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By Lucky Isibor. The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on his victory at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential primary election.   In his message, the governor hailed other aspirants who submitted themselves to transparent democratic exercise that has set the PDP as a worthy example to all other political parties in the country. Atiku Abubakar has on Saturday, 28 May emerged the PDP presidential primary polling 371 votes to beat his closet rival and Rivers State Governor Nyeson Wike who scored 237 votes.    According to Governor Obaseki, "I heartily congratulate His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar (GCON) on his victory at the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential primary election.   "The keenly contested process of picking a flagbearer for our great party has again shown the PDP as a party that has enthroned a transparent internal democratic process which is what our nation now despe

By Lucky Isibor A former Edo State Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress APC, Mr. Valentine Asuen, AKA DVD on Saturday, 28 March defeated a former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Lucky Imasuen to emerge the party's Senatorial candidate for the 2023 general elections. Valentine Asuen carried shoulder-high after winning the Senatorial ticket. Asuen, who is the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of DVD Oil, emerged the choice of majority of the party delegates after polling 216 votes  to the 160 votes pollee by Imasuen. The peaceful senatorial primary election exercise took place at the Indoor Sports Hall of the University of Benin (Uniben), Ugbowo campus. With the victory, Asuen will be flying the APC flag in the forthcoming general election slated for May, 2023. In a chat with newsmen after the kinly contested primary election, Asuen, who in the run up to the primary has the backing of youth, thanked God Almighty for the resounding victory and appreciated the youths

The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged for calm among members of the party over an Abuja High Court rule relating to the conduct of the congresses held in the state. In a statement, Chairman, Edo PDP, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, urged delegates who emerged from the congresses to remain calm as the party has appealed the judgement at the appellate court. He said, “Our attention has been drawn to an Abuja High Court ruling regarding the conduct of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congresses. “We call on all candidates that emerged from the exercise to remain calm as the party has appealed the judgement at the appellate court.” Aziegbemi noted, “We are certain that the exercise was conducted in line with laid down procedures and guidelines of our great party and are confident that these would be duly acknowledged by the higher court.”

By Lucky Isibor.   A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State, Eric Edoba Uwubamwen has prayed a Federal High Court sitting in Benin to stop Mr Billy Osawaru, a Federal House of Representatives aspirant for Uhunmwode/Orhionmwon Federal Constituency from presenting himself at the party primary as an aspirant. Joined in the suit are the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as first and second defendants respectively. Uwubamwen who is being represented by his counsel, O Edefekrire Esq. also want the court to determine whether a person not duly registered with a political party can contest or seek to contest a position at the primary elections of that party. The plaintiff claimed that having contested and lost primary election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2018/2019 and thereafter left for the United States of America where he now lives. The plaintiff also claimed that during the p

Kolokolo Community in Ologbo Dukedom , Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State has sent Save Our Soul, SOS, to Edo State Government and His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare 11 over the neglect of the community by Sahara Energy  Resort Limited. The Community in a protest said ,Sahara Energy  Resort Limited have been drilling oil in the community without caring about the welfare of the people that own the land. According to them, they have visited  the company headquarters in Benin City several times to lay their complaint but all to no avail. Speaking during the protest, Madam Awawu Asokunrami said with her age of over 80 years I have joined my people to visit the company headquarters to lay their complain, but they  continue promising without any result. " I no bi small pikin ,they dey decieve us every time. Water, we non get, light is not there, let them go and leave our oil alone." She said. The odionwele of the community, Pa Samuel Asokunrami  said , our pumpin

RIGHT OF REPLY . BY AIZENOHI OHIRO Our attention has been drawn to the Editorial of Sunday 15 March 2022 of a supposed national newspaper; The Daily Trust entitled; ‘NNPC must come clean with Nigerians.’ The Editorial should have ordinarily been ignored without honouring the sinking newspaper house with a response but for the obvious distortions, deliberate falsehood, half-truths and a crass display of ignorance uncannily served unsuspecting members of the public with a main mission of hatchet delivery on behalf of their distressed paymasters as this is not their first tirade against the NNPC. To state the least, the editorial board team, obviously drunk with their uncontrolled consumption of assorted alcoholic beverages sat down to concoct figments of their imagination in misrepresenting the NNPC that has done its utmost best to stave off product scarcity in the country in the past seven years of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration  as attested to by the vexati

Lucky Isibor. The Governor of Sokoto State a presidential aspirant on the platform of the People's Democratic Party PDP,  Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has assured delegates of PDP from Edo State that if given the mandate as President of Nigeria he'll support restructuring of  Nigeria, devolution of power to the different tiers of goverment and grant autonomy to Local Government Councils and the nation's Judiciary as part of his efforts to improve governance in the country. He therefore appealed to the delegates to cast their votes for him and avoid primordial sentiments during the forthcoming presidential primary of the party. Aminu Tambuwal addressing PDP delegates while Edo State PDP chairman, Tony Aziegbemin (l) and others look on. Governor Tambuwal gave the assurance while canvassing for votes from the national delegates of the party in Edo State at the party secretariat in Benin City on Friday, 20th May, 2022. While going down memory lane, Governor Tanbuwal descr

