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Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, how far can he go? By Oriaifoh Godwins The above question is what has been on the lips of some Edolites since Monday, 8 th June 2015 when Rt. Hon. Victor Sabor Tiger Edoror was sworn in and assumed the position of the Speaker, Edo state House of Assembly. While the optimists and those that know the erudite, shrewd, focused and purpose driven lawmaker very well, are not in any way in doubt with respect to what the man at the helm of affairs of the law making arm of Edo state can do to deliver and put Edo state on the pedestal of the next level, the pessimists and the doubting Thomases are in doubt with respect to how far he can go. To start with, the people of Esan Central Local government Area, the Constituency he represents, have been and are still enjoying the dividends of democracy that Rt. Hon Edoror has been and is still delivering to them. The people in his constituency has never had it this good. This write up is not an...

Edo Speaker looks forward to seeing more working legislators By Oriaifoh Godwins Speaker, Edo state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Sabor Edoror, in his inaugural speech, has reminded the members of Edo House of Assembly of the need for them to Honourable Victor Edoror be ‘Working Legislators’. I n his inaugural speech, Edoror said; ‘… As you are all aware that I am popularly known as and called “The Working Legislator” in my constituency, Esan Central Local Government Area, I look forward to seeing more “Working Legislators” before the end of the 6 th Assembly. Speaking with Nigerian Pilot Saturday, after his inauguration, Rt. Honourable Victor Edoror emphasised that the days of arm chair representation is over, and over for good; saying, as a representative of a constituency, the people have entrusted him with a responsibility, as such, he must strive to ensure that he delivers the dividends of democracy to his people more than what he has done before now. ...

DIANO, IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING   PEOPLE LOOK AND FEEL GOOD make-up, before and after Dorothy Omonigho Uwangue, is the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Diano, a fast growing fashion and life style outfit, whose vision is to give people the best in fashion. Diano, she said, is the umbrella name for the Dorothy on duty other sub ventures like Diano creations which handles the knitting arm of the business; Diano makeover handles the makeup aspect, Diano Tutor and Diano cares that handles the training and humanitarian aspects respectively. The business lines according to the CEO, will in future extends to other areas.  The knitting arm of Diano designs is into the making of knitted bags, shoes, wears, and also makes hand fans for bridals and all classes of people. Tying of Gele (head scaffs), make overs of bridals runways, celebrities etc are all undertaken by Diano. Dorothy was born into an entrepreneurial family that are always interested in being self emp...

Ghana petrol station inferno kills scores in Accra At least 96 people have died in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana's capital, Accra, the fire service says. The fire started as people in the city are trying to cope with two days of heavy rain, which has left many homeless and without power. The flooding hampered rescue efforts and may have led to the fire, the BBC's Sammy Darko reports from Accra. There are fears that the number of dead could rise as the search of the site continues. It is thought that people were in the petrol station sheltering from the downpours when the fire broke out, our correspondent says. SURVIVOR, YAW AFORVE Bus conductor Yaw Aforve was sleeping in his vehicle which was parked at the petrol station when the fire started. He said he jumped into the floodwaters and when he came up for air, the fire burnt his face. "I was swept away by the water to the other side [of the road]," he added. "I saw so many people scre...

Niger Delta Amnesty: I will work with my successor   –Kuku   By Oriaifoh Godwins   Senior Special Assistant, SSA, on Niger Delta Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Ex Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty programme, Honourable Kingsley Kuku in a chat with the press in Abuja recently, said he will render his assistance to whoever is appointed to succeed him in piloting the affairs of the Niger Delta Amnesty programme. Honourable Kuku, who said his tenure ended with the tenure of the former President, recalled how daunting the task of managing the amnesty programme was, due to the novelty of the programme as well as the precarious and sensitive nature of managing the affairs of the ex agitators; he also advised that, the person who succeeds him, must not only understand the psyche of those he is to manage, but, must also be resilient, painstaking and empathetic. He said, ‘I will support my successor, but if he refuses to give me the opportun...

VP. Prof. Osinbajo Locked Out Of President Buhari’s Security Meeting Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was ‘locked out’ of President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the National Security Adviser on the orders of the President. Trent is reporting that a  top  Government source who pleaded anonymity disclosed on Wednesday that Vice-President Osinbajo was refused ‘security clearance’ to attend the meeting as a result of security concerns by the Commander-in-Chief allegedly over what he described as a “very sensitive meeting”. According to the source, it was the thinking of the President that it was too  early  in the day to bring Vice-President Osinbajo into the President’s first security briefing. The June 1 meeting with NSA Sambo Dasuki, which lasted for hours, was part of what sources called “debriefing process” and was done behind closed doors in the absence of the Vice-President. Dasuki remained with the president till after 4pm when he left the D...

Johnspeaks, motivational speaker on the horizon John Uwamheye Uwangue also known as Johnspeaks Uwangue, a fast rising and therefore, sought after Motivational speaker. He is a graduate of Animal science from the prestigious Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Edo state. At 28, he has earned himself a name and fame as a result of his unique style of motivational speaking. Despite being born into a humble home, he never let go off his hunger and hope in fulfilling his aim in life. The always smiling motivational speaker is known to hold his audience spell bound with his unique gift of motivational speaking that always left some of his audience weeping and begging for more. This has earned him various interview slots on various television programs across the country. According to Johnspeaks; ‘...our lives will remain in a state of poverty and stagnancy unless an external force- motivation is applied to it; and that, Our lives will become better and sweeter if only we would hunger af...

