Author: Iduozee Efe Paul

Niger Delta Students Union Government (NDSUG), from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has extolled the wife of the Edo State governor, Mrs Betsy Godwin Obaseki for bringing together all the students in the region. The body also expressed their worry over the incessant killing of their students as a result of recent cult related issues. They issued the statement at a peaceful rally to the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Benin City, Edo State. Addressing the media, national president Niger Delta Students Union Government (NDSUG), Comrade Scott Uyiosa Ogunseri, called on vital…

The end of the crisis in Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems not to be in sight yet as the South South Zonal Chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih has vowed that the Legacy Coalition of the party, which he heads, will produce the party’s flagbearer in the 2024 governorship election. Chief Orbih who spoke in Benin city at a meeting with leaders of Legacy PDP from the three senatorial districts affirmed his earlier stand that the party’s ticket is not for sale to the highest bidder. The zonal chairman stated that for the party…

Dr. Azemhe Azena, an aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2024 governorship election in Edo state, has advised the electorate not to vote for “foreign leaders” in the election. Azena noted that diasporan candidates and leaders are not exposed to the challenges confronting the masses but only want to their take benefits. The Labour Party hopeful gave the warning at the Azemhe Project Mega Summit with the theme, “Setting An Agenda for A Better Edo State,” which took place in Ekpoma, the Edo Central Senatorial District. “Edo people should not accept foreign leaders. Foreign leaders…

Tragedy struck recently in Benin City, Edo State when a security exercise resulted in the death of a vigilante at a funeral ceremony. Mourners ran for scampered to safety when a trigger-happy vigilante member accidentally shot to death his colleague who had only a few days earlier, bought a flight ticket to travel to the United Kingdom after he successfully secured a five-year work visa. The killing brings to four the number of members of the Edo State Security Network (ESSN) shot to death within a spate of one month in the state capital. The latest victim, Cyril Igiebor, aged…

Promise Wosu, also known as Wene, on Sunday completed a 606-kilometre journey of foot on Sunday from to Port Harcourt and was received at Government House by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who said Wosu’s feat would encourage him to support youths that do the state proud. Wosu’s feat, reputed to be a record fitting to be documented by Guinness Book of World Records, has however attracted controversial reviews on social media. Many think that the record is doubtful. Governor Fubara advised youths to stay away from criminality, engage in meaningful ventures while propagating news of productive activities taking place in their…

Former representative of the Rivers South East Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has condemned the current political imbroglio in Rivers State. The senator in a statement on his Facebook account on Monday titled: ‘I Condemn the Ongoing Unrest in Rivers State says there can only be one governor of a state at a time according to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The statement made available by Parry Saroh Benson, his media spokesperson reads: “In as much as I have chosen to remain silent on the Political issues in Rivers State, let…

What is your impression about the election so far? My impression so far is that the election is going on, accreditation and voting are going on. There are pockets of violence, especially at Sagbama where materials were hijacked, at Amassoma where a Senior Presiding Officer was abducted, and at Famgbe, where there was shooting on Friday evening. Somebody was hospitalized. I want to sympathise with the police. One of their vehicles had an accident at Imgbi Road Junction and the car is still there. NPF 6790 D. I think other places are where I also want to sympathise with INEC…

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two suspects, Marvelous Imiefoh, 20, and Uwaghele John, 24, for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 24-year-old lady, whose identity is being withheld by the police for security reasons. The suspects were arrested by the police at Ekpoma after the victim had reported her ordeal at the Ekpoma Police Division. Edo State Police command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the victim reported to the police that she was attacked and raped by the two men who met her in front of a club in Ekpoma. He asserted that the suspects solicited her company…

The ancient kingdom of Beni marked its new yam festival in the Edo State capital last week with Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, CFR, saying the Emoro new yam festival is to rekindle the rich Benin cultural heritage. The Oba of Benin said the festival is also meant to demonstrate love among one another in line with the divine order. The first class monarch made the statement at the first Ugie Emoro festival at the Palace ground in Benin City, ahead of his 7th coronation anniversary. The in Oba Ewuare ll disclosed that subsequently, the Emoro…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State chapter has called for urgent action on both the abandoned Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, projects and the rehabilitation of all federal roads in the state- the Benin/Auchi Road; Benin/Agbor Road; Benin/Abraka Road; Benin/Sapele Road; Benin/Akure Road and the Benin/Lagos Road. The union also admonished journalists to be neutral and professional in their reportage of political activities ahead of the Edo 2024 elections as it decried the pervasive tendency of some journalists to publish fake and unverified news items. The NUJ made the demands in a statement issued at the end of its…