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Leaders of community based organizations and the media have been enjoined to help save Nigeria from further damage by taking to all corners, the fight against corruption so Nigerians can experience better service delivery.Executive director of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center made the call at a sensitization programme on Ethics and Accountability facilitated by the Independent and Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission, ICPC organized by her organization as part of advocacy meeting with the commission on Thursday January 16, 2020.Emem Okon said anti-corruption campaign will improve living standards and be most beneficial to women explaining that that informed…

By Iduozee Paul , BeninAhead the Edo State 2020 governorship elections, the factional chairman of the APC, Chief Anselm Ojezua, has begged the newly inaugurated reconciliation committee members to ensure they bring all aggrieved members back to the party.Ojezua made the request at the APC Secretariat when he set up a membership and Mobilization committee to bring back angry members, and make sure the it reconcile all the bitter EPM members loyal to the National chairman of APC , comrade Adams Aliu Oshiomhole to the party.The APC scribe told the committee chairman and its members to pay more attention on…

Identifying bright business ideas to invest in, preparing and implementing good business plans, record keeping and separating business from family expenses were some of the factors identified as requirements for business growth and success.Speaking at an entrepreneurship training organized recently by the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, CEHRD in conjunction with the Embassy of Netherlands,Nigeria for zero to low income women in Ahoada, Rivers West senatorial district in Rivers State, an entrepreneurship development expert, Dr. Joseph Etang noted that small businesses can grow big and successful if these are adhered to strictly and failure develop the tips easily…

By Iduozee Paul , BeninThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has between 2015 and 2019, secured a total of 1, 626 convictions, including the conviction of the three former governors in the country.The facts were disclosed by the head of Benin Zonal office of the agency, Muhtar Bello, said in a release at an event marking the World Anti- Corruption Day, after a rally around major streets in Benin City, against corruption in Nigeria.He said the convicted governors are, Joshua Dariye of Plateau State, Jolly Nyame of TarabaState and former Abia State governor, Dr.Orji Uzor Kalu and added that…

By Iduozee Paul, Benin correspondentThe awareness raising officer and head of the Benin Sub-office of the International Organization for Migration (IMO), Cyprine Cheptepkeny and WintanaTarekgn have disclosed that between April 2017 and October 2019, IOM in collaboration with the federal government under the EU-IOM joint initiative, has assisted 18,079 migrants to return to Nigeria and almost half of the returnees are from Edo State.The duo who made the disclosure at a media launch for WAKA well in Oredo and Ikpoba Okha organized by IOM-UN in Benin City, said the campaign was launched in the two local government areas due to…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninThe director general, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Bakut Bukut, has decried the high incidents of violence and killings that characterized the recent Kogi and Bayelsa elections, describing the development as a mess in the country’s democracy.The director general who was represented at the event by the principal research fellow, Chidozie Acholomi Douglas at a one day post- election dialogue organized for stakeholders in Edo State, said their goal is to encourage the use of dialogue to foster understanding, advance democracy and create a less divisive environment among the citizenry in elections.“We are all witnesses…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninPensioners in Edo State have pledged support for the Obaseki administration saying his leadership has engendered unquantifiable growth and development in all spheres of the state’s economy.Making this known to the media in a solidarity peace protest to NUJ Press Centre, chairman of the Association of Six-Six- Nineteen Pensioners (Primary Schools sector), Comrade Wilfred Idemudia, said, “the transformation in the primary school system through the EDO BEST programme, the revival of technical and vocational education, provision of modern learning infrastructure, training and re-training of teachers amongst others will no doubt help to create a formidable human capital…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninThe chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has described the ongoing rift between APC national chairman Adams Aliu Oshiomhole and Governor Godwin Obaseki as unfortunate stressing it has given PDP the chance to take over power from the APC in the coming 2020 Edo governorship election.Chief Raymond Dokpesi also denied leaving the PDP for APC and assured he is still a PDP member. He made the assertion during a consultative meeting he had with wards and local government executive members in Etsako East Local Government Council of Edo State.Dokpesi said:”The fight between Comrade Oshiomhole and…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaThe Federal Judiciary has approved the establishment of a Court of Appeal in the state.The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, announced this in Asaba while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state’s Executive Council meeting.He said that the state government had approved residential apartments for judges that would serve in the court, explaining that it was one of the conditions for approving the court to be in the state.Aniagwu said “We are fortunate to be one of the states that have been approved to have a Court of Appeal division because before now we usually…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaUrhobo umbrella body, Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU) Worldwide has denied endorsing Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its governorship candidate in the 2023 governorship race in Delta State.It described as untrue and misleading, the report by a segment of the media that the body had endorsed Gbagi as its sole candidate for the 2023 governorship race.According to a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of UPU, Hon. Abel Oshevire, the UPU is a nonpartisan and umbrella body of all Urhobos cutting across all political parties thus would not make statements that will divide…