Buhari advised to sustain amnesty programme By Oriaifoh Godwins The need for the amnesty programme for the Niger Delta agitators to be sustained by the All Progressives Congress, APC administration has been Hon. Kingsley Kuku emphasised. This emphasis was made by the Senior Special Assistant, SSA, on Niger Delta Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan and the Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty programme, Honourable Kingsley Kuku while addressing the press in Abuja. Explaining the landmarks of the presidential amnesty programme, Kuku said, 30,000 ex agitators have so far graduated from different disciplines and have been certificated, including the 67 licenced commercial pilots, while others are currently undergoing one form of training or the other in different institutions in several countries including the United States and the United Kingdom. These he added has made the Niger Delta area relatively peaceful compared to what it was during the pre amnesty period. ...

APC govt will not spare corrupt leaders –Edo Deputy Speaker By Oriaifoh Godwins The Deputy Speaker, Edo House of Assembly, EDHA, Honourable Victor Edoror, has Rt. Hon. victor Edoror revealed that, the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, will bring all those that are found to be one way or the other corrupt in the previous administrations to book. He made this revelation recently, in a chat with Nigerian Pilot Newspaper. According to Edoror, our country is this bad because the wealth of this nation is in the hands of few corrupt people who do not have the interest of this country at heart. No sector of the economy is functioning the way it should function because of the mismanagement and greed of the managers of the economy. The obligation is now on Buhari to deliver and turn things around as this is why he was voted for. In his words; ‘I am not of the opinion that those that are found wanting should be financially wrecked but whatever ‘big toe’ they are, sh...

Extending gains of Amnesty to Boko Haram Attaining development, in the absence of peace, is a mirage. In view of this fact, ORIAIFOH GODWINS writes on the need for pragmatic solution to be sought to the menace of Boko Haram insurgents. Excerpt: In his last parley with the press recently, as his tenure ended with the government of President Goodluck Jonathan, Honourable Kingsley Kuku, Special Adviser to Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta, and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme, recalls how the Niger Delta, the economic mainstay of Nigeria, that was once notorious for its restiveness, is today, the most peaceful and the most investment friendly part of the country. The efforts of the Amnesty office, with the help of the media, he said, have aided the deepening of safety and security in the entire Gulf of Guinea, thereby helping to buoy the country’s economy. It will be recalled that, the processes of achieving politi cal solution, rather than sustaining the military o...

WHEN A LEGISLATOR IS A WORKING LEGISLATOR By Oriaifoh Godwins The work of a legislator, amongst other things is to make laws, act as a check on the executive arm of government, control and supervise the budgets etc; but when a legislator goes out of his way not only to attract the dividends of democracy to his constituency, but also use his personal income/salary to provide palliative measures to people in his constituency, especially the widows and the youths, then such legislator must be commended as he is not only a selfless individual, but also one that is close to his people and also close to God; as it is often said that you must be close to the people to know their problems and to God to be able to solve them. Therefore, a legislator that knows the problems of his people, and also goes the extra mile in solving them is not only a working legislator, he is one that is a shining example amongst other legislators, as such, must be commended and emulated by others. It ...

     When Private Universities become role models Academic standards in our institutions of learning are falling, the government seem to be doing all it can to restore normalcy, but there seem to be a missing link as the education sector seem to be in a state of quagmire, Oriaifoh Godwins writes The need to urgently revamp the fall in the standard of Education in Nigeria, cannot be overemphasised, especially bearing in mind that, some graduates of Nigerian Universities today, leaves much to be desired (in terms of their academic and moral quality) hence, a number of them, are unemployable. Again, some of our older universities are not any better as some of some of their products are not able to defend the certificates they claim to have obtained. They more or less seem to be living on their past glories. Despite the foregoing, however, one university has shown signs of bringing back the lost glory of the standard and quality of education in Nigeria; and that u...

                        Now that elections are over By Oriaifoh Godwins Now that the Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and House of Assembly elections are over, we should come together and put behind us the disturbing, divisive hate campaigns and campaigns of calumny that characterised the electioneering campaigns and now begin to think of how we can move Nigeria to higher heights. The election is historic in several respects as President Goodluck Jonathan, for the sake of Nigeria’s unity, displayed a rare spirit of statesmanship by conceding defeat early and thus saved Nigeria from premeditated violence. By his action, God disgraced and disappointed those that have been chanting songs of war. The mayhem and chaos that would have followed, was successfully doused. Yes, Nigeria is yet to get to its Eldorado on democratic principles, but from the outcome of the 2015 elections, and how some political gladiator...

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has dropped Chibuzor Okonkwo and Kunle Odunlami from his list of players called up from the domestic league ahead of this month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad. Just eight out of the 26-initial invitees made the cut with goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi leading the charge alongside Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Chika Akas, Bright Onyedikachi, Solomon Kwambe, Gbolahan Salami and Ikeckhukwu Gabriel. According to Keshi, the retained players would be joined by the fifteen invited foreign pros for the final phase of preparations for Nigeria’s opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kaduna. He also encouraged players who failed to make the cut to work harder towards getting an invite to the national team in the future. In another development, players of Warri Wolves have been released for this weekend's make or break Caf Confederation Cup playoff second leg against AC Leopards of Congo. The game takes place on Saturday at t...