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Ebira Community Installs Alhaji M. S. Abere as Overall Mouthpiece for Edo South

Ebira Community Installs Alhaji M. S. Abere as Overall Mouthpiece for Edo South ...General President Calls for Peace and Unity By: Oriaifoh Godwins On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Ebira Community of Edo South, Edo State, Nigeria, adopted and swore in Alhaji M. S. Abere as the new General and Overall Mouthpiece (Odovidi Anebira) of Edo South. The event, which held at Egba Community, Federal Estate Playground, Benin city, attracted several traditional entertainment and cultural groups including the Edinoni Cultural Group, the Ifesowopo Trado-medical Association, Edo state chapter, the Oriade Progressive Group, amongst others. Speaking at the event, the Chairman, Edo State Traditional Medicines Board, TMB, High Chief Abudu Ugbesia, JP, who is also the Chairman of the occasion, welcomed everyone to the event, and congratulated Alhaji Abere, who he described as a committed member of Edo state Traditional Medicines Board, for the honour bestowed upon him by the Ebira Community. In his address, t...
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Leaves, Herbs, Roots Are My Biro. My Oracle Is My Certificate

Leaves, Herbs, Roots Are My Biro. My Oracle Is My Certificate -Ugbesia ...harped on efficacy of traditional medicines By: Our Correspondent The Chairman, Edo State Traditional Medicines Board, TMB, High Chief Abudu Ugbesia JP, has again emphasised on the need for people to go back to their heritage, saying; "... though, western civilization has come to change a lot of things with respect to our ways of life, we cannot run away from our root".  "For me, when it comes to treatment of the sick, roots and herbs, just like it was used by our forefathers, is my pen and paper, and my Oracle and Okolo, the symbol of a traditional doctor, are my certificates". "...the restoration of the sick back to life, is the beauty of medicine, and I am proud to inform the world that, we are effectively complementing orthodox medicines in this wise". High Chief Ugbesia said this in an exclusive chat with our Correspondent in his office, while commenting on the activities of Edo...
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HONOURING SACRIFICE, SUPPORTING VICTORY: A NATIONAL CALL TO STAND WITH OUR SECURITY FORCES

CENTRE FOR WOUNDED SERVICEMEN AND FALLEN HEROES SUPPORTS FUND (CFWS&FHSF) HONOURING SACRIFICE, SUPPORTING VICTORY: A NATIONAL CALL TO STAND WITH OUR SECURITY FORCES. At this critical moment in our nation's history, the Centre for Wounded Servicemen and Fallen Heroes Supports Fund (CFWS&FHSF) calls on all patriotic Nigerians to unite behind our brave security forces in the collective fight against insecurity. Let us call a spade a spade. By our objective analysis, the nation's security architecture under the leadership of the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, OFR, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, continues to record remarkable efforts in confronting the numerous security challenges facing our beloved country. We must pause and reflect on what Nigeria would have become if our military and security agencies were not standing firmly on the frontlines. Banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, insurgency, and other criminal ...
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Much Ado About Uniben gate killings .... Nemesis? or...?

Much Ado About Uniben gate killings  .... Nemesis? or...? By: Oriaifoh Godwins. On Sunday 10th May 2026, the people of Edo State, and indeed Nigerians and the world at large, received with rude shock the barbaric murder of a student called Alex Omoijiate, a University of Benin student who was said to have just finished writing his exams. When I saw the lifeless bullet riddled body of the guy, sitting behind the steering of the Mercedes GLK vehicle, the first thing that came to my mind is: "What a wicked world !". How can anybody do this to a fellow human? Hours later, the social media was awash with how quiet and easy going, the guy was, some persons expressed same sentiment that I expressed, the first time I saw the video, but the following day, stories behind the killings began to emerge. I have been telling those that care to listen, that; "every action definitely has an equal and opposite reaction", but many think it's just a 'stray talk'; however, t...
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ECTS Mgt Board Hails Edo Gov. For Fulfilling Promise

ECTS Mgt Board Hails Edo Gov. For Fulfilling Promise By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Edo City Transport Services, ECTS, Management Board, in a Press statement, dated 5th May 2026, signed by the Chairman of the Board, Hon. Chief Robert Okoinemen, has hailed the Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for his commitment to fulfilling promises made to the people, particularly in the area of transportation.  The statement reads in part: "we express our sincere appreciation for the arrival of the brand new CNG-powered buses, fully equipped with air-conditioning systems, which are already being deployed to ease the transportation challenges faced by residents across Edo state".  "We the Management Board, in-line with the Management of ECTS remain committed and ready to  deliver, as we are immensely thankful that His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Executive Governor of Edo state, is implementing the promises he made". The Press statement continued by...
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Senatorial Election, Litmus Test For Gov. Okpebholo and 3.5M votes promised

FEATURE: Senatorial Election, Litmus Test For Gov. Okpebholo and 3.5M votes promised - Implications and impact of Direct Primary Vs consesus, Written by:  Esezobor Izibili, Esq.  Events are gradually climbing to crescendo with respect to the upcoming 2027 Presidential election, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive, tacitly asking Senatorial aspirants to go to their Governors for endorsement, has shifted power from the National Working Committee, NWC to the state Governors, and Re-enacted a Direct Primary in line with the Electoral Act. The State Working Committee (SWC) Consensus candidate/s, (in a situation where forms are purchased by the aspirants) now needs governors' blessing as well as all aspirants’ written consent. Per vide the directive, if one aspirant refuses consent to the process, the governor must run a Direct Primary to validate the process. In essence, President Tinubu's  statement, suggesting that aspirants should go back to their governors for endorsem...
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Tenebe could deprive Tinubu from winning Edo election

Tenebe could deprive Tinubu from winning Edo election By Tony Erha Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, had often declared that the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will deliver 3.5 million winning votes for the reelection bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2026 Edo presidential election. But, numerous political observers, APC opponents, who dismissed it as thoughtless and unrealistic gaffe, also tendered it a cheap political talk.  But, to many persons, Okpebholo, the ‘homeboy’ from a once rustic Udomi village, in Esan Central Local Government Area of the state, there is a somehow supernatural demeanor to his reticence, endurance and predictions. And long after he made the 3.5 million presidential votes’ expectation, things seemed to have been tilting to the prediction, when Edo followers of opposition parties, have been trooping to cross over to APC. But, many observers of Edo slippery politics believe that it was too early to predict Tinubu's...
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