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By DADA AYOKHAI After much ado, Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has finally transmitted a list of commissioner designates to the Edo State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation Gov Obaseki has for more than 10 months since he was sworn in for a second term in office, dilly -- dallied with unveiling the list of his commissioners. However, the waiting game is not over yet as the list transmitted to the assembly contains the names of 11 commissioner designates instead of the conventional 18 going by the number of local government areas in the state An analysis of the commissioner's quota, using the three senatorial districts in the state as yardstick, reveals that Edo North district, made up of six local government areas, only two local government areas, Etsako East and West respectively, got a nominee each leaving out Akoko Edo, Owan West, Owan East and Etsako Central. The delay in unveiling the list of commissioners did not only earn the governor scathi...

By DADA AYOKHAI After much ado, Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has finally transmitted a list of commissioner designates to the Edo State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation Gov Obaseki has for more than 10 months since he was sworn in for a second term in office, dilly -- dallied with unveiling the list of his commissioners. However, the waiting game is not over yet as the list transmitted to the assembly contains the names of 11 commissioner designates instead of the conventional 18 going by the number of local government areas in the state An analysis of the commissioner's quota,  using the three senatorial districts in the state as yardstick, reveals that Edo North district, made up of six local government areas, only two local government areas, Etsako East and West respectively, got a nominee each leaving out Akoko Edo, owan West, owan East and Etsako Central. . The delay in unveiling the list of commissioners did not only earn the governor sca...

By DADA AYOKHAI The Edo State governor Mr Godwin Obaseki out of conviction or mounted pressure has disclosed the list of his would-be commissioners. In Edo North district,  two of the 6 expected names were released, they are  Mrs. Otse Momoh-Omorogbe and Hon Moses Agbukor. Mrs Omorogbe who is the nominee from Etsako West local government is the daughter of the Otaru of Auchi who is said to be married to a Benin man. She was brought in as a commissioner during the crisis between comrade Adams Oshiomole and Governor Obaseki. Her appointment as a commissioner did not make any difference at the poll during the election that brought in Obaseki for a second term in office. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP )under whose platform Obaseki contested the election lost in all the units and wards in Auchi Community. The other nominee, Hon Moses Agbukor is representing Etsako East local government area. He belongs to the All Progressives Congress (APC) blogs in the  PDP.

By DADA AYOKHAI The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has appointed two Special Advisers and forwarded the names of eleven commissioner-nominees to the Edo State House of Assembly for confirmation. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the two Special Advisers are Crusoe Osagie, who has been appointed as Special Adviser, Media Projects and Sarah Esangbedo Ajose-Adeogun, who is Special Adviser, Strategy, Policy, Projects and Performance Management. The commissioner-nominees whose names have been forwarded to the Edo State House of Assembly include: Oluwole Osamudiamen Iyamu, SAN; Prof. (Mrs.) Obehi Akoria; Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe; Osaze Ethan Uzamere and Monday Osaigbovo. Others are: Marie Edeko Esq.; Joseph Eboigbe; Moses Agbukor; Isoken Omo; Andrew Emwanta and Mrs. Otse Momoh-Omorogbe. Osagie,  served as Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy in Governor Obaseki’s first term in office. Ajose-Adeogun, a former employ...

 By DADA AYOKHAI Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate deployment of four of the newly appointed Ambassadors-Designate. This was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina in Abuja. Among those  deployed is an Edo State born Ambassador Itegboje Sunday Samson who will act as Nigeria’s Ambassador/Deputy Representative, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Amb. Samson S. Itegboje  has served in Venezuela, New York (Consulate General), Philippines, Ethiopia and now New York (Permanent Mission) Mr Itegbogie had in an interview with a local Esan tabloid said" I was born and grew up in Auchi, Edo State. I did my primary and secondary school in Auchi until I went to University of Ibadan.   I‘m married with children."

By DADA AYOKHAI An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin  has declared as null and void the purported suspection and removal from office of Hon Yakubu O. Musa aka Yakson  as chairman of Etsako West Local government  by the Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki. The Edo State government had through the then Commissioner for Local governments and Community Affairs, Barrister Jimoh Ijegbai suspended and later removed  Hon Yakubu Musa as Etsako West local government in August 2019 over a purported financial allegations that took place in the local government. The suspended chairman had through his counsel,  Famous Osawaru Eremwanarue Esq of West Idahosa Law Firm, filed a suit challenging his removal and  urged the court for restatement.   In the judgment delivered by Hon.  Justice V.O Oviawe  the 27th day  of September, 2021, the learned trial judge declared the purported removal of Hon. Yakubu O. Musa by Edo State Governor as nu...

