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  Oredo Security Outfit Will Remain Acutely Alert during End-of –year Festivities We shall make Oredo a hostile terrain for cultists and armed gangs, Hon. Osunde pledges Council Chairman observed that Governor Obaseki has been remarkably proactive on security matters Council Chairman commends security agencies for recent successful operations against cultists and armed gangs in the Council area  The Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area, Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde has restated the commitment of the Council to give priority to security of lives and property during the end-of year celebrations.  Hon. Osunde , observed in a statement released by the  Oredo Media Office in Benin-City today, that the period of the festivities’’ should not be seen by criminal elements as an opportunity to inflict harm on the society.’’  Rather, according to the Chairman,’’ the Nigerian Police, the Oredo Vigilante team and other security agencies will stay acutely alert to ensure...

  Oredo LGA Chairman’s Christmas Message ‘’The lessons of the life of Christ should be embraced by all faithful as their core guiding principle’’ Hon. Osunde ‘’2020 has been a year of unique challenges, but the birth and  victory of Christ on the cross must continuously serve as our unfailing inspiration’’ The Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde has described the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ as one of the most cherished epiphany in the Christian faith. Hon . Osunde’s remark was contained in a Christmas message released to the media in Benin-City where he urged all faithful’’ to let the miraculous birth and the exemplary life of Christ inspire the guiding principles in their daily dealing with their fellow men and women.’’ The Council Chairman emphasized that the true test of Christianity must go beyond  mere proclamations,’’ rather he insisted that  the value of our faith must shine through in the positive way that our conduct i...

The TAVERN : Quiet Corner Where Its Happening ! New definition for Evening /Night life in Benin-City   Pursuit of Excellence in Bar, Restaurant, Lounge and Accommodation Services. Situated off Reservation Road in Benin-City ( No.3 Oguola Crescent ) The Tavern has already made its mark in the hospitality  and entertainment arena of Benin-City . According to the Chief Operating Officer of The Tavern , Ken Eso - Adigwu ,’’ we have lived up to expectation in our one year of existence.’’ It was therefore a Bold and Beautiful Birthday Celebration for The Tavern on Sunday. The attendance of guests presented a smooth societal mixture and mirror for Evening/Night life in Benin-City. Some would even say that The Tavern birthday celebration felt like a Convention of the ‘ Big Boys’ wrapped with  finest extraction of feminine allure in an ambience serenaded  with the  rendition of Live Jazz music for the evening .  Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu was there to cut th...

EDO STATE ALGON CONGRATULATES THE BENIN MONARCH FOR THE SUCCCESSFUL CELEBRATION OF IGUE FESTIVAL AND THE BEGINNING OF THE UGIEWERE The Edo State Chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has felicitated with the Benin Palace on the successful celebration of  the Igue Festival with the expression of best wishes to the Kingdom for the equally historic period of  Ugiewere . According to a joint statement by the Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas,’’ Ugiewere is one of the most locally celebrated and internationally recognized events in the Benin traditional calendar.’’  ALGON observed that Ugiewere ‘’was remarkable for its prayerful merriment as the legatees of Benin culture engage in reflections over the passing year and invocation for the coming year.’’ The statement which was signed by the Chairman of the State Chapter of ALGON, Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde , noted that the Ewere leaf ,which Benins ‘’ enthusiastically wave while jubilat...

  IGUE/EWERE FESTIVAL Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde Felicitates With the Benin Monarchy  ‘’Igue Festival is one of the phenomenal spiritual and cultural uniqueness of Benin people as the cradle of Black and Human Civilization’’ Hon. Osunde Declares The Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area, Hon . Evbareke Jenkins Osunde , has sent message of felicitation to His Majesty, Oba Ewuare 11 and the legatees of Benin heritage worldwide on the celebration of the Igue Festival and the eve of Ewere celebrations. According to a statement issued in Benin over the weekend on behalf of himself , the political leadership as well as the management and staff of the Council,    Hon . Osunde said that the’’ ancient quintessence of the Igue Festival as a period for spiritual rejuvenation was fittingly relevant as prayers for the challenges of our contemporary society.’’  Continuing, the Council Chairman said that Igue Festival was one of the epiphany in the majestic and myste...

