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From Chris Akhabue Creation of Alternatives to Irregular Migration and Trafficking (CAIMAT), a non governmental organisation based in Benin City, the Edo state vapital, has trained and empowered  four hundred and fifty youths in Benin City and its environ in skills acquisition and other vocational training programs. This was disclosed yesterday in a press briefing  in his Benin City office,by the Project Director, Saliu B.Aidorolo. According to him, the European Union Project through the British Council in Nigeria is implemented in Edo state by four Civil Society Organisation with the aim of providing alternative means of access to   socio-economic alternatives to irregular migration. " This Project is a European Union funded intervention project through the British Council in Nigeria under the Agent for Citizens-Driven Transformation (ACT) programme.  "This project is implemented in Edo state by a consortium of four Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by Ideal

The Edo State All Progressives Congress(APC) has accused the Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki of plotting to employ the services of Vigilante to disrupt the saturday general election in the rural areas. This was contained in a release signed and made available to the Press by the Party's State Publicity Secretary, Prince (Barr) Peter Uwadiae Igbinigie. According to him, "this is to bring to the notice of the general public, the clandestine and sinister move of the Governor of Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki to use Edo State Vigilante Network to intimidate, harass and cause mayhem during and after the elections particularly in the rural areas of the State.  "It must be noted with serious concern that the Electoral-Act 2022 did not and never envisaged the use of vigilante personnel for Security duties during elections. For the avoidance of doubt, the only Security Agents contemplated in  the Act for security duties during elections is the Police.  "

The Edo State Labour Party Chairman, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi   has raised the alarm over plans  by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to creat chaos in  Labour party strongholds with the aim of cancelling the votes in those units.  Ogbaloi, made the allegation shortly after meeting with the state executive members of the party in Benin City earlier today at the party secretariat in Benin City, the Edo state capital. He said the disaffection will be so much that it could lead to a fight between the two political parties supporters at the polling units and this by implication compel the Independent National Electoral Commissioner to call for the cancelations of these units  "We also discussed matters of the opposition parties who have been on our heels, especially in the period now when it is discovered that they have all been at the receiving end. "It has been clearly analyzed by the experts within our society that come on Saturday, Labour Party will be coasting home

  By Chris Akhabue Recall  a few days ago, the Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki called for the arrest and interrogation of his predecessor and benefactor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the former governor of Edo state in connection with a video that has since gone viral in which Comrade Oshiomhole was  seen allegedly  instigating  some youths to intimidate Labour Party members and their supporters out of Edo state. Not quite long after this, violent protest broke out in the Benin metropolis in connection with the lingering naira scarcity and its attendant hardship. Some aggrieved youth took to the street, breaking  and destroying banks ATM and properties in the process. An owl cried in the night and in the morning a baby who was not  previously ill suddenly died without any verifiable cause.  The mother of the baby, family members and neighbours would definitely  attribute the death of the baby to the ominous nurctunal  owl who may not actually be responsible for the death

The Reliance Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council held their election yesterday at the conference room of the council. The election which was supervised by the leaders of the union was keenly contested by some members of the chapel. Those elected were Comrade Ehichioya Stephen Odion, Chairman, Comrade Stanley Igunbor, Vice Charman, Comrade Alabi Saviour, Secretary, Comrade Happiness Ilusota, Treasurer and Blessing Ebifagha, Assistant Secretary. After announcing the winners by the Eleco, the elected members of the chapel took their oath of office, which was administered by the chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe. In his remark, Comrade   Alenkhe advised the newly elected officers  to  adhere strictly  to the Constitution of the union when discharging their duties.  He also said that as journalists, we must be ready to project the union by our actions wherever we are call to serve. He enjoined the ne

The Edo State Chairman of the  Nigeria Union  Of Journalists, Comerade Festus Alenkhe  has appealed to youth and other aggrieved persons over the scarcity of New naira notes to remain calm and refrain from the destruction of Public property especially Bank and government  facilities .  In a statement made available to the Press,  the chairman of the NUJ, Edo state council  , said when things normalise  that Nigerians will still revert to the use of the various critical facilities now under destruction .  The statement named some facilities now under attack  to include Banks, Automated Machines (ATM), Point of Sales Shops (POS), street lights in Benin city and other government properties .  In the statement , Comrade Festus Alenkhe called for calm and advised that, the people should patiently preserve and exercise their franchise by voting for the candidate of their choice during the general  election coming up soon.  The statement called for restrain as it suspect the polit

The Edo State Labour Party Chairman, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi has described as primitive and absurd, the alleged  video  in which the former Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was seen allegedly instructing  some youths to harass labour party members and its supporters.  Ogbaloi made the remarks yesterday in a press briefing at the  Party Secretariat in Benin City, the Edo State capital.  According to him, "there is before us and the general public, a video, in which the former governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole was spotted,  instructing  APC thugs and their youth wings to intimidate Labour Party members and its supporters. "This, in our view, is absurd and primitive, that a supposed distinguished person of Adams Oshiomhole could be seen openly directing a disorder. "More surprising is that the APC and the PDP  in the capacity of their representatives, signed into a peace accord organized by the Edo police Commissioner, where we had a huge embodim

