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (M) and Noble Lady Chinwe Mgbajiaka, Supreme Subordinate Ladies  Axillary President, Nigeria  By Editor July 6, 2023 Knights of St-John International and Ladies Auxiliary threw its weight behind the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria rejection on  the proposed bill for an Act to establish the National Council for Christian Education by the National Assembly. The group in a statement signed by Sir (Prof) Remi Uche, Supreme Subordinate President, Nigeria and Noble Lady Chinwe Mgbajiaka, Supreme Subordinate Ladies  Axillary President, Nigeria and made available to newsmen said the purpose of the bill was for the regulation and setting standards and related matters 2023 for the Christian Education. Sir (Prof) Remi Uche who said the bill is completely repudiating demanded that it should be disca...

By Uzo Maxim Uzoatu July 30, 2023 It was from a Facebook post of my dear brother Chuma Nwokolo that I learnt of the passing away of Agbo Areo, the self-effacing brain behind the Pacesetters Series conceived by Macmillan Publishers UK for young adults and teenage readers across Africa. Agbo Areo who was then an editor with Macmillan Nigeria somewhat convinced his bosses in Britain that there was a vast market for thrillers, romances and adventure stories. Macmillan UK was an educational publisher with hardly any stomach for publishing novels, but Agbo Areo pressed on with his pet idea. He was then asked to write the model book, and he wrote the 30,000-odd-word novel entitled Director! It would have been odd to start the series with only one title. The Macmillan editors had to look into their slush file and selected two other titles: The Smugglers by Kalu Okpi and The Undesirable Element by Mohammed Sule. The three selected authors somewhat served the Nigerian tri...