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Voice of the Earth Initiative (VOTE) and Edo Civil Society Organization (EDOSCO) hosted a one-day seminar on the 11 th of July 2022 at Udo Community, Ovia South West LGA, entitled “Sustainable Development and Security”.  Various stakeholders from surrounding communities, security agencies such as the DPO from the Nigeria Police Force, Iguobazuwa, and the Commandant Edo State Security and Vigilante Network, as well as management from the Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, attended the discourse.    Ajele, Sunday, the spokesperson from VOTE, in his opening address intimated that the maiden meeting had become necessary due to “recent developments widely reported on all media which is painting inhabitants and companies in (sic) bad relationship”.    Using the already resolved 4 th May 2022 AT&P and Okomu Oil Palm issue brokered by the selfsame DPO who was present at this seminar as the sole example for his organization now having to “step into a matter involving two ...

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has picked a former senator and founder of Baze University, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as his running mate. Labour Party national chairman, Julius Abure, said the unveiling will be done in Abuja on Friday. Obi settled for Baba-Ahmed, a politician turned academic, following the resignation of Dr Doyin Okupe, who had been the placeholder for the position. Baba-Ahmed, who is in his late 40s is the Proprietor of Baze University, Abuja and Baba-Ahmed University Kano. Obi, in an interview with Arise TV may have confused his pick with the Director of Publicity and Advocacy of Northern Elders Forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed. “We are talking to quite a number of people and Hakeem Baba-Ahmed is a capable hand. But I wish I could work with somebody who is younger.” “I prefer younger people who have a lot to offer rather than recycling old hands. “I want a competent person and I am building a formidable team. “I want people who can look me in the ...

T he Anambra government has demolished the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, a church belonging to Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, an Onitsha-based cleric better known as Odumeje. The church was said to have been marked by the Anambra state physical planning board (ANSPPB) over “obstruction and blockage of free flow of water at the Nwangele-Bida drainage”. The exercise, which is being carried out by a joint government task force, commenced from Bida road by Modebe avenue, Fegge, Onitsha. Other buildings, shops and perimeter fences were also affected. According to the Anambra government, the structures were marked since April 2022 and all developers and building owners were served notice to remove such illegal structures. Viral footage on social media, on Thursday, also shows the moment armed taskforce officials manhandled and slapped Odumeje severally for allegedly attempting to stop the demolition exercise. Odumeje is known for his controversial opinions and the st...

Governor Seyi Makinde was on Thursday evening seen with governors Nyesom Wike and Okezie Ikpeazu of Rivers and Abia States respectively. Wike and Ikpeazu have been on holiday in Turkey for days. The photo of the trio has been sparking some speculations on social media, especially in light of recent expressions of disaffections in the Peoples Democratic Party. A Facebook user, Mike Onwukwe, who shared the photo said, “Govs Wike, Ikpeazu and Makinde holidaying in Turkey. Something is cooking, they will serve it when ready.” A tweep, Ukaegbu Nnadozie Princewill said, “These guys are cooking something hooge.” Meanwhile, Adesina Samson dismissed the trip as inconsequential. He said, “Is their presence in Turkey solutions to myriad of problems confronting Nigerians? Absolute inconsequential.”

The Senior Pastor of The Covenant Nation, Poju Oyemade, has deleted a Twitter thread, which some tweeps felt was directed at their preferred presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Oyemade on Thursday tweeted, “Faith is not just blind belief or hoping for a miracle. