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Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has decried Nigeria’s continued importation of petroleum products despite being one of the largest producers of crude oil in the world. The governor made the condemnation while speaking with journalists at Ewohimi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State, at the 10-year remembrance service of Chief Jeremiah Ighodalo, father of the chairman of Sterling Bank Plc, Dr. Asue Ighodaro. Obaseki described the continuous importation of fuel into the country as a shame to Nigeria. He said Nigeria is one of the largest producers of crude oil in the world and as such, has…

Leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Zone F, comprising of all the states in the Niger Delta region, at the weekend, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate a lawfully and duly constituted Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in order not to continue to undermine the Act establishing the Commission. The NUJ made the statement in a communique issued at the end of its meeting held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and frowned at the continued delay by the Federal Government, to finish the construction of the East-West Road. The communique signed by the Zone…

The Step-Up for Women in Journalism Initiative (SUPWIJI), has urged media practitioners to learn and embrace modern journalism skills to enable them stay relevant, become financially viable and uphold integrity in the profession. The executive director of SUPWIJI, Mrs. Ann Godwin, stated this in Port Harcourt on Thursday at a workshop organized by the group to mark its one year anniversary. The event was supported by the Advancing Women in Business (AWIB) and Princewill Trust Foundation. Ann disclosed that with the Nigerian economy ailing, it is pertinent for media practitioners to think outside the box and follow the shift towards…

The bills are: 1. The Rivers State Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women’s Right to share in family property Law No. 2 of 2022. 2. The Rivers State Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshot Law no 3 of 2022 and 3. The Rivers State Pension Reform (Amendment) Law No 4 of 2022 The signing which took place in the Executive Chamber of the Rivers State Governemt House had the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, the state’s deputy Governor, Commissioners and members of the House of Assembly in attendance. The Rivers State Prohibition of the Curtailment…

The attendance included a cross-section of representatives from the three zones of the Ijaw Nation namely East, Central and West. After an exhaustive deliberation, the meeting resolves as follows: 1. The meeting resolved to commend the Federal Government for finding it worthy to award one of the surveillance contracts to a company in which one of our illustrious sons, in the person of High Chief Government Oweizidei Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) has interests. 2. That the meeting frowned at the wicked contrivance of some detractors of the Ijaw Nation and a section of the media, that have stoked confusion among the Ijaws…

The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has lamented that because of the poor situation of the Nigerian economy, government can no longer fund more projects in the state. The governor stated that tourism must become the mainstay of the state’s economy in the face of the dwindling resources and the instability surrounding revenue from crude oil. Obaseki was speaking at a tourism stakeholders meeting held in Government House, Benin City. He said things have got to change noting that over-reliance on hydrocarbon is dangerous for the nation’s economy. “Currently, things are very bad, we can’t fund many projects anymore.…

Wife of the Edo State governor, Betsy Obaseki has called on Nigerian youths to assert themselves in nation-building, just as she urged them to come out and take back their country. Betsy Obaseki reminded Nigerian youths that with their voice and number, they can assert their authority which would make a difference. “Assert yourselves in nation building, you have a voice and you have the numbers. Come out and take back your country”, the state first lady urged. Obaseki was awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoraris Causa) by Wellspring University, Benin City in recognition for her immense contributions to education,…

In response to the continuous killings among men and youths in Benin city, members of the Edo Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO), recently embarked on a peaceful rally against cultism, which has led to the death of over 50 persons in the cult rivalry between Aiye and Eiye confraternities for some months now in the state. The peaceful protest organized by the coalition in Benin was put together to inform, sensitize and enlighten the general public especially, the youths on the demerits and dangers associated with cultism. The civil society members who walked through the popular King Square and other adjourning…

The Edo State Police Command killed one suspected kidnapper in a routine operation near Ughiole forest in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. This followed a statement issued by the state command’s deputy spokesperson, Jennifer Iwegbu, said efforts were on to arrest fleeing members of the gang. The statement partly read, “In a routine ambush, the Edo State Police command recorded a victory over kidnappers in the northern senatorial zone of the state. “Operatives of the Command on 11/09/2022 led by the DPO Agbede while on routine ambush operation along the pipeline axis of Ughiole Forest in Etsako…

A Youth Corps member posted to Abia State for his one year compulsory youth service, has narrated his horrible experiences at the hands of the anti-kidnapping unit of the Imo State Police Command code named ‘Tiger Base’. The corps member, Jonathan Nature, 28, a Nigerian citizen who hails from Ahoada East Local Government Area Rivers State and a graduate of Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri, disclosed that he was tied with ropes and hung on iron bars for several days in front of a juju shrine located within the detention centre. While still tied to the stake made of…