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By Chris Akhabue, Benin City The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winners of all chairmanship and councillorship positions in the local government elections conducted across the state on Saturday. Announcing the results at a press conference in Benin City on Sunday, the Commission’s Chairman, Mr. Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, confirmed that the APC clinched all 18 local government chairmanship seats as well as the 192 councillorship positions contested. According to Aifuobhokhan, the elections were successfully conducted across the state’s 18 local government areas and 192 wards, with all stages of the process carried out in compliance with the Edo State Local Government Electoral Law 2022, as amended in 2026, and other relevant regulations. “Following the completion of collation at ward and local government levels, duly appointed returning officers declared the results in their respective juris...

_Rights Group, Residents Urge Station To Sustain Standard_ The Edo Broadcasting Service, EBS, under the leadership of the Acting Managing Director, Festus Alenkhe, has received widespread commendation for its comprehensive live coverage and incisive analysis of the just-concluded Local Government elections in Edo State. Throughout the election day, EBS TV provided uninterrupted real-time updates from polling units and collation centres across the 18 local government areas, ensuring that viewers across the state and beyond were kept abreast of developments as they unfolded. In a bid to deepen public understanding of the electoral process, the station also featured erudite university lecturers, political analysts and governance experts in its studio. The scholars provided top-notch commentary, context and analysis of the election throughout the day, a development that was widely applauded by viewers. The high point of the coverage was the live transmission of the confirmation...

From Chris Akhabue,  Edo  The Winner of the just concluded Edo state local government election in Esan South-East local government area, Mr. Tega Amiegbebhor  of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  has vowed to use his people centered government at the local government council as the Chairman of the council to pursue the actualisation of the 2.5 million votes support for the re-election bid of President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He stated this yesterday after casting his vote in his polling unit in Ugboha in Esan South-East local government area of Edo state. According to him, "What you are seeing today is just the beginning of the mobilisation for the 2.5 million votes support for the re-election bid for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu re-election. The people came out massively to vote for me because they have faith in me that the development impact of my tenure as the local government Chairman would be visible across the ten wards of the local government area. I know ...

By: Ikpea Media Network The Chairman, Edo State Traditional Medicines Board, TMB, High Chief Abudu Ugbesia JP, has emphasized on the need for the people of Esanland to be focused, and not make the mistake of derailing the developmental process in Edo Central Senatorial district by supporting any other candidate, apart from Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Senator currently representing Edo central Senatorial district, who is asking for the people's mandate to contest in the 2027 Senatorial election. High Chief Ugbesia made this emphasis on Saturday, 27th June 2027, at the palace of the Okaijesan of Esanland, where he granted interview to media men during the 55th coronation anniversary of the Okaijesan of Esanland, Alhaji.W.O Momodu, JP, CON. Speaking, High Chief Ugbesia said; "Let us not make any mistake about it, we are gradually getting political leadership right in Edo State, as we have a governor who is practically delivering the dividends of democracy, and the p...

Ikpea Media Team Network  ‎The dynamics of constituency representation has evolved over time, and as the dynamics of society continue to change, new leadership styles and approaches become imperative if we must aspire to strike a balance between good representation and development. ‎ ‎ ‎ Fortunately, we have a vibrant, patriotic, empathetic and perceptive representative who is from the crucible of our shared experiences as Esan people, one  who possess a deep sense of understanding of our peculiar needs, challenges, fears, viewpoints,  qualities and virtues that will allow him to effectively navigate complex crevices of challenges when fully given the opportunity and supported to represent our district at the national Assemble. ‎ ‎ Senator Joseph Ikpea has been able to evaluate and understand the perspectives and experiences of our people as a man who has lived with his people and has a deliberate detailed forensic analysis and study of our peculiar challenges...

By Professor Chuke Nwude I wrote this and a lot of people said, "No course is useless." In Nigeria, if you come from a struggling family and your main reason for going to university is to study a course, graduate, get a job, and help your family financially, then there are courses you need to think very carefully about before choosing When I say "useless," I don't mean the course itself has no value. I mean it may be useless to your specific goal if your goal is to use it to put food on your table after graduation  The problem is not the course itself, the problem is the Nigerian job market. In an ideal country, every course should have enough opportunities for graduates. Unfortunately, that is not the reality we are living in. NIGERIA IS DIFFERENT. Let me explain. If you go to a teaching hospital today, depending on how big the hospital is, you might find between 100 and 300 medical doctors working there. Now let's look at some other professions...