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Nov 30, 2022 By Editor The New Apostolic Centre for Development (NCD), a humanitarian arm of the New Apostolic Church said no fewer than 1,079 persons had reported cases of human trafficking and gender based violence to the Edo State Sexual Assault Referral Centre, otherwise known as Vivian Centre to seek for justice. Mr Victor Oriakhi, board member of the Benin City based non-governmental organisation, said the figures was occasioned by the  body's  implementation's of  the Agents for Transformation programme project funded by the European Union in the state. Oriakhi made the disclosure in Benin City while briefing the press at the end of a town hall meeting and training of participants on the awareness and danger of trafficking in persons and improved response to sexual and gender based violence in the state. He disclosed that before the implementation of the programme which commenced in June, about 600 victims of the societal menace had  ap...

By Editor Nov 28, 2022 Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has rolled out plans to celebrate and honour past and present leaders that served the union meritoriously  in the state. A statement by the state president and secretary of the union, Comrade Lazarus Adorolor and Olumuyiwa Cole, respectively, and made available to newsmen in Benin City said the past and present leaders of the union will be honoured in its 2022 week. The union, who noted that the leaders gave the best of their lives for the betterment and struggle of the union, said the union's week celebration will commence on November 28, 2022. He said the event which has in its theme, "Sustaining an Autonomous Local Government as a catalyst for National Development", will be delivered by the federal Commissioner, Federal Character Commission, Abuja, Prof. Osarunmwese Imuetinyan on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Imaguero Grammer School, Benin-City by 10.00am. ...

Nov 25, 2022 Edo State Police Command  said it has rescued 14 persons who were kidnapped in Akoko-Edo local government area while travelling for a wedding ceremony to Ilorin state. The police image maker, SP Chidi Nwabuzor made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin on Friday. Nwabuzor said the victims were among persons kidnapped in a two luxury buses on their way from Benue state to a wedding ceremony in Ilorin. He said the persons were kidnapped on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 4pm along Lagos–Abuja Road, by Ikeran Oke, Ibillo, in Akoko - Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. He said the police command was aware of the incident about 5:15pm on Thursday through the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ibillo Division. The state police image maker said nine persons were rescued on Thursday while five others were also rescued on Friday (today), adding that an unspecified numbers of the victims were still missing. "The Command at about 1715hrs of...

By Editor Nov 25, 2022 Pharmacist Paul Enebeli, the former President General of Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU), others at the presentation of multi-million naira drugs to flood victims in Delta state. Pharmacist Paul Enebeli, the former President General of Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU) and some pharmaceutical companies have donated drugs worth over N6 million to flood victims in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State. Enebeli also disclosed  that his company the New Heights Pharma Limited  donated a cash of N1million to assist the affected persons in the local government. The former president of NNU who presented the drugs recently to the beneficiaries at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Ozoma Uku Primary School, Ashaka in Ndokwa East Local Government Area said the gesture was in collaboration between his Pharmaceutical Company, New Heights Pharma Limited and other pharmaceutical companies in the countries. Enebeli who said he was pained by the havoc of...

A LAPO staff presenting trophy to students of University Preparatory Secondary School (UPSS),  Benin City who emerged the overall winner of the organization's 2022 quiz competition held in Benin City. By Editor Nov 20,  2022 LAPO Microfinance Bank limited like the Seplat Energy Plc has empowered three secondary schools in Edo state with Science equipment worth million of naira. BusinessDay reports that Seplat Energy Plc had October 28, 2022 splashed the sum of N18,675 million project support, scholarship on three schools in Edo, Delta during its 2022 quiz competition held in Benin City. The schools that benefited from the Seplat energy empowerment are Green Park Academy, Benin City, Deeper Life High School , Delta state and University of Benin Demonstration Secondary School (UDSS), Benin City that came overall winner, first and second runner up respectively. Green Park Academy had the overall best prize of N10million, Deeper Life High School got N5million while the...

By Editor Nov 19, 2022 The completion of the ongoing  Effurun-Warri water scheme will provide potable water to 3000 homes in Delta State, the state commissioner for Water Resources, Chief Samuel Mariere has said. Mariere said the water scheme will be completed before the end of February in the 2023 fiscal year. The commissioner disclosed this at the ministry's 2023 budget defence meeting with the State House of Assembly Committee on Water Resources in Asaba. He noted that the project which is at the verge of completion was a major target for the ministry and the state government. While disclosing that the 2022 budget performance of the ministry was 34.5 percent, he added that N1.9 billion was approved for the ministry as Capital Expenditures. The former lawmaker, who was a former Chairman of the Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Water Resources, said the sum of N2.03 billion was proposed for capital projects in the 2023 fiscal year. He, however, solicited for s...

By Editor Nov 19, 2022 Hon David Odeli, Special Assistant to Delta State Governor on Youth and Community Development Hon David Odeli, Special Assistant to the Delta State governor on Youth  and Community development has said that the former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori will not do anything to destroy the People's Democratic Party (PDP) he laboured to build with others in the country as well as in the state. Odeli made the remarks during a chat with journalists in Benin City, Edo State on the sideline of the lingering crisis between the State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and Chief Ibori on the choice of the party's gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 elections in the state. He described the two-time governor of the state  as a foremost national leader and a core party man. "Chief James Ibori, the former two-time of our state  is a foremost national leader and a core party man. There is no way he will destroy the house he and his political foot s...