By Lucky Isibor. A Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa has said that Nigerian voters will avoid money bag politicians and those who use public funds to bribe people and elect credible persons.  candidates   advised eligible voters in Nigeria not to elect people who use public funds to bribe people and put them into public office.                   Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa He warned that if individuals whose sources of wealth are questionable emerge as leaders, it may enthrone 'corrupt and unaccountable leaders' who will not only to pillage the nation's resources and continue to promote corruption, but further impoverish Nigerians. He disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at the sidelines of his visit to the Benin monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II on Wednesday, 18 May in Benin City, the Edo State Capital where the Abia State born politician highlighted his 'New Nige

By Lucky Isibor. Josemaria Esciva Foundation has embarked on sensitisation of Ekpoma residents on the dangers, prevention and treatment of Lassa Fever. The sensitisation exercise which started on Friday, 13 May saw members of the Josemaria Escriva Foundation embark  on enlightenment campaign round markets and other public places in Ekpoma town, to sensitize the people about Lassa Fever disease. Comrade (Dr.) Jude Obasanmi, (L)Chief Responsibility Officer, Josemaria Escriva Foundation and another member during the sensitisation. The sensitization was carried out in collaboration with Concerned Ekpoma Environment Stakeholders Forum, League of Friends United and Esan West Local Government Council. The Chief Responsibility Officer of Josemaria Escriva Foundation, Comrade Dr. Jude Obasanmi noted that the programme was geared towards creating more awareness about Lassa Fever disease currently ravaging the communities in Esan West Local Government Area and other communities in Edo

By Lucky Isibor. The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare 11, has appealed to Nigerian politicians to play down on the use of money to buy electorate during electioneering saying: “money seems to be gaining too much momentum during the time of campaign.”                         Oba Ewuare 11 The Benin Monarch was speaking while playing host to the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who was in his palace in the course of his consultation with his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates in Edo State on his aspiration to be the party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential poll and eventually succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. The monarch stated that Hon. Amaechi is one of those who is well positioned to rule Nigeria “if the electorate say so.”   According to him, “we have been watching all that you have been doing for the country. We commend you for the railway” which he affirmed was a good solution to Nigeria’s transportati

By Lucky Isibor. An aspirant for the Esan South-East/Esan North-East Federal Constituency for the 2023 general elections, Engr. Osobase Akhere Ugbesia has assured the good people of Agbazilo Federal Constituency that he's in the race to win the PDP primary and go ahead to win the main election and go to the green chamber of the National Assembly to bring them the dividends of democracy.           Engr. Osobase Akhere-Ugbesia Engr. Ugbesia who stated this in a statement by the Osobase Akhere Ugbesia Campaign Organisation, said he has been offered money to step down for another aspirant noting that he's not in the race to make money, but wants to wine the election and serve his people. According to the statement, "Engr. Osobase Akhere-Ugbesia (KSJI) is contesting for a seat in the House of Representatives on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Agbazilo Federal Constituency made up of Esan North-East and Esan-South East. It is a young man like this

By Lucky Isibor An Edo State High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining the Edo State government from taking over the pieces of land belonging to Oke-Oroma Community in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area pending the determination of motion ex parte brought before it by the community. In a suit marked B/61/22 between Gaius Emokpae and five others on behalf of the people of Oke-Oroma village as Claimants/Applicants and the governor of Edo State, Attorney General of Edo State and the Edo State Geographic Information Service as Defendants, the community wanted the court to grant interim injunction to stop the defendants from “trespassing on, encroaching, bulldozing or developing” their land measuring 714.750 hectares or doing anything that was inconsistent with their rights. Counsel to the claimants, Kinglsey Obamogie, said the government and its agents had been threatening his clients through publications in the media and other means of communication that they

By Lucky Isibor. The Gospel Defenders Ministries Int. Inc. has concluded plans to establish an Old People's Home and Internally Displaced Persons camp at Eguare-Emu in Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State.                 Archbishop Fred Aghedo General Oversea, Gospel Defenders Ministries Int. Inc. The centre which will be housing old people, homeless widows and Internally Displaced Persons will have recreational facilities to care for the elderly. According to Archbishop Fred Aghedo, the General Overseer of Gospel Defenders Ministries Int.Inc. who disclosed this to Merit News in Benin said the ground braking ceremony of the Old People's Home and IDP camp will take place on 25 June at Eguare-Emu in Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State. While frawning at the way some family treat the elderly, widows and the conditions that predispose people to become internally displaced, Archbishop Aghedo said, "the proposed old people's home and