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   Patience Ogbiti holds the "Unity torch."       She is flanked on her immediate left by       Edo State deputy governor, Rt. Hon.             Dennis Idahosa and members of the           Edo State Sports Commission and               athletes By Bernadette Idalu Edo State deputy governor, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa on Monday, March 24, 2025, on behalf of Governor Monday Okpebholo ceremonially received the "Unity torch" for the "Niger Delta Sports Festival" holding at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, from April 1- 9, from the Edo State Sports Commission Chairman, Desmond Amadin Enabulele. Enabulele who led Sabina Chikere and other members of the sports commission and athletes to Government House expressed  readiness to make Edo State proud by winning laurels based on their participation in seventeen games at the sports meet which ha...

An Earnest Appeal for the Reconsideration of the Suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Reinforcement of Democratic Principles Your Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. March 20, 2025 Dear Mr. President, I write to you today as a devoted and patriotic citizen of this great nation, Nigeria. I deeply appreciate the remarkable commitment you have demonstrated in your efforts to secure the peace, unity, and progress of our country, especially in the face of pressing security challenges that threaten the lives and livelihoods of our people. Your courage to take decisive actions when required speaks to your dedication to preserving the very fabric of our society. It is from this place of deep respect for your leadership and a shared desire for a stronger Nigeria that I humbly present this heartfelt plea. The recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of its elected Go...

   Managing Director, EdoGIS, Dr. Tony             Ikpasaja Managing Director, (MD) Edo State Geographic Information Service (EdoGIS), Dr. Tony Ikpasaja has disclosed plans to transform Benin to a smart City by the Edo State government. In an interview Dr. Ikpasaja stated plans to modernize the ancient city through reliance on strategic urban renewal and expansion programmes. Ikpasaja said the initiative seeks to decongest the city centre and create new urban settlements that align with global standards for smart cities. He emphasized that EdoGIS is actively engaged in configuring the city from its traditional landscape into a modern metropolis. Interacting with the press from his EdoGIS office in Benin City, Ikpasaja affirmed, “ We have new areas we need to develop, expand and create new cities and estates. Right now, we are working on creating a smart city that can compete with any in the world. This is not rocket science it is achievable.”...

By Bernadette Idalu Even as members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, sang praises of Governor Monday Okpebholo on Wednesday, calling him a servant -leader with abilities to attract topnotch personalities to the All Progressives Congress, (APC) fold as exemplified by his personal reception of new members from across the eighteen Local Government Areas of the state, at the New Festival Hall, Edo State Government House, former Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, (EDHA), Rt. Hon. Francis Abumere Okiye used the occasion to tell Edo State citizens to brace up for better days. Rt. Hon. Francis Okiye who viewed the development from an emotional and objective approach said the influx into the party would affect decision making for politics is a game of numbers. He stated that decision making within the party would be final at the level of the electorates. On the objective level, Okiye said the product the APC now had, at the drivers seat, which is Governor Monday Okpebholo, ...

   Dr. Chris Ekiyor, former President, Ijaw         Youth Council (IYC), fielding questions         from the press Dr. Chris Ekiyor, former President, Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has called Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike to order, telling him to guard his tongue and be cautious of utterances against the Ijaw nation. Reacting based on the alleged insult of the Ijaw nation and its people by the FCT Minister, Chris Ekiyor stated, " The Ijaw nation is bigger than Wike. He has bitten more than he can chew to drag the Ijaw nation into simple political greed.  "When privileged people in this country find themselves in a place of power they suddenly forget who they are and they tend to throw caution to the wind. They talk anyhow as if they are going to remain in power perpetually. He is a lucky man. He has been in the corridors of power since 1999. He has been Council Chairman, Chief of Sta...

Mrs. Itohan Osahon Edokpolor addressing members of the press at the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists By Bernadette Idalu Interesting days lie ahead of Nigerians with pundits already wondering if the political cliché " Woman talk to woman, woman understand" would come to bear, based on the public call on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to apologise to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Mrs. Itohan Osahon Edokpolor, former Chairman, Ikpoba Okha Local Government of Edo State and notable leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Edo South, called out the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, asking her to apologise forthwith to the Senate President.  She led a group of women in politics to the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists for a stopover visit.  Mrs. Edokpolor pointed out female senators like Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Senator Daisy Ehanire Danjuma amongst others whom she said stood their ground and...