Author: Iduozee Efe Paul

The Edo State Government and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) have worked out plans to train journalists to promoting peace, security and peacebuilding for community development. The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady of Edo State, Mrs. Anani Okpebholo, said the essence of the programme is to promote peace, inclusion, and meaningful opportunities for women and youths to contribute positively to the society. Mrs. Anani Okpebholo, who was represented by Mrs. Amen Ajayi, stressed the vitality of sustained deliberations around peace, security, ethical reporting, and the role of women and youths in nation-building. She said the media has…

The Ughelli Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), whose tenure was recently extended to give full account of its past three years tenure. The chapel made this known in a press release issued after its last monthly meeting held on Thursday.in Ughelli. The release was signed by the Chairman, Comrade Matthias Ogbagah, and Secretary, Comrade Henry Ubus. The chapel stated that there was a need for the oil producing communities to know how the board spent the 13 percent derivation oil fund…

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has appealed to Rotary International for the repatriation of the stolen Benin artifacts. The Oba made the appeal when he held talks with the Chief Executive officer and Secretary-General of Rotary International, John Hewko at his palace in Benin City. He said the essence was to foster collaboration with Rotary Club for the return of over 3,000 looted Benin artefacts with private collectors and some museums abroad after British forces invaded the Benin Royal Court in 1897 expedition. The Monarch called on Rotarians to leverage their membership strength across the world, and join forces…

The Medical Director of the National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Ugbor, Benin City, Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye, has said the Federal Government is providing completely free treatment for women suffering from obstetric fistula, including surgery, feeding and transportation support. Speaking during a free medical outreach session with journalists in Benin City, Sunday-Adeoye said the facility was established to provide specialised care for women living with Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) and Recto Vaginal Fistula (RVF), conditions that result in the uncontrollable leakage of urine and faeces through the vagina. Adeoye asserted that the centre, located along Ugbor Community Road in Benin City, is the…

The wife of a suspected drug trafficker, Ibrahim Yusuf Lawal, allegedly attempted to mislead a court by submitting a fake affidavit that claiming that her husband had died, only for operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to discover that the man was alive and living in Kogi State. Commander of the NDLEA in Edo State, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this after Lawal, 50, was re-arrested and re-arraigned before the Federal High Court in Benin City on drug trafficking charges. Ofoyeju said Lawal was initially arrested on February 5, 2022, at Ugbekun Junction in Esan Central Local Government Area…

Edo State Government has promised to sustain infrastructural renewal across the three senatorial districts in the state, in order to attract the dividend of democracy to the people. The government equally expressed its displeasure over the rapid threats of flooding and erosion as the rainy season commenced, urging citizens to stop dumping refuse and non-degradable materials in drainage channels to avert environmental disasters across the state. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Kassim Afegbua, while addressing journalists, said the state government was responding to alerts issued by the Federal Government on climate change, flooding and erosion. “The Federal Government has issued…

Operatives of Edo State Police Command have recovered from a forest the corpses of two people who were kidnapped last month at Ekiadolor on the Benin – Lagos expressway. The recovery followed the arrest of one of the kidnapers, a member of a seven-man syndicate that operates along the Benin-Lagos and Benin-Akure highways, by the Violent Crime Response Unit VCRU who engaged them in a gun battle in the forest. The State commander VCRU CSP Osagie Godspower led journalists and health officials to the spot in the forest where the corpses were recovered. According to one of the victims, whose…

Teachers under the umbrella of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) on Tuesday staged protests in Edo and Rivers states over the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oyo and Borno states, calling on government at all levels to take urgent action to secure their release and improve security in schools. In Edo State, hundreds of teachers gathered at the Teachers’ House in Ogida Quarters, Benin City, before embarking on a peaceful march through the city. The protesters carried placards bearing messages such as “Teachers’ Lives Matter,” “The Classroom Must Not Become a Battlefield,” and “Bring Back Our Teachers in…

The Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) has launched a scathing attack on the Edo State Government over the chaos that disrupted the Children’s Day celebration at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, demanding an apology from Governor Monday Okpebholo to the students and their families. The coalition described the incident, which reportedly left over 50 students injured during a stampede, as an “avoidable tragedy” caused by poor security coordination and weak crowd-control measures by the state government. In a statement signed by its National Chairman, Dr. Samson Isibor, CRPP accused the Okpebholo administration of failing to guarantee the…

The Edo State Government has shut down an illegal orphanage, Uwadia Children Home, in Afuze, Owan East Local Government Area, following the uncovering of an alleged adoption scam. The facility’s proprietress, Mrs. Grace Efe Uwadia, has been arrested and handed over to the police for further investigation and possible prosecution. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development said the action followed a complaint by a prospective adopter, Mr. Monday Akpaduma, who raised concerns over suspicious financial demands during an adoption process. He alleged that after paying an initial ₦250,000 processing fee, he was asked to pay an additional ₦1…