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By Iduozee Paul The management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc., insists the company and the state government must meet on a round table to fine-tune ways to end power outage in the state saying the company works under a regulatory body.Managing Director of the company, Funke Osigbodu represented by the chief state head, Edo State, Mr. Abel Enechaziam said this in Benin while reacting to the 48 hours ultimatum issued the power distribution company by the state government.The Edo State government had given BEDC and Ossiomo Power and Infrastructure Power Company Lltda two-day deadline to reach a final agreement…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninThe chairperson, Nigeria Women Football League, (NWFL), Aisha Falode has lamented the low registration of amateur football clubs in Nigeria.She made the observation at the 2019/2020 NWFL AGM congress in Benin City, where she said Edo State is fast becoming the home of modern women’s football in Nigeria.“We were in Benin City for our first NWPL Super 4 a few years ago. In 2019, Edo accommodated us for the NWFL Pro-League and Amateur League. Today, we are back for our AGM/ Congress in 2020.“This is a reflection of the fact that Edo State is fast becoming the…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninAs need for citizens to be free from police torture, harassment, intimidation, molestation, unlawful arrest and prosecution rises following massive abuses, Edo Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO) in collaboration with the CLEEN Foundation has called on the Edo State government to remove from the Nigeria Police, the power to prosecute suspects facing criminal trials in court to end violation of the fundamental human rights of citizens.The groups made the suggestion in Benin City, during their second quarter state working group meeting on accountable governance, justice and security project-accessing.Delivering on the topic: “Challenges in the implementation of administration of…

Iduozee Paul, BeninThe minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria has recorded another case of Coronavirus in Nigeria making it a total of two cases. He disclosed this in Benin City, during a press briefing with newsmen at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, (UBTH).The minister said the new case had a contact with the Italian man, Nigeria’s first recorded case.“”On the 8th of March, scientists confirmed the presence of Coronavirus in one of the contacts.It is my duty to announce a new case of the Coronavirus disease in Nigeria and the newly confirmed case is an Ogun State…

By Constance MejuFor Nigerians to get a better deal from being oil producing, the need for government to address good governance through applying transparency and accountability in the management of oil and gas resources while putting communities first has been stressed by civil society organizations.They called for re-orientation among the citizenry for more interest in monitoring how proceeds from oil are being managed by state and local governments on their behalf, lamenting that there is much suffering in the country and underdevelopment because of governance failure.The CSOs called on Niger Delta governors to develop a master plan for life beyond…

By Gift E. JonahRivers State women are asking for a review of the land systems in communities to give women access to own land to aid them in adequately contributing to home-building and societal advancement.The demand was part of the outcome of a one-day dialogue by community women organized by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center, Port Harcourt on Thursday  March 5, 2020.The women drawn from communities in Onelga Local Government Area including Erema, Okwuzi, Egbema, examined the way women access land in the communities and suggested how to improve that.The women explained that though women play key roles in…

By Constance MejuNext door to an Exon Mobil platform, these community members lack access to health facilities and even funds to pay the traditional birth attendantAkwa Ibom State was created in September 1987 by the Babangida administration from the old Cross River State. The state has an area of 7,081 kilometers with many coast lines and rivers. It has a population of 3.92million people by the records of the 2006 National Population Census and is the 10th largest state in Nigeria.Akwa Ibom  has 31 local government areas some of which  are overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and boasts of a rich…

A great philanthropist once said: “It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved.” –Mother TeresaAs years and decades pass by new troubles and problems continues to unfold all around the world. From hunger to war, climate change, gender inequality, female genital mutilation, poverty, deteriorating health care, insecurities and the list is endless.As such various international organisations and non-governmental organisations are continuously established and launched to help solve these problems for a better and peaceful world.However, what is more striking and inspiring are the individual responses and…

Oil polluted water, main water option for most host communities in Ibeno LGAIt is an absurdity for those who live near a river to bath or wash their hands with saliva. It is expected that such persons should have unlimited access to water for their use at all times. It ought to be a blessing to live near a river. Unfortunately, this is not the case in Akwa Ibom and other parts of the oil rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria where there is so much oil wealth, yet, penury is pervasive. The story of Akwa Ibom oil and gas…

ParticipantsA network of non-governmental and community based organizations working on impact of extractive operations in African resource communities has frowned at the long neglect of the oil pollution in Goi Community in Ogoni, Rivers State, Nigeria and called on the federal government to institute immediate clean-up and remediation of the environment as well as compensation for the now displaced community members.The network, International African Network held a four-day capacity building workshop for community based organizations working in the extractive sector from February 26-29 at Visa Karina Hotel,Port Harcourt.It visited Goi Community as part of its  experiencing sharing on oil impacted…