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By Osehobo Ofure In August 2020, three months after the brutal rape and murder of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the University of Benin, the Edo State Police Command paraded six suspects in connection with the crime. Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a female microbiology student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo, was found lying in a pool of blood at a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Benin City. She had apparently gone to the premises to study ahead of resumption of academic activities. Her murderers attacked and raped her in the church after knocking her unconscious. They also smashed her head with a fire extinguisher. She died on May 31, 18 days after, at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. She was 23 years old. The Police had paraded the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Benin City, with then state Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, giving their names as Nelson Ogbebor,  Akato Valentine,  Tina Samuel...

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has observed with keen interest the sudden volte face and selective amnesia that has inflicted the leadership of APC in Edo state in recent times. In a statement signed by the publicity secretary Mr Chris Nehikhare, Edo people recall how the leadership of APC conspired to deny 14 constituencies representation in the State House of Assembly. Edo people have not forgotten how in a gestapo manner, those now appropriately referred to as former House of Assembly members-elect tried to storm the state house of assembly complex and when they failed, they converged in a private residence and in a treasonous modus operandi, began to dish out ‘motions’ and even ‘laws’... like a butterfly who thought itself a bird. These “rascals” demonstrated an acute obsession with propagation of falsehood, lies and alternative facts. Their behavior was a threat to the peace but Edo State government and Edo people ignored their folly. As their u...

The Honourable member representing Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency of Edo state in the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. ( Barr.) Deacon Sergius Oseasochie Ogun has hailed the  people of Agbazilo for their unalloyed commitment to the entrenchment of true democracy in the polity.  In the dark days of stark military dictatorship which was characterized by arbitrary rule, human right abuses, suppression of the press and extra-judicial killings, the people of Agbazilo were not left behind in the suffocating struggle to restore democratic rule to the nation's polity. Many illustrious sons of  Agbazilo joined the brutal fight that eventually culminated in the return of democratic rule in 1999. Our very own Late Chief Anthony Enahoro and other pro-democracy activists spearheaded the vanguard that gave birth to the democracy which we all are enjoying today. May their labour not be in vain. Although the under-perfoming  government at the centr...

  Fellow Nigerians,   ​I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day.  It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria.   2.​As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a mature democracy, a strong, evolved and integrated nation state to be reckoned with globally.   3.​In the last two years we have witnessed and overcome a good number of testy challenges that would have destroyed other nations especially relating to our collective security.   4.​The indefatigable CAN DO Spirit of the Nigerian has sustained us and would keep pushing us to put these challenges behind us.   5.​ Unfortunately some of these challenges came in the shape of violent outrages leading to the loss of lives of many of our dear compatriots and the destruction of some of our infrastructure, including those devoted to improving our democratic...

One of the leading aspirant in the forthcoming Local Government Council Election, Hon. Louis Imhandegbelo has felicitated with His, Excellency, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu as the country  marked June 12 Democracy Day and urged Edo people to work in harmony with the governor to enable him fulfill his promises to Edo people  While felicitating with the Governor, Hon. Imhandegbelo, in a statement, urged Esan South-East local government people to rededicate themselves to salvaging the local government and positioning it for greatness. “We are currently faced with numerous challenges, it takes commitment, dedication, sacrifice and noble intentions to get through the rough pitches that we are experiencing, but with God on our side, we will overcome. “The people and the government hold the key to the solution of our problems and we must work together to make our local government and Edo State great again,” he added. Going further, ...

Dear Man of God  To some , who may read this post, it is the strangest thing they have yet seen for the living to address a letter to a man that is dead. But for me , there is nothing strange— it is a measure of the high regard I had for you when you walked the earth- winning souls for Christ. I am not aware of another Pastor in Nigeria, that gave much to the poor as you did. You gave lavishly of your time, concerns, material things and money to the needy. Though you were wealthy and a man of immense accomplishments, you were unaffected, humble and unassuming. You walked your talks. From a very humble and near poverty ravaged beginning, you rose to become a highly respected Christian personality and voice in global space.  I am not a member of your Church. As a  Christian who is not driven by denominational fever, I fell in love with your Emmanuel TV which made me to really understand you.  Never for once did you allow negative opinions about ...

,Sergius Oseasochie Ogun Foundation (SOOF) has in continuation of her humanitarian programmes presented NECO/SSCE enrollment fees to 600 candidates drawn from the public and private secondary schools in Esan North-East and Esan South-East Local Government Areas of Edo State. The presentation ceremony which took place today Saturday, 5th June, 2021 at Sacred Heart Girls Model Secondary School Ubiaja was attended by dignitaries which cut across different strata  of the society, traditional rulers, political leaders,  religious leaders, school principals, parents/ guardians of the beneficiaries amongst others. In his brief remarks shortly before the presentation of the NECO/SSCE enrollment fees to the successful candidates, the initiator of the scheme and president of the foundation, Rt Hon. (Barr.) Deacon Sergius Oseasochie Ogun, who is also the Member, House of Representatives, representing Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency...

          Francis Ilenloa Igberaese Ph.D It is pure nonsense using data occasioned by immigration to determine how resources, especially positions in government are allocated in Edo State, because apart from the incorrectness of the census figures, progress in under-developing countries requires geographical mobility of labour from the less developed region to the more developed region. Its attendant "backwash effects" cannot therefore be avoided. It is tricky and dishonest to use only location or residency data as means of resource allocation if "spread effects" is the focus of our developmental goal, instead of also using indegeneous data.  Experts in development matters also posist that given the disadvantage destinies of less developed countries in the development matrix (e.g. dualism of the economy), we have no need holding fast to unscrupulous geographical or residency data, otherwise, labour would be scare in where it they are most needed...

2nd June, 2021  The Uromi Royal Lions Club which is a branch of The Lions Club International , a non governmental and non profit making organization, a Humanitarian/Community Service Club donates Text Books to schools in Uromi. The gesture is to equip the school libraries for the benefits of the school and the students. The schools which includes Okpujie Primary School, Ogbidi Learning Centre, Our Lady of Lourdes Girls Grammar School and Ufua Memorial Group of Schools Uromi, expressed their utmost gratitude and thanked the club, it's leadership, members and sponsors for the wonderful gesture done to them. The President of the Club, Lion Barr. Christian Ayemere in his remark admonished the schools and pupils/students to utilize the books and hopes that they find the books very useful to them in their academic pursuit. The President also said that it is their desire to positively affect as many lives as possible within Uromi and the neighbouring to...