Author: Iduozee Efe Paul

The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has clarified that the Enogie of any community in Benin is not a traditional ruler but a palace chief appointed by the Oba of Benin to represent him in that community. Making the clarification at a press conference in Benin, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, SAN, on behalf of the palace chiefs, said there is only one traditional ruler in Benin kingdom and that traditional ruler is the Oba of Benin. The clarification came three months after the Benin Traditional Council (BTC) issued a statement on “Clarification on the Structure of the Benin Traditional Institution,” in response…

Edo State deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu has said that nothing can stop him from winning the 2024 Off-Cycle Governorship Election in the state. Shaibu, who recently declared his intention to run for the governorship on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), has been having a running battle with Governor Godwin Obaseki over his ambition. He said even though he has been pressed but not crushed, persecuted but not abandoned, badly hurt but not destroyed, he is resolute with the tireless and irrepressible spirit of the Edo people, and by the grace of God, nothing and no one…

Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin last weekend defeated league table toppers Lobi Stars of Makurdi 1-0 in one of the Match Day 11 fixtures of the Nigeria Premier Football League. Miracle took place in the field as the substitute Osaghae Jr scored the only goal of the match in the 95th minute to end their goal drought and sealed a 1-0 victory for the Benin Arsenals over Lobi Stars of Makurdi The match played at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin looked condemned to another stalemate after the six minutes extra time added by the match officials was drifting away…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated Bendel Insurance Goalkeeper, Amas Obasogie, on his call-up to the Super Eagles ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The 23-year-old Obasogie was invited by Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro to replace Maduka Okoye. He competed with Francis Uzoho (Omonia Nicosia) and Olorunleke Ojo (Enyimba) for a starting shirt in the November internationals against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. In a statement, Obaseki said, “I heartily congratulate our own dear Bendel Insurance Goalkeeper, Amas Obasogie, on his call-up to the national team, the Super Eagles ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qualifier games against…

The Pere of Olodiama Clan in Edo State, Pere Godwin Oguoyibo, the Alagbabunafa lll, has specially recognized Chief Bibowei Braie, the President of Ijaw National Congress in Edo State, for hard work and philantroplist gestures. The Pere of Olodiama clan in Edo state said the honour was to support Chief Braie’s moves to broker peace in the state. Chief Braie who is presently the President of the Boys Brigade Nigeria, Edo State Council, told journalists in Benin that he had always stood for the overall peace for the Ijaw People. “My intention is to achieve a goal, and be a…

Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu, has finally decided to run for the governorship of the state despite opposition to his aspiration by Governor Godwin Obaseki. The formal declaration has been scheduled for next week in Benin City. Shaibu has been consulting and meeting with politicians and the media on his governorship aspiration for several months now, including Governor Obaseki. An aide to Shaibu who did not want his name mentioned said, “If everything works according to his plans, he will officially declare his intention next week. “He has already secured a campaign office along Airport Road. Some of…

Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso to fight corruption in the nation’s apex bank and lay out a path for economic growth. Oba Ewuare II gave the advice when the Benin Branch Controller of CBN, Mr Michael Mgbeze led his Management team in Edo State on a courtesy visit to Oba Palace in Benin City. He lamented unpleasant revelations of money taken away from CBN and missing funds under the past leadership of the bank. Oba Ewuare II also tasked the new CBN Governor to come up with monetary…

Though the last nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress was widely implemented, the University of Benin chapter of the Congress of Nigeria University Academics (CONUA) shunned the strike, calling it a “one man decision”. The Chairman of the Uniben CONUA, Comrade Ishaq Osagie-Eweka, who stated this in a chat with our Correspondent in Benin, said that CONUA is not an affiliate of the NLC, hence, it was not part of the protest. “On behalf of CONUA members, Uniben Chapter, I wish to unequivocally state that we are not an affiliate of NLC, hence, we are not part of…

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…