Edo Magazine(news_info)

IKPOBA-OKHA 2023: Osayande Parleys PFN  .... Receives Victory Prayers.....  Ahead of Campaigns For The Edo State Local government council Election, the immediate past Council Chairman Dr. Eric Osayande has visited the Ikpoba-okha Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria(PFN), to formally intimate them of his ambition to recontest for the Chairmanship Position in the forthcoming local government council Election in Ikpoba-Okha local government under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Speaking before the clergymen, Dr. Eric Osayande appreciated their unalloyed support for his administration during his first tenure as the Ikpoba-Okha council chairman. He also formally told the gathering of his desire to return to the council so as to continue and finish the laudable developmental landmarks he started; hence, he is soliciting for their support and prayers. Why listing his previous achievement, the former Council Chairman said there is no ward in the Local Government

  Oba of Benin expresses disappointment over Agba’s sectional representation The Oba of Benin,  Oba Ewuare II, has expressed “total disappointment“ over what he described as the “lopsided representation“ by the immediate past Minister of Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba. In a statement in Benin by Mr Iguobaro Osaigbovo, the Chief Press Secretary to the Oba, the king noted that while in office the ex-minister failed to extend ministerial benefits to Edo South and Edo Central Senatorial Districts. According to the statement, Oba Ewuare expressed the disappointment while responding to the minister who was on a thank-you -visit to palace for the role it played in his appointment as a minister by former President Muhammadu Buhari. Also Read :  Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde-felicitates with the Oba of Benin   Oba Ewuare noted that having benefited from a goodwill that led to his appointment, Agba should have reciprocated the kind gesture to the entire three senatorial zones of

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar said the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike’s excessive alcohol damaged his kidney and not poisoning. Atiku, who spoke through his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said Wike was a victim of self-inflicted alcoholic poisoning. He said Wike should go for confession and not thanksgiving, given his ignoble role in the election in Rivers State. Recall that Wike had alleged that he was poisoned at the PDP secretariat in December 2018. The former governor at a special Thanksgiving service organised in his honour at the St. Peters Deanery, Rumuepirikom, Obio-Akpor, on Sunday, said the poison ravaged his internal organs, affecting his liver and kidneys and almost killed him but for God’s interventions. But, Shaibu, in a statement on Monday advised Nyesom Wike to reduce his consumption of alcohol following a revelation that his liver and kidneys failed due to “poisoning.” He

The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of a letter for medical leave from Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji in a statement on Tuesday in Akure, explained that the governor asked for 21-day leave for medical treatment abroad starting from June 7 to July 6. According to the letter, the speaker said the leave will be extended to July 6 due to the public holidays on June 12(Democracy Day) and Eid el Kabir on June 28 and June 29. He explained that the governor had stated in the letter that his deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, would act as acting governor for the period he will be away. The speaker, who described the governor as a lover of peace and an apostle of the rule of law, wished him a speedy recovery and a joyful vacation.

  Obaseki swears in 15 new commissioners, assures on devt of Benin Port, Enterprise Park, other legacy projects The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, inaugurated 15 commissioners as members of the Edo State Executive Council (EXCO), charging them to sustain efforts by the government to improve the livelihood of the people and ensure economic prosperity for the State. The Commissioners include Ethan Osaze Uzamere, Christopher Osaretin Nehikhare, Monday Osaigbovo, Dr. Joan Osa-Oviawe, Isoken Omo, Stephen Ehikhioya Idehenre, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, Patrick Uanseru, and Samuel Alli (Dr.). Others are Adaze Aguele-Kalu, Kingsley Uwagbale, Uyi Oduwa Malaka, Joshua Omokhodion, Ojiefoh Enaholo Donatus and Christabel Omo Ekwu. The governor, during the inauguration at the Government House in Benin City, assured on the development of the Benin Port, the Enterprise Park and other projects to drive industrial growth and boost the state’s economy. He said, “We have had an excellent team

___Calls for animal vaccination in Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun and Lagos States THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Monday, urged Nigerians to stop consumption of hides (pomo), smoked meat and bush meat over outbreak of Anthrax in some neighbouring countries. The alert was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Ernest Umakhihe. Umakhihe said it became very necessary to alert Nigerians on the disease that is transferred from infected animals to humans. According to him the outbreak of Anthrax is currently ravaging Northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo. Anthrax spores are naturally found in the soil and commonly affect domestic and wild animals. People can get infected with Anthrax spores if they come in contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. However, Anthrax is not a contagious disease. Signs of Anthrax are flu- like symptoms such as cough, fe

  ___As Akpabio’s men make final Moves to woo Senators- Elect ___As APC on Yari, Ahmad Lawan to Support the Party’s Candidate As the 10th National Assembly is inaugurated today, strong Indications have emerged that the aspirations of former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio and former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari for the position of the President of the Senate have sharply divided the Senators- elect. As of yesterday, the decision of who becomes the President of the Senate and Chairman of the 10th National Assembly is shaky as the claimed numbers of supporters are clashing. At the meeting of Akpabio’s supporter group at the Lagos Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, while the group claimed over 70 Senators- elect to their camp, only 52 Senators- elect attended the meeting and was worried by the not-too-encouraging number, Vice President Kashim Shettima had promised that he was prepared to go and beg other Senators, especially from the North to support the asp

 Obaseki: We’re investing in education, technology, others to prepare Edo youths for global competitiveness, industrial revolution    _...reassures on expanding digital infrastructure, opening up more free Wi-Fi spots across 18 LGAs_    _…says Nigeria’s democracy work in progress, charges youths on leadership_   The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government is sustaining investment in education and technology, equipping young people in the State with the skills and knowledge to be globally competitive and contribute their quota to the development of the State and nation. Obaseki said this while addressing youths from the 18 local government areas of Edo State during an interactive session to mark the 2023 Democracy Day and the inauguration of the new leadership of the National Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Edo State Chapter, held in Benin City. The governor said the government is transforming Edo into Nigeria’s first smart state with the provision of fibre opt

  Language Extinction:  Edo Language Day Worldwide Holds 2023 Summit By OBOH SYLVESTER Following great concern by the United Nations (UN) call that at least 50 percent of today‘s spoken languages will go into extinct by 2100, some indigenes of Edo State are preparing to celebrate the first annual Edo Language Day Worldwide scheduled to take place in Toronto (Canada) and Edo State (Nigeria) on August 12th and 13th, 2023.  The 2023 Edo Indigenous Language Worldwide , which will have presentations for Edo Elders Awards, Storytelling and Edo Poems, has the theme: “The Revitalization and Harmonization of Edo Language.” The Annual event which is the initiative of Nekpen Obasogie , CEO of NEBO TV, Canada was first celebrated on August 13, 2022 and was endorsed by prominent Edo indigenes among whom is the former governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion, High Priest Osemwegie Ebohon, Barrister Osagie Obayuwana, Lady Aghabiomon Ogbeiwi and Professor Alex Igbineweka.  Other importa