By DADA AYOKHAI An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin  has declared as null and void the purported suspection and removal from office of Hon Yakubu O. Musa as chairman of Etsako West Local government  by the Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki. The Edo State government had through the then Commissioner for Local governments and Community Affairs, Barrister Jimoh Ijegbai suspended and later removed  Hon Yakubu Musa as Etsako West local government in August 2019 over a purported financial allegations that took place in the local government. The suspended chairman had through his counsel,  Famous Osawaru Eremwanarue Esq of West Idahosa Law Firm, filed a suit challenging his removal and  urged the court for restatement.   In the judgment delivered by Hon.  Justice V.O Oviawe  the 27th day  of September, 2021, the learned trial judge declared the purported removal of Hon. Yakubu O. Musa by Edo State Governor as null and void.  Similarly,...

By DADA AYOKHAI The Federal Government has banned secondary school students, that were not in terminal classes from applying and sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination WASSCE, the National Examination Council, NECO, and National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, across the country. In a statement by the Director Press, Ministry of education, Ben Goong, the federal government added that any student, particularly in public schools, not in the terminal classes found to have written the examination, henceforth, would be expelled from the school immediately, to serve as a deterrent to others planning to embark on such actions. The statement says further that the decision to restrict students in the Senior Secondary SS 1 and 11 classes from sitting for external examinations, was taken to maintain decorum and boost standards of education in schools. The statement noted that a circular has been issued by the Federal Ministry of Education...

By DADA AYOKHAI Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki and an  Edo State born, former Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase were among the Chairmen of sub committees  inaugurated by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to organize the party's national convention slated for October 30th. Governor Obaseki was named as the chairman of the sub committee on publicity while the former police chief will chair the sub committee on security. The sub committee on publicity chaired by Governor Obaseki also have  some PDP Big wigs from Edo State. They include media mongul, high chief Raymond Dokpesi , Hon Charles Idahosa, Hon Friday Itula and Chris Nekihare, the Edo State PDP publicity secretary. Inaugurating the sub-committees, the Adamawa State governor, Fintiri...., expressed belief that the October convention would be successful and lead PDP to victory in 2023. He said that the leaders and members of the sub-committees were carefully selected to...

By DADA AYOKHAI  Former two term Edo State deputy governor, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, made the list of top notch Edo North PDP leaders picked to serve as members of the party's national convention planning committee.  Among the prominent Edo North PDP leaders who made the list includes High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, a media mogul and the founder of AIT, the first private broadcast station state the country; Chief Dan Orbih, former Edo State PDP chairman and current national vice chairman of the party in the South - South zone; Hon Paschal Ugbomeh, former Etsako Central council chairman and the Edo North coordinator for Gov Obaseki's re- election bid and Hon Chief Henry Duke Tenebe, a top notch Edo north leader of the party.  Others are Hon Bankole Balogun, Barrister Ritchie Anethekhai and a host of others.  Recall that in the midst of the leadership crisis which engulfed and almost threatened to tear the opposition party into shreds, the NWC, NEC as well as the...

By DADA AYOKHAI The Edo State government has given the inhabitants of the state an assurance of  commencing the rehabilitation of roads across the three Senatorial District in the state as soon as the rains reced. The assurance was contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure, Mr. Ferguson Enabulele. According to the Permanent Secretary, the said  roads penciled down for rehabilitation are located in Edo South, Edo Central and Edo North Senatorial Districts, noting that the move is in line with the government’s commitment to ensuring durable infrastructure to improve livelihoods and drive urbanization. According to the report, 13 roads are earmarked for rehabilitation in Edo North in the first phase  but only four were mentioned. "The roads in Edo North include Iyate-Oyagha Grammar School Road, Poly Campus 2 Road; Jattu-Iyuku Road, all in Etsako West LGA, and Federal Government Girls Road, Ibilo, Ajayi Momodu Road, in ...