Oredo Vigilantes Arrest a Prison Escapee Oredo LGA is committed to ensuring safety of life and property  Following another day of intensive operation by the rejuvenated Vigilante group under the Oredo Council, a notorious prison escapee, Aisosa Odion ( alias Agada) has been apprehended.  Aisosa Odion was arrested at Dawson Lane in Benin-City yesterday as the security team quickly blocked his secret outlet for escape on locating the wanted convict. The prison escapee has since been handed over to the relevant law enforcement agency.  In the past few days, the Oredo Vigilantee team has joined efforts with area commanders of the Nigeria Police to deal fatal blows on the activities of criminals in the Local Government Area.  Earlier in the week, the joint operation of the Police and the Vigilantee also acted swiftly to rescue Oredo Immunization Campaign group members who were being threatened by kidnapers in Igogogi in Iyekogba vicinity.  It will be recalled that ...

    Security in Oredo LGA   Oredo LGA Vigilante in Collaboration with the Nigeria Police Launch Successful Operation against Cultists and Kidnappers Oredo LGA will be safe for end-of-year celebrations, Hon. Osunde reassures the community The Nigeria Police in joint effort with the Oredo Vigilante team has successfully launched vigorous operations against cultists, kidnappers and other dangerous criminal elements at Iyekogba area of the Council. The security agents seem to have accelerated and intensified the tempo of their operations in their resolve to ensure safe and secure end-of-year celebration in the Local Government Area.  Very significantly yesterday, the joint operation formation acted swiftly to rescue the Oredo Immunization Awareness Campaign Group in Igogogi as the team came under attack from kidnappers. It has been reported that one of the suspects is now being detained in undisclosed location for security reasons.  The kidnapper was arrested after ...

TRANSITION OF HON. VICTOR ENOBAKHARE Ex-Egor Council Chairman was a catalyst for progressive local government administration  Edo State ALGON Mourns the Death of former Egor LGA Chairman  The Edo State Chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has described the death of the former Chairman of Egor Council, Hon   Victor Enobakhare , as a ‘’profoundly sad loss’’ to the people  of the LGA and to the larger statewide organizations of persons who are keenly interested in progressive third-tier administration . In a statement signed by the Chairman of ALGON, Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde and all the  Local Government Chairmen in the state, the late Egor Council boss was credited as a ‘’visionary who projected that local governance must have deep and intimate resonance with the daily aspirations of the people at the grassroots.’’                                ...

COVID-19 Lockdown: Over 500 secondary school student pregnant in Benin More than 500 pregnancies were recorded in secondary schools of Benin’s northeastern department of Borgou during the 2019-2020 school year, the Beninese news agency (ABP) reported from Cotonou. “Altogether, 547 out of 36,487 school girls regularly registered were pregnant during the 2019-2020 school year as against 431 cases in 2018-2019,” ABP reported, quoting Thomas Adam, a Representative of the child protection department of Secondary education and professional and technical training ministry. Adam attributed the increase in the cases of pregnancies to the long cessation of classes observed during the coronavirus pandemic. Although no strategy linked to the phenomenon was yet made public, several analysts of the Beninese society fear that the crisis linked to the COVID-19 affected the measures taken to eradicate early pregnancies in schools.

Oredo Mobilizes the Community for Collective Security. LGA Holds Expanded Summit on Peace and Security. Senior Law Enforcement Agents, Political Stakeholders, Traditional Rulers, Community Leaders, Youth Representatives, Leaders of Market Women Organizations  and Media Practitioners Convened at the  Oredo  Council Secretariat on  Friday to collectively Examine the Security Situation in the Local Government Area with the aim of nurturing peace and security in the society  Leading the Opening Session of the Summit, Oredo Council Chairman, Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde Declared that the Local Government Area will be Safe and Secured during End-of Year Celebrations and Thereafter Hon. Osunde  Commended the Efforts of  Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki  for the exigent resuscitation of the Joint Task Force focusing on the overall Security of the State Consequent on efforts by the leadership of Oredo Local Government Area to act in tandem with the premi...

