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Comrade Ehichioya Stephen Odion has been elected Chairman of the Reliance Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council . In the Chapel's election held at the conference room of the Council's secretariat, in Benin City,  Comrade Ehichioya Stephen Odion, emerged as the  Chairman, Comrade Stanley Igunbor, Vice Charman, Comrade Alabi Saviour, Secretary, Comrade Happiness Ilusota, Treasurer and Blessing Ebifagha, Assistant Secretary. At the inauguration ceremony, the Chairman of NUJ, Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe advised members of the new EXCO to strictly adhere to the Constitution of the union when discharging their duties.  He also told them to always project the union through their actions wherever they are called to serve. Comrade Alenkhe  enjoined the newly sworn in officers to draw up activities or programmes that will benefit the chapel and the union in general. In his remark, the Publisher of the Reliance Newspaper and one time Chairm...

To reform a policy means to make changes on the already existing one, to modify it , make the necessary corrections, improve upon it and make it better and more beneficial to those for whose sake it (reform) had been made . If a policy has not been beneficial to the people , it is expected that with the reform in the sector , the narrative will change for the better . However, in a situation where a reform causes hardship on the people for whose sake it was carried out, such move (reform) should be jettisoned . It should be reversed , except it was not originally meant for the good of the people .  All over the world, the duty of the government is to churn out policies that are people oriented. Who are the people in question? Those that are being governed by the government . However, in a situation where a reform carried out by the government turns out to be injurious and painful to the people who were supposed to benefit from it (reform )the right thing to do is for the government...

The Edo Central PDP Senatorial Campaign Council, has formally kicked off the campaigns for the party's candidates . The exercise was flagged off at a meeting of the major stakeholders of the party in the Senatorial District .  The meeting which was hosted at Ubiaja by the Senatorial Campaign Council's Chairman, Senator  Magnus Odion Ugbesia on Sunday, the 15th of January,  2023 had in attendance, many influential politicians in the Senatorial District .  Various speakers harped on the need for PDP to hit the ground running as the elections are very close .   The Chairman of the Senatorial Campaign Council, disclosed that PDP parades candidates who can win elections in the Senatorial District at any time.  " Sitted in this hall, are the major pillars of the PDP in Edo Central.  We here are the ones that determine who wins and who loses elections in this Senatorial District." He declared . The meeting had in attendance notable party leaders in Edo C...

The University of Benin Senate has amended the Institution's 2020/2021 academic calendar and approved Sunday 23rd October, 2022, for students to return to halls of residence.  This information was contained in a press release made available by the Institution's Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, on behalf of the institution's Vice  Chancellor, Mrs. Lilian Salami. According to the statement, lectures are expected to continue on 24th October as the 2nd Semester was truncated for eight months, as a result of the recently suspended strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU ).           The semester  is to run until 23rd December.  Meanwhile, online registration of new students admitted for the 2021/2022 begins on the 2nd of December.   The Vice Chancellor, Professor, Lilian Salami, who presided over the Senate meeting, solicited the cooperation and support of staff and students to ensure  successful...

Democracy is a system of government which most countries in the world are clamouring for.  In fact it has been said at some quarters that the worst form of democratic government is better than the best form of military government . For many years, Nigerians clamoured for democracy . The military juntas' intervention or interruption denied them (Nigerians) the opportunity of enjoying democracy for some years . However, they finally got it in 1999. Since 1999, Nigeria has been enjoying the democratic system of governance . It has been on smoothly without any interruption .  The current democratic experience in the country will be 24years old in 2023 when the country is expected to go into another election .  The submission of many Nigerians is that the democratic government operated in the country is good and they want to continue to enjoy it. Nigerians have indeed enjoyed some dividends of democracy. However there are areas that they  are yearning for improvement....

"People that buy votes and those that sell their votes do not mean well for this country."  That was what an old politician, Mr Peter Adoghe said during my discussion with him on political matters in Benin City recently. "Why did you say so ? " .I asked the 80 year old man. The old man began to tell me the reasons for elections, how elections should be conducted and what he hates about elections in Nigeria..  Election, as we all know, is an aspect of any democratic process. It is a process that is originally meant to pick the best sets of leaders to lead members of a group or community. In a democratic setting like that of Nigeria, elections  are supposed to be means of getting the best leaders to occupy different elective offices in the country.  Unfortunately in Nigeria, elections have been trailed by different types of allegations of malpractices which have resulted to electing mediocres to occupy elective offices like those of the President of the country, Gover...

Whenever the world cup or nations cup football competitions are close, the most discussed topic  in Nigeria is usually football . Even the media usually focus on the competition and discuss it regularly. In same vein, when the country's general elections are approaching like the one of 2023,  the most discussed topic usually is politics and the election.  As Nigeria matches towards the 2023 general election right now, the most discussed issue in the country is the general election of 2023.  As expected, Nigerians are already talking about the 2023 general election. Most people are already talking about candidates vying for different positions. Possibilities of victories of some of them at the election is already being talked about too. Choice of political parties and candidates are being made. Ordinarily, elections are like examinations. In examinations some candidates succeed while some unfortunately fail.  In elections too, some candidates succeed in their asp...