By DADA AYOKHAI Edo State government on Monday said it had arrested COVID-19 response team officials for issuing fake vaccine cards to Nigerians that refused to get vaccinated. Speaking to reporters, the permanent secretary of the state ministry of health, Osamwonyi Irowa, said the suspects have been handed over to security agents in the state. “We have noticed with dismay that some persons are trying to buy cards. “And, we have also found out that some people within the system, within the response team, were trying to connive with some people who tried to buy cards without taking the vaccine. “In that light, we have also gotten those persons, and we have handed them over to the security agents, and they are being handled officially the way they must be handled,” Mr Irowa said. He stated that those buying the vaccine cards would also be arrested and handed over to the security agencies for prosecution.

By DADA AYOKHAI The Hon.  member representing Owan Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Prof.Julius Ihonvbere  has been conferred with the award of  " Midwest Representative of the year" by Midwest Tempo Newspaper According to the Senior media aide to the Hon member, Mr  Joshua Iraoya, the letter conveying the  news of  the award  was  signed by  Mr Emeka Ogbeide, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Salem Heritage Associates, the publisher of the newspaper. The choice of Prof Ihonvbere according to the letter said  "   is delighted to inform you of your choice by our numerous readers as the MIDWEST REPRESENTATIVE of the year. " This choice is as a result of the well known competence and unflinching support for the stability of government and sustenance of development policies of the present administration. " ". It is only an acknowledgement of the good works you have constantly exhibited in the co...

By DADA AYOKHAI  The management of Auchi Microfinance Bank (AMFB), yesterday, decried the high indebtedness of customers to the bank just as it urges customers to pay up in order to remain in business. Chairman of the financial institution, Hassan Momodu, expressed his resentment at its 22nd and 23rd joint annual general meetings of the bank in Auchi, Edo  According to him "We are using this medium to appeal passionately to our shareholders and the general public that are indebted to us to pay up to reduce our yearly provisioning and improve our profitability”,  Momodu also said that the increase in the fund in the period under review represented a 29 percent improvement on the fund. He maintained that the bank’s gross earnings within the period was N143.8million as against N131.1million in the 2018 financial year. The financial boss went further to say that the 2019 financial year’s profit before tax was N52.8million as against N11.125 million in 2018 while p...

By DADA AYOKHAI Hajia Maryam Abubakar , a former Edo State Commissioner of Economic Development  is  set for a major milestone in Edo state politics  with  her eyes on becoming the APC women leader in the forthcoming state congress, slated for October 2 in Benin, the Edo State capital.  After a glorious banking career, Hajia Abubakar ventured into partisan politics and served as a commissioner during the first tenure of Gov Obaseki. Having consulted widely with critical stakeholders on her aspiration and having also secured their nod to forge on, Hajia Abubakar said the main compelling reason behind her desire to become the next APC women leader in Edo State is predicated on the urge to improve the lot of the womenfolks and to establish an effective channel to ventilate their political viewpoints.  She said, "I've decided to offer myself to serve Edo women as their mouthpiece. My coming out is to make a big statement and to break the...

By DADA AYOKHAI An  Edo based group,Edo PDP integrity has accused Chief Dan orbih of nepotism by  using his position as the South-South zone Vice Chairman of the party  to replace Chief Tom Ikimi with his  kinsmen, Chief Raymond Dokpesi as member, board of trustees (BOT)   In a statement released by the group in Benin on Friday and signed by its coordinator, Comrade Paul O. Kingsley, the group with members across the 18 local government area of the state bemoaned the lopsided appointment and call on all well-meaning members of the party to intervene and allow space for fairplay, justice and equity.  Recall that the BOT tenure expired on this sixth of September, 2021, but while the Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who is the leader of the party in the state, approved the same members who had represented the state in the board since 2018, Chief Tom Ikimi and Chief Mike Ogiadomhen to go for a second term of another three years, we were duly informed t...

By Deborah Coker  Any pupil of Police Children Schools who works hard stands the chance of winning N10 million in the Police Children Quiz competition. Hajia Hajara Alkali, wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, made the declaration in Benin on Wednesday as National President of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA). She was addressing pupils of the Police Children School, Adesuwa Road, Benin, while on a nationwide tour of police formations. She said the competition, promoted by POWA, aims at encouraging and rewarding excellence among pupils/students in various schools owned and ran by security agencies. She added that it would gladden her if a police family wins the first prize, adding that she would also reward the child from her personal funds. The POWA president noted that education, one of her three-point agenda was very significant to the development of children and of society. She added that there was no better way to drive home the importa...

