By John Mayaki Meeting an untimely and violent death in the line of duty is a tragic event that warrants a thorough investigation. It also tests the leadership of those who engaged the victim, who are expected to show empathy and do their best to prevent such tragedies. Last week, Monday Okpebholo, the APC governorship candidate, failed this basic test when violence ensued as he reportedly accompanied someone on a strange self-help mission to enforce a disputed judgment. Gunshots were fired, people scrambled for safety, and an officer assigned to protect Okpebholo was seen being ushered away from the chaotic…
Author: Spade Nigeria
A socio-cultural group, Concerned Ute-Okpu Elites, has congratulated the Executive Chairman, Ika North East Local Government Council, Hon. Monday Hunkanma Odigwe, on his electoral victory at just concluded local council elections in Delta State and his successful swearing in. The congratulation message is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, Concerned Ute-Okpu Elites, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, and made available to newsmen. Comrade Ikeogwu described Hon. Odigwe”s victory and swearing in as a very welcome development to the group in particular, Ika North East people and Deltans in general. He said that the group was convinced of Hon. Odigwe”s victory…
Every man, irrespective of who they are must read the book by a German writer, Esther Villar, in her book “The Manipulated Man” This book has caused outrage and hostile criticism from women, it explains how women since the earliest times have manipulated men and turned them into their slaves, they have pretended to be the oppressed sex while in the real sense they are the oppressors. She explains how a woman manipulates a man skillfully by steps like courtship and “finally marriage , hence the saying “ a man chases a woman until SHE catches him” . In her…
By Jane Uyi Orobosa The Akoko-Edo Youth Congress has warned erstwhile deputy governor, Philip Shaibu and the Etsako people in general to stop heating up the polity in Edo State. The group in its first reaction to attempts by Shaibu to forcefully actualise the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which reinstated him, warned Shaibu and the people of Etsako to desist from actions that would continue to marginalise Akoko-Edo in the scheme of things in the state. In a statement on Saturday by its Acting National President, Mr Precious Akande, the AYC said the recent impeachment of Philip…
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Justice Stella Anukam on her re-election as Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for another term of six years. Justice Anukam was re-elected at the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Executive Council in Accra, Ghana, on Friday. The Nigerian obtained her law degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (formerly known as University of Ife), Osun State, Nigeria, in 1984, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in August 1985. She is also a chartered secretary, chartered arbitrator, and seasoned administrator. Justice Anukam has served as former Director of Special Programmes at the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accuses the All Progressives Congress (APC) of masterminding the violence by thugs which resulted in the unfortunate death of a gallant Police officer in Benin City, Edo State capital on Thursday July 18, 2024. The Party calls on the Police to investigate reports that the violence resulted from the reckless demonstration of force by thugs allegedly mobilized by the APC Governorship Candidate, Monday Okpebholo and allying prominent politicians, to accompany them from the Benin Airport into the city with the view to intimidate and instill fear in the citizens. The PDP asserts that the rush…
By Jane Uyi Orobosa So, on Thursday, July 18, what Edo people feared most, eventually reared its ugly face. It was a glimpse reappearance of the dreaded Lions and Tigers known for unleashing terror and violence on hapless people whose major preoccupation is how to manage and eke out daily bread in an unfriendly, unsmiling economy foisted on Nigerians by an APC government. The judgement of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday which quashed the impeachment of Philip Shaibu, but which has since been quickly appealed and a stay of execution sought, provided the platform for the show…
Ohaneze Ndigbo Women Wing Worldwide has unanimously endorsed the creation of Anioma State and called on Igbo women and mothers across Nigeria and in the diaspora to rally support for the actualisation of the proposed state. In a statement jointly signed by the National Women Leader, Chief (Hon) Amb. Rita-Daniels Chukwuji and the Secretary, Chief (Mrs) Ifeoma Amadi (JP), the women front of the pan Igbo sociocultural body urged all relevant stakeholders needed to actualise the Anioma project to work in unison. “Igbo women everywhere should come together to support the ongoing lobby for the creation of Anioma State. Our…
As the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, clocks 65 today, his media team, Team Asue Media Organization (TAMO), has sent warm felicitations to him, describing him as a man of the people. In a short statement on Friday in Benin City, TAMO said Ighodalo is loved by virtue of his humility notwithstanding his high pedigree and antecedents. “We at Team Asue Media Organization (TAMO) rejoice with you, sir, as you celebrate your 65th step on this terrestrial plain. A journey conspicuously marked by solid achievements. We wish you many happier years ahead…
The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media Projects, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has blamed the erstwhile deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu for the violence that erupted in Benin City on Thursday. He said the wanton destruction of property and the loss of life of an officer in Benin City was triggered by Shaibu’s resort to self help in a bid to actualise the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja which reinstated him. Osagie contended that the attendant violence that greeted Philip Shaibu’s return to Edo State was a confirmation of the fact that Shaibu’s…