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On behalf of the Ikpoba Hill Youths Forum, I, Comrade Kingsley Osemwingie, heartily congratulate the Executive Chairman of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Council, Hon. Sino Osawaru, on his inauguration into office as the Chairman of the council. Your inauguration marks the beginning of a new chapter in the development journey of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government. It is also a renewed opportunity to strengthen the confidence and expectations of the people through purposeful, responsive and people-oriented leadership. The people of Ikpoba-Okha have entrusted you with a significant mandate, reflecting their confidence in your capacity, experience, commitment and ability to deliver meaningful dividends of democracy at the grassroots. I therefore urge you to regard this mandate not merely as an opportunity to lead, but as a solemn responsibility to improve the welfare of the people and accelerate the development of the local government. As you assume office, I encourage you to align yo...

Questions have been raised over the arraignment, conviction and sentencing of Mrs. Meye Okuntu at the Iguobazuwa Magistrate Court, Edo State, following a petition alleging that she was denied access to legal representation and did not understand the language in which the charge was read to her. The petition, dated September 2, 2026, was written to the Chief Judge of Edo State by Comrade Vincent Abulimen, a relation of the woman, in respect of Charge No. MIGU/90C/2026. According to the petitioner, Okuntu was arraigned on September 1, 2026, pleaded guilty and was subsequently convicted and sentenced to two months’ imprisonment without an option of fine. The petition alleged that no lawyer was present for Okuntu when she was arraigned, despite an alleged request for legal representation. It further alleged that the defendant did not understand English and that the charge and proceedings were not interpreted to her in Ijaw, the language she was said to understand. The petitione...

On behalf of my family and members of staff of Transoris Construction Nigeria Limited,  I, Mr Oris Akhere Okpebholo, heartily congratulate the Executive Chairman of Esan North East Local Government Area, Honourable Saturday Iyioha, on his inauguration into office today, as the executive Chairman of Esan North East local government Council. This inauguration marks the beginning of a new chapter in the development journey of Esan North East, and I am confident that your emergence will further strengthen the hopes and aspirations of our people for purposeful and responsive leadership at the grassroots. The people of Esan North East have implicit confidence in your capacity, experience, commitment and ability to deliver the desired dividends of democracy. I therefore urge you to see this mandate not merely as an opportunity to serve, but as a solemn responsibility to improve the lives of the people and advance the development of the local government. As you assume office, I...

...always insisting on prudence, self reliance, and financial sustainability of the party..._ At a time when financial transparency and accountability remain major concerns in Nigeria’s political space, the management of party finances by the leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is being presented as a departure from the conventional approach to political party administration. The Dickson Movement (TDM), in an assessment of the party’s internal financial management, said the leadership of the NDC had demonstrated that political parties could operate with greater transparency, financial discipline and accountability. According to a prominent  chieftain of NDC and national Coordinator of The Dickson Movement for Democracy, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbidi, the leadership style of the National Leader of the NDC, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Henry Siriake Dickson, has been central to what it described as the party’s emerging culture of financial prudence and ...

Script By Festus Alenkhe. Education is the foundation upon which every thriving society is built. And at the heart of that foundation are teachers. In a landmark decision, the Edo State Governor, * Senator Monday Okpebholo *, has approved the employment of * 6,000 teachers * into the state’s public school system. This is not just a recruitment exercise. It is a rescue mission for basic education in Edo State. For too long, many of our schools, especially in the rural areas, operated with skeletal staff. Some schools had more pupils than teachers. Others depended on PTA teachers and volunteers just to keep classes running. The result was predictable: poor learning outcomes, teacher burnout, and declining confidence in public schools. That narrative is changing. Reports from across the state confirm that * most schools in rural areas now have teachers working in their schools *. For communities that had almost given up on government presence in education, this is a new da...

The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu, on Monday, August 31st,  received a newly donated ambulance from the federal government to bolster emergency medical response. Speaking during the ambulance presentation by the federal government delivered by the Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa, Prof. Ize-Iyamu said that the donation would significantly strengthen patient care and emergency operations. The CMD expressed gratitude for the ongoing federal support under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda and pledged judicious use of the ambulance.  "We thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led federal government under the Renewed Hope Agenda for the invaluable support to UBTH. This donation will enhance our emergency medical services and deliver our mandate to provide quality healthcare delivery. " Presenting the ambulance to UBTH on behalf of the federal government, the Edo State De...

... _Some aspirants voluntarily withdrawing cases in court._  The National Leader of the NDC, Distinguished Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has continued to demonstrate remarkable statesmanship, political experience and strategic leadership in his efforts to reconcile aggrieved stakeholders within the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement signed by a prominent member of the party and  national coordinator of the Dickson Movement (TDM) Comrade Emmanuel Ogbidi," In recent weeks, Dickson has intensified engagements with critical stakeholders, aggrieved party members and aspirants who contested the recently concluded primaries, particularly in the South-East and South-West. " The meetings, which have at times lasted several hours into the night, have provided opportunities for the various parties to express their grievances, while the NDC National Leader has patiently listened to their concerns and offered counsel aimed at rebuilding tru...