By DADA AYOKHAI  The Former Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Yisa Braimoh has congratulated the duo of High Chief  Raymond Dokpesi and HE Mike Oghiadomhe on the elevation and retention as members of the PDP Board of Trustees, (BOT). The PDP board of trustees recently announced the appointment of Dr Raymond Dokpesi while it also renewed Chief Oghiadomhe membership of the board. According to the press statement issued and personally signed by the former Senator said  " I join the teeming number of our PDP members and leaders from Edo North , Edo State , the entire Nigeria and the Diaspora, in congratulating two of our Edo North frontline leaders for their elevation to , and retention as members of the BOT of our great party , the PDP ". The former Senator who holds the title of the Osiozokhai of Auchi Kingdom  and the Seriki Muslumi of Afemai land, further said  "As for my brother and compatriot , HC ...

By DADA AYOKHAI The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Board of Trustees, BoT, has approved the appointment of media magnate and Founder of Daar Communications Plc. High Chief Raymond Dokpesi as a member of the BoT. Chairman of the BoT, Walid Jibrin, confirmed this development to reporters. Walid disclosed that an official statement will be publicised soon as his office is currently compiling the names of appointees. High chief Dokpesi is replacing chief Tom Ikimi whose 3 years membership  tenure recently elaspsed . High chief Dokpesi hails from Etsako East, Edo north Senatorial district of Edo state.  He is one of the founding member and PDP  Leader in Edo north and a former chairmanship aspirant of the party at last party national convention.

By Deborah Coker  Hajia Hajara Alkali, wife of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, on Tuesday empowered 50 members of the association in Edo with Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMSE) tools. Alkali, who is the National President of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), in her remarks in Benin, said that the exercise was in line with one of her three points agenda. She noted that it was important that every woman or mother has a means of survival and could contribute to the running of the family. She added that it was in view of this that empowerment of POWA members was included in her three points agenda. The POWA president, who charged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items, disclosed that a monitoring team would be set up to guide against beneficiaries’ selling off the items. She also said that as owners of the SMSE tools, the beneficiaries, which include widows of fallen officers as well as retired female officers, were now self em...

By DADA AYOKHAI The Edo State Government will today, Wednesday, September 15, 2021, begin enforcement of restrictions on large public gatherings for persons without evidence of COVID-19 vaccination with government offices across the state. The move is a part of intensified efforts to contain the pandemic and protect the majority of Edo citizens against the deadly virus, following progressive rise in the number of infections and mortalities in the state. The state has so far recorded 1,034 confirmed cases and 53 fatalities in the third wave of the pandemic, with about 20 new deaths of persons who were not inoculated with the vaccines in the last four days. With a progressive rise in test positivity rate in the past nine weeks, young people less than 50 years old account for over 73.1 percent of total confirmed cases in Edo, while unvaccinated persons account for over 98 percent of all fatalities recorded in the state. Speaking to journalists during the state’s daily press br...

By DADA AYOKHAI   It's becoming clearer and clearer with each passing day that the  recently concluded APC local government congress is part of  a decoy for  politicians to plant  their surrogates in vantage positions. Even as the congress outcome continues to generate controversy among the power brokers, the major beneficiaries are equally busy trying to entrench themselves  In Etsako East local government area, for instance, the process leading to the emergence of the party's LGA chairman turned into an intense power tussle between incumbent Sen Francis Alimikhena and other power blocs in the locality  In the ensuing battle of wits, akin to a complex chess game and camouflaged as well by an intricate web of intrigues saw  Sen Alimikhena  succeeded in  having  his loyalist, Hon Peter Okponokhe, from Imiegba in North Ibie, as chairman.   The senator who is currently serving his second term in the Senate, is sai...

By DADA AYOKHAI    The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government will give priority to female entrepreneurs and persons living with disabilities in the disbursement of Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development fund.   Obaseki disclosed this while inaugurating the MSME Advisory Committee, led by Peter Obaseki at the Government House in Benin City.   Other members of the committee include Mr. Joseph Eboigbe, Mrs. Ukinebo Dare, Mr. Kadiri and Mr. Philip Edigin.   The governor noted: “As you are aware, I have raised N2bn in partnership with the Bank of Industry and we also have N2bn raised by the Central Bank of Nigeria several years ago.   “We understand the impact of these sets of funds for small businesses, but we are now in the position, having completed our Data to Mega enumeration, to see where these small businesses exist, what they are doing, the challenges they face and how to help them grow.”   He cont...