The Edo State Police Command has declared  one Eboni Rechael  Osazee Iyonmana wanted in connection with an alleged offence of defaming the Edo NUJ Chairman, Comrade Festus Alenkhe. Addressing newsmen at the state command headquarters, Benin City, the Edo state capital, the Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said the said Eboni, is a Nigerian based in Canada. He said the complainant woke up to see a publication on the internet credited to the Canadian based lady accusing him of kidnapping and other crimes capable of tarnishing his image. "This is a special press briefing that bothers on offences under cyber crime acts and the Commissioner of Police has ordered for this investigation. "On the 10 of January, 2023, Mr. Festus Alenkhe, the current chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, woke up to see a publication on the internet by a lady known as Rechael Eboni Osazee Iyonmana. "It appears that the lady based abroad and as we k

Chief Francis Inegbeniki, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) has said that the governor of Edo State Mr Godwin Obaseki would no longer  be able to deceive Edo people in the general elections coming up in a matter of weeks. He made the disclosure in an interview with the press at his residence in Benin city, the Edo state capital over the week end. Chief Inegbeniki, the Uzoya of Esan land said that Godwin Obaseki would no longer be able to deceive the people of Edo state because they have all come to understand that he is a deceiver whose only intention is to deceive the people with bogus and white elephant projects only  meant to hoodwink and bamboozle them. According to him, "Let me start by telling the whole world that Godwin Onoghoghase Obaseki, the governor of Edo State is a  complete failure because he has failed Edo people. Those who clapped for him with the slogan of 4+4 have seen the collosal failures of the 4+4(Ogbane) mantra which has turned

From Chris Akhabue Nigeria  Inspector General of Police , lGP Usman Alkali Baba has directed men of the International IP Crime Investigators -National Cybercrime Central Bureau , Abuja to immediately commence investigation into a case of Cyberbullying , internet stalking , false information , Defamation and threat to life brought against one Canada based  Racheal Eboni Osazee Iyonmana by a legal firm in Benin city.   The legal firm who acted for  Becky Igiebor reported that the Said Eboni has engaged in uncontrolled and continuous cyber stalking where she displayed different pictures of Becky Igiebor and her family members   on the Facebook and other social media platforms with demaging and   defamatory statements .  The law firm described the act as an international crime that needs the immediate intervention and investigation  of the Nigeria Police at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.  The Inspector General Of Police , IGP Usman Alkali Baba upon a receipt of the petition b

From Chris Akhabue The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today recorded  low turn out  of voters as it  conducted mock accreditation  in preparation for the conduct of the coming general election. At  ward 7 unit 24,  Payne Primary School, Upper mission Road, Benin City, accreditation of prospecting voters started at exactly 9 am as INEC officials were fully on ground for the exercise. The Edo State INEC Resident commissioner, Mr. Obo Effanga who spoke  with the press on the exercise said the purpose is to test- run the BVAS in preparation for the election proper and also to create  awareness among  voters. He also said that the exercise will enable the voters Know how  BVAS works for accreditation, adding that the reason for the migration of voters from one unit to another unit is to decongest  bigger units  to enhance quick accreditation on the election day. He however disclosed that the commission had earlier held a meeting with all the political parties i

 The Edo State Labour Party Chairman, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi, has said that the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Alhmed Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to help  vote out his political  party in the coming general elections. He made the disclosure in an interactive session with the press yesterday  in his office in Benin city, the Edo state capital. According to Igbaloi, "the owners of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  are already telling us that they are not capable of winning the election by the declarations of Tinubu in one of his recent outing where  he  clearly begged  Nigerians to Vote out  the APC  because according to him, it is not a party to be voted for. According to Tinubu, the performance of APC is not what can be accepted by this country, and  any attempt to bring them back to this country will cause greater damage to the country Nigeria and as such that the electorate should endeavour to vote the party out. He further

By  Chris Akhabue The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo state has commended the judgement of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in which it laid to rest the long contestation between brothers, sisters and friends in the party which climaxed into a  protracted litigation from the lower courts up to the Supreme Court, which should not have happened.  The  intra party conflict that has rocked the Edo state Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)  has now been finally  laid to rest with this supreme court judgement. Edo state chairman, PDP,  Dr Tony Aziegbemi in a chat with media men, immediately after the Supreme Court judgement said "the journey to the Supreme Court by brothers, sisters and friends of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State is not as a result of crisis but a quest by active interests to test the strength of law and our democracy". "The result of the judgement has now helped to grow our democracy and will subsequently beco