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*World Tourism Day: Edo govt assures 2019 NAFEST’ll empower youths through tourism* The Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, *Hon. Osazee Osemwingie-Ero* has said Edo State’s hosting of the 2019 National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) will leverage tourism’s job creation potentials to empower Edo youths. The commissioner said this while addressing journalists at an event held to celebrate the World Tourism Day in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Osemwingie-Ero noted that Edo State is putting finishing touches to preparations for the 2019 NAFEST, which promises to be an enthralling cultural festival. He said the governments of Edo and Delta States will continue to work in synergy to empower more youths and women through tourism, adding, “For us in Edo, we are reawakening our culture; we are exploiting our tourism potentials. With Edo State hosting the 2019 NAFEST themed: ‘Our culture, Our Pride’, we expect tourists from Nigeria’s 36 st

EPM on a rescue mission. -Chief Inegbeniki

*Edo Peoples Movement is on a rescue mission*  …not a faction of APC   -Chief Francis Inegbeniki By: Oriaifoh Godwins An All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain in Edo state, Chief Francis Inegbeniki, the Uzoya of Esanland and the Atayeshe of Lagos, aka, Kabiyesi, has reiterated that the Edo Peoples Movement, EPM, is a pressure group and not a faction of the party, as some people erroneously think and that, the movement is formed to ‘flog’ every erring government in Edo state into line, as it is on a rescue mission to prevent Edo APC from collapsing. Chief Inegbeniki said this on Sunday, 22nd September in Irrua, the headquarters of Esan Central local government area of Edo state while inaugurating the local government chapter of the movement. Speaking on the essence of EPM, Chief Inegbeniki who said EPM shouldn’t be seen as a faction, but as a movement that represent the interests of the generality of the real and unalloyed members of APC in Edo state, and not a
*EDOROR DEDICATES TESTIMONY TO GOD* Rt. Hon. Victor Sabor Edoror, Member elect to represent Esan Central constituency in Edo state House of Assembly, EDHA, on Sunday, 15th September, dedicated his son Testimony Onosebhuinaivan Edoror to God. Speaking while giving thanks to God for the myriad of blessings he has received from God, Rt. Hon. Edoror, said his testimonies are numerous, but he thank God for them all. The mother of the baby, Mrs. Rosemary Edoror, who began by singing appreciation song to God, concluded by saying; "...I thank God that, today, I am now a mother, God has given me a child..." Rev. Fr. Simon-Peter Osinde, the parish priest,       who conducted the mass, harped on the importance of the dedication of children to God,  also pointed out that the dedication of Testimony was preceded by his baptism the previous day, Saturday, 14th September. The  reverend father prayed that the baby will be a source of happiness, justice and peace to the family and his