Obaseki approves recruitment of 500 professionals into civil service The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved the recruitment of 500 professionals into the state’s civil service. This follows projections by the Edo State Civil Service Commission that nine per cent of the state’s workforce will attain the age of 60 or 35 years in service within the next five years, while three per cent of the total workforce is currently at the directorate cadre. Obaseki speaking shortly after receiving the 2019 Civil Service Commission Report at the Government House in Benin City on Thursday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to reposition the civil service for optimal performance, while ensuring the welfare of workers in the state. The governor noted: “I promised during my inauguration that one of the major assignments I was going to embark on was a total transformation of state’s civil and public service. “I am not going to spare a kobo to make sure that we accomplish it. I...

Oredo Rejuvenates  Structures for Peace and Security in the LGA Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde Inaugurates Vigilante Monitoring Committee LGA Chairman compliments Gov. Obaseki’s overall security strategy  The Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde has inaugurated a Vigilante Monitoring Committee for the immediate actualization of his recently launched 3-pronged Peace and Security  strategy for the Council. Hon . Osunde had announced at a special enlarged Peace and Security meeting in Benin last week that the Council will establish and rejuvenate various structures to maximize the local impact of what Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki was implementing through the state-wide security architecture. In launching the Vigilante Monitoring Committee at the Oredo secretariat yesterday, Hon . Osunde emphasized that the initiative represented a’’ strategic strata in ensuring that the Council maintains intimate security vigilance at the neighborhood ...

  Oredo LGA Holds Special Summit on Peace and Security Senior Law Enforcement Agents, Political Stakeholders, Traditional Rulers, Community Leaders, Youth Representatives, Leaders of Market Women Organizations  and Media Practitioners Convened at the  Oredo  Council Secretariat on  Friday to collectively Examine the Security Situation in the Local Government Area with the aim of nurturing peace and security in the society  Leading the Opening Session of the Summit, Oredo Council Chairman, Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde Declared that the Local Government Area will be Safe and Secured during End-of Year Celebrations and Thereafter Hon. Osunde Commended the Efforts of Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki for the exigent resuscitation of the Joint Task Force focusing on the overall Security of the State Consequent on efforts by the leadership of Oredo Local Government Area to act in tandem with the premiere statewide security initiative of Governor Godwin Noghegha...

Oredo Council Chairman Hon. Osunde launches a three-pronged Security Strategy for the LGA Council Chairman commends the state-wide security architecture unveiled by Governor Obaseki    Local Governments will adopt the Governor’s core security plans for urgent grassroots implementation  Oredo will be safe and secure during the end of year festivities, declares Hon. Osunde The chairman of Oredo Local Government Area Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde is advancing the rejuvenation and actualization of a three-pronged strategy to ensure the security of lives and property within the council’s jurisdiction at all times and especially during the end-of-year festivities.  According to a special press release titled ‘’ War on Criminals’’ issued by the Oredo Council Media Office today, the Council Chairman said that the administration has decided to urgently rejuvenate various aspects of its security architecture to confront the increasing activities of criminal elements within t...

EDO STATE ALGON FELICITATES WITH DEPUTY GOVERNOR SHAIBU ON HIS 51st BIRTHDAY  Comrade Shaibu’s progressive orientation has been an impetus for increased grassroots democracy.  The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria commends the quintessential Leadership Qualities of the Deputy Governor The Edo State Branch of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria ( ALGON)  has sent message of congratulations to the State’s Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu on the celebration of his 51st birthday. The association remarked in a statement today that the Deputy Governor has exemplified the best tradition of dedicated service to humanity. According to the statement by ALGON, ‘’ Comrade Philip Shaibu  has  risen from youth and students’ activism to  the premiere arena of electoral politics with the acquisition of legitimate credentials of a worthy leader and trusted ally of an equally progressive Governor.’’ Continuing, the association comprising the elect...