The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Edo State has accused the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of stealing Federal Government food palliatives and lying to the public about them. It will be recalled that a viral video has been in circulation showing some persons looting 10 kg bags of rice from a truck during the ongoing End Bad Governance protests in Edo State. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Edo State Chapter, Apostle Dr. Irekpono Omoike disclosed that the rice being scrambled for in the video was meant for distribution by a vendor contracted by the Edo State…
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President Bola Tinubu and the federal government of Nigeria, have been advised to immediately stop the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (fuel), and fully patronize Dangote Refinery until the nation’s four refineries are fixed and ready for production. The Chief Executive Officer of Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr (Barr) Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, gave the advise while speaking as a guest of a national radio public affairs program on Friday, saying that the ongoing national protest is rapidly attracting negative image for Nigeria at the global stage. He said Dangote Refinery in Lagos, has the capacity to refine and…
By John Mayaki The APC in Edo State has reduced itself to crisis profiteers in an election for which it is obviously unprepared. After our chairman stood at Ring Road to make a misleading video about the absence of a protest in the state, in a calculated bid to boast to the presidency about a capacity they lack, the party shamelessly shifted to seizing on the chaos that trailed the same protest they claimed didn’t take place. The focus was on a particular event in which angry protesters stormed a warehouse to cart away bagged rice. Seeking to turn the…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata The Palace of the Olowu of Owu kingdom was agog with celebration as former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s first elected female Speaker and former Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Chief Mrs) Titilayo Oseni, members of the Univerrsity of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) worldwide graced the installation ceremony of the new Giwa Iyalode, Chief (Dr) Oyinade Olujimi Tomori, JP, as ‘Giwa Iyalode’ of Owu kingdom in Ogun State. She was installed alongside eight others at the Palace of the Paramount ruler of the ancient Owu Kingdom on Thursday, 1st August, 2024. This explained…
Following series of protests that rocked many parts of the country on Thursday and Friday, 1st and 2nd of August 2024, Nigerian journalists in their numbers went out as required by the demands of the profession to cover the events. Unfortunately, the hydra headed monster of journalist intimidation, harassments and siezures of both official and personal assets of members of the press reared its ugly head once more. These acts were carried out by the state and non-state actors. This sordid and unacceptable state of affairs, especially those perpetrated by state actors is happening in spite of various conscious efforts…
By John Mayaki In the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and other parts of Europe, the message is the same: members of the Edo diaspora community are resolute that Asue Ighodalo should be the next governor of the state. This is unsurprising, given the candidate’s unassailable status as the most prepared in the race and his successful overseas campaign tour. Guided by a results-based, strategic mindset forged through decades of managerial excellence in the private sector, Ighodalo focused on this influential community early in the race and made moves to secure their support with interactive town halls and other engagements where…
By Abel Johngold The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Edo State Chapter, Apostle Dr. Irekpono Omoike, on Thursday said it was a blatant lie to claim that the looted consignment of rice by hoodlums in Urora, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state was part of the Federal Government palliative. He clarified that on the contrary, the consignment was meant for distribution by a vendor contracted by the Edo State CAN Implementation Committee for its Christian Feeding Programme sponsored by the state government. He emphasised that it was wholly sponsored by the state government and that it…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Aibiokunla Ward, Oza, Orhionmwon Local Government Area who doubles as the Director-General General, Edo Liaison Office Abuja, Dcn. Festus Osagie Osaigbovo, has predicted a landslide victory for the party’s candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie Esq, in the September 21 governorship election in the state. He made this known while addressing newsmen at the Aibiokunla Ward Campaign Rally when the PDP governorship campaign team visited the ward on Wednesday, 31st July 2024 at Oza primary school. He said Ighodalo is a man that…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata The Ward to Ward Campaign Train of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP on Wednesday stormed Igbanke and other wards in Orhionmwon Local Government Area, reaping over 600 defectors from the Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The Igbanke rally was held at the Igbanke Primary School for Igbanke West and Igbanke East, representing wards 11 and 12 respectively. The campaign venue was full to capacity by enthusiastic party supporters who danced excitedly to party songs, turning the atmosphere into a carnival. In his welcome speech, the…
Communications Scholars at the Department of Mass Communications on Tuesday identified investigative journalism and crime reporting as an integral part of nation building, and essential tools for resolving urban and national Problems in Nigeria, and in advanced democracies. Chief facilitator at the brainstorming exercise, Mr Dipo Kehinde, a renowned crime and investigative Journalist, said credible data, neighbourhood witnesses, visit to scene of crime to gather facts, as well as information supplied by official Spokespersons is what the reporter need to craft exclusive story or article. The crime expert added that to be an Award winning investigative Journalist or crime reporter,…