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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 Taraba State and more recently, former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor…

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 the…

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 EDOBEST 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 for…

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…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaThe Federal Judiciary has approved the establishment of a Court of Appeal in Delta 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 t 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 establishment of the court 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…

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 for 2023 governorship race in Delta State.The body described as untrue and misleading, the report by a segment of the media that it 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 and thus would not make statements that will divide…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaGovernor Ifeanyi Okowa has urged political appointees to ensure cohesion in policy execution by carrying on from where their predecessors stopped.The Delta State governor made the call in an address he delivered at the inauguration of the chairmen and members of boards of Land Allocation Committee, Arts Council, Institute of Continuing Education, Urban E-Water Board, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Technical and Vocational Education Board, Agency for Adult and Non-Formal Education, Bursary and Scholarship Board, among others at Asaba.He said the board chairmen and members were carefully selected based on their antecedents, expressing confidence that with…

By Constance MejuHigh Chief Dr. Omubo Atuboinoma HarryMembers of the South South Chiefs, Elders and Opinion Leaders Association of Nigeria, hosted their 2019 end of year cum merit award ceremony on Thursday, December 19, 2019.The very colourful event which held at the Nigeria Bar Association Hall, Moscow Rd Port Harcourt, attracted personalities and members from the Niger Delta states as well as Lagos and Abuja.Focus was on, “Key Policy on the Eradication of Poverty within the South South States of the Niger Delta Region in Nigeria” highlighted in a welcome address by the national chairman of the association, High Chief…