By DADA AYOKHAI Deputy Governor of Edo State, Phillip Shaibu on Monday debunked news reports making rounds that he is unhappy with Governor Godwin Obaseki. Speaking in an interview on Shaibu however said there are issues in PDP that needs to be resolved. He said “I am happy with my governor and I have no problem with my governor. So, the issue of not being happy with my governor is not there. I remain absolutely loyal to my governor but there are issues that we need to resolve over PDP”. There are reports that Shaibu has concluded plans to dump the PDP over the failure of Governor Godwin Obaseki to appoint a cabinet a year after he won reelection as the Governor of the state.

By DADA AYOKHAI The Edo State government has recruited a total of 300 workers into the state civil  service so as  to further increase efficiency  in service delivery in the state.   In his address during the closing ceremony for the newly employed civil and public servant, Governor Godwin Obaseki  charged the newly recruited personnel to be dedicated and committed in the discharge of their duties, contributing significantly to the realization of the government’s Making Edo Great Again (MEGA) agenda. The closing ceremony tagged  "on-boarding programme' which was designed  for the newly employed  workers took place  at the John Odigie-Oyegun Training Centre, in Benin City. The programme, which lasted for four weeks, was designed for the  first batch of over 300 new recruits into the state’s workforce. Obaseki noted: “Today, we are completing the on-boarding session for the first set of newly appointed public and civil servants...

By DADA AYOKHAI  A fresher student in the department of public Administration , Auchi polytechnic ,Auchi  identified as Solomon Oboh has  committed suicide. The said student,  23 years old commited the havoc after classes on Friday . The body  was reportedly   found dangling in his room on the night on that faithful day. A source said the deceased, in his suicide note, instructed that his mobile phone to be given to one Sandra, believed to be his girl friend whom he begged for forgiveness. He said: “Solomon was in class on Friday and left for home after class, we only came home later in the evening to find him dangling in the ceiling of his room at Bawack area of South Ibie.    “He was a very quiet boy who took his academics very serious. He wouldn’t go out and never showed any sign of depression”. The spokesperson for the school, Mustapha Oshiobugie, who confirmed the incident, said he was yet to get the details.

By Deborah Coker  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the South South Governors to give backing to the recent legal move to reposition the collection of Value Added Taxes (VAT) to states. Chief Dan Orbih, National Vice Chairman, South South of the party made the call on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Benin. The party said that the recent judicial interpretation to the VAT law, which reposed in the federating states the powers to superintendent over the consumption tax showed that the judiciary was alive to its responsibilities. “The court has placed VAT where the duty rightly belongs,” he said adding that it would be a catalyst for grassroots development. Orbih noted that the recent action to seek interpretation of the VAT law by Rivers and later Lagos State, was a big window for the South South and indeed other states to achieve the long desired quest for fiscal federalism. “Yes, one must first commend the innovative and...

By DADA AYOKHAI Six prospective candidates gunning for the vacant Rector position of the Auchi  Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, have been shortlisted for the computer based test, CBT,  Four out of the six shortlisted fall into the category of existing internal lecturers already in the employ of the Poly, while the rest two are external candidates who applied for the top job Insider sources reveals that bulk of the four internal applicants are of the engineering faculty However, of the lot, only one of the shortlisted applicants is of Edo North extraction, of Etsako Central axis, to be precise.  Sources further said the governing board which is responsible for head hunting a suitable candidate to fill the vacant post of Rector is determined to instil transparency and erase biases in the process.  As a result, the board agreed to introduce CBT exam as a way to strengthen the process and ensure it produced the desired results The first two or three successful...

By DADA AYOKHAI Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has expressed concern over non retirement of Advance at the local government levels in the state.  The Governor made the statement  in benin  when the Local Government Service Commission presented its 2020 Annual Report to him at the Government House in Benin City. According to him, “A situation where people take cash advances in huge amounts and they don’t retire it and nothing happens is worrisome. A situation where you cannot correlate the staffing in certain local governments with their resources or earnings is a problem.” Obaseki, who maintained that the local government is an important tier of government,vowed to reposition the Commission and empowered workers for better efficiency and optimal service delivery. He noted that achievements by any government would be insignificant if the local government councils were not viable. According to him, “the local governments have a bigger role to play in the li...

