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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...

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 wi...

  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 ...

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...

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 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...