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Nigerians will definitely remember President Muhammadu Buhari for his numerous achievements while in office as the Country's President. .One of such achievements is his democratic principles ; His belief in the tenet of democracy; His respect for the power of the ballot box and the wishes of Nigerians to choose who will govern them. The President has always promised not to interfere in the electoral process in Nigeria. He had at several fora promised to allow the Indpendent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be really independent in its operations. The non interference of the President in the electoral process handled by INEC so far, has laid credence to the above promise made by him. Results that have been produced by the electoral umpire from  elections so far handled under the President have been encouraging, as the true winners of the elections have been declared as winners.  Unlike in the past where parties of the incumbent Presidents automatically became the winners...

RE- COMRADE IKHIDE ERASMUS, VETERAN JOURNALIST WINS LABOUR PARTY REP TICKET IN EDO , SETS TO DETHRONE PROF JULIUS IHONVBERE. Our attention has been drawn to the above headline in some Online News Blogs and other Social Media Platforms. In our usual character, we would have simply ignored the publication, because we see it as totally unworthy of our response. But on a second thought, due to the prevailing circumstances the nation is currently into, especially in this period when political campaigns for 2023 contestations are gradually picking up, coupled with it's attendant political chicaneries and shenanigans, half-truths, misinformation, innuendos and blatant lies, we decided to oblige the characters responsible for the phantom issues raised a suitable and verifiable responses in order to straighten the records and place the tissue of lies raised in their proper perspectives. We will squarely address the spurious issues raised in the report pronto; Firstly, one faceless lady Grac...

Members of 2021 Batch 'B' stream 1 Corps members who served in Edo State have been advised to apply their creativity and entrepreneurial skills acquired during the compulsory one - year National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) to secure a means of livelihood and become employers of labour. The advice was given by the Acting Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu at the passing - out parade of the corps members at Imaguero Secondary School, Benin City. He noted that the successful completion of the primary assignment is a proof of their abiding faith in the unity and progress of the country.  Rt. Hon. Comrade Shaibu  advised the corps  members to continue to remain as good ambassadors of the scheme and warned that  they should not allow anybody to use them to settle political, religious or tribal differences to their own detriment . "As a nation, we are going through serious security problems and those used to perpetuate evils are youths. Rather than being ...

" If Nigeria emulates Edo,  things will work well for the nation. It's only in Edo State that a Reverend Father was kidnapped and a Muslim went to the bush to rescue him and lost his life in the process " .The above submission was made by the Acting Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu during the visit of some Muslim faithfuls to the government house in Benin City, in commemoration of Eid-el-Kabir celebration. He noted that Edo State is one of the States in Nigeria where Muslims and Christians live peacefully and work together for the development of the state. Rt. Hon. Comrade Shaibu charged Nigerian leaders to demonstrate the virtue of religious tolerance in the spirit of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. He called on political leaders to desist from playing politics with religion as it will certainly  create division.  " Let us reject such politicians as they don't mean well for Nigeria ". He advised. The Acting Governor stressed the need to s...

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has  celebrated 2022 Nigeria Civil Service Day . Part of the activities in the programme was a Staff procession/Road show from the Headquarters of the Ministry, Old Secretariat, Area 1 to Area 3 Football Field, Abuja. A Novelty football match between the Hon. Minister's team and the Permanent Secretary's team also took place. After 45 minutes of hard tackles, the Hon. Minister's team triumphed in the match. The kick - off of the match was performed by the Special Guest of honour at the occasion who is the permanent Secretary ,Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Alhaji Ismail Abubakar. To honour the winner of the football match, the Director, General Services of the Ministry, Mr. Kayode Adamson on behalf of the Hon. Minister, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu, FNSE, FAEng  presented them with a  trophy for their outstanding performance. In continuation of the celebration, a Town Hall meeting was held at Peach Vine Marquee, Park W...

By BESIRU ENAKHIMION, FIC, BENIN. The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Police Command , CP Abutu Yaro, has called on  residents of the State to cooperate with the Police in carrying out their duties , adding that persons who have information about security breaches or necessary input that can enhance the work of the police should contact them through the telephone lines that have been provided.  He made the call at an interactive meeting with the officers and men of Edo state Command as well as members of the Association of hunters and Vigilante group from the various Senatorial Districts of the State, to review security of Edo State and the general police performance. He said the DPOs and Area commanders of police in the state have been enjoined to open their telephone lines for 24 hours for inflow of information. These platforms he said, will enhance a seamless communication with the population they are securing. The Police boss also submitted that violent crimi...

Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Edo State Police Command have arrested four men on allegation of armed robbery and illegal possession of firearm.  According to a press release signed by the Command's Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Chidi Nwanbuzor, the suspects were arrested at mile 18, along Benin - Lagos Expressway by a team of police men attached to Safer Highway, Edo State Police Command, Benin City. The Cops who were conducting a stop and search exercise on vehicles found the suspects in a gold coloured Mercedez Benz saloon car with  Registration number Lagos BDG 183 AH. Names of the suspects are Ailojie Christopher (52 years old), Iyamu Aisosa (32 years old), Idemudia Osatare (26 years old) and Frank Joseph (25 years old). According to the press release, a locally made Pistol and a live cartridge wrapped in a polythene bag were recovered from the suspects. The press release also stated that the suspects who have confessed to the crime also disclosed that the...