By DADA AYOKHAI  The recently concluded APC local government congress in Akoko Edo has further deepened the crisis rocking the party in the council area Rather than producing  a local government executive of the party, the congress results has pitched Senator Domingo Obende against Hon Peter Akpatason. Senator Obende was the former senator who represented Edo North senatorial district in the 7th assembly, while Hon Akpatason is presently representing Akoko Edo constituency in the House of Representatives.  These two APC political juggernauts are now flexing muscles for the control of the party structures.  Both of them supported separate candidates for the sole chairmanship position in the council area. Party sources disclosed that whilst it appears as if the two contenders are unanimous on the chairmanship slot going to someone of Okpameri extraction, they however disagreed on the idea of a single candidate.  Thus, whilst Hon Akpatason pitched his t...

By DADA AYOKHAI The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, said it has targeted one million people to be captured in its E-Registration exercise in the state. Chairman of the committee, Hon Kabiru Adjoto, said this at the flag off ceremony of the party's E-Registration exercise in Benin City. According to him"Our target is to register at least one million Edo people in the course of this exercise. "We strongly believe that with the cooperation of our party members, stakeholders and leaders, this feat is achievable"   He said Edo is among the few pilot states where the exercise is expected to kick off in earnest and the state governor is the national chairman of the exercise, as such, the state is expected to set the pace. Adjoto added that the first phase of the training would commence in Edo South Senatorial District at Imaguero College on Tuesday, September 7th, followed by Edo Central at Esan West Council Hall on Wednesday,...

By DADA AYOKHAI A Edo state university, uzairue has commessed a conversion programme which will give opportunity for the holders of HND in the polytechnic and monotecnic who wish to have a degree. The university which is situated in Edo north district of the state made the announcement via a newspaper advert where she calls for application. According to the advert, an applicant must be an hnd holders from government approved polytechnic or monotechnic with upper credit. Again, the applicants must have done the mandatory national youth service corps. The programme expected duration is 24 months calendar. According to the sources closed to the university, the programme is expected to be of benefits to those who still desire for an university degree after having an HND. In a similar development, the university has also flagged off her school of post graduate studies, leading to the award of PGD,msc, m:phil  and PhD

By DADA AYOKHAI The All Progressives Congress, APC, local government congresses  to elect party officers to run the affairs of the party at the local government levels were conducted across  Edo  state. In Etsako axis of Edo North district of the state, the congresses took place  across the six local government areas that make up the district with the nomination , ratification and inauguration of newly elected APC  Chairmen and other officers of the party. In Etsako West local government, Hon Ahmed  Dauda from Auchi emerged as consesus chairman of the party. He  replaced, Alhaji Abubakar Akohia from South Ibie axis of the local government. The party congress in Etsako Central produced comrade John Saliu as chairman replacing Hon Bagudu.  In Etsako East local government, Hon Peter B.u. Okoponokhe of ward 9, North Ibie of the local government got the nod of the party leaders to emerge as the local government chairman of the party.  ...

By Deborah Coker No fewer than 206 teachers from Edo and Delta has commenced the second edition of the NPDC/Seplat Petroleum Development Company PLC joint venture teachers empowerment programme, known as STEP. Dr Chioma Nwachukwu, Director, External Affairs and Sustainability, SEPLAT, in her remarks at the formal inauguration of the programme in Benin, said that the benefitting teachers include 200 teachers and six Chief Inspectors of Education (CIEs). Represented by Mrs Esther Icha, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Seplat, Nwachukwu disclosed that the process for the selection of the benefiting teachers commenced with an online test. She explained that 874 teachers registered from all schools across Edo and Delta, adding that at the end of the test, 200 teachers and six CIEs were selected. She also disclosed that the beneficiaries were drawn from 28 schools each from both states. She added that the strategy for selection include five teachers each representing eve...

By DADA AYOKHAI Five years after, the Nigerian Police Secondary School in Oke-Ora in Owan West Local Government Area was established in principle  by the 18th, Nigerian  Inspector-General of Police, Barrister Solomon Arase, the school was yet to properly take off. Solomon Arase, who was the Nigerian Inspector-General of Police between April 21, 2015 and June 21, 2016 announced the establishment of the school in his maternal mother's local government of origin. Investigation reveals that the school was yet to take off due to lack of infrastructures. This also made the school not listed among the Nigerian Police secondary school because of its non-functioning. When completed, the school, the first of its kind in  Edo State  is expected to serve both the civilian and police population in the state The school which was part of the former  Inspector General of Police,  legacy project has it buildings suffered serious setback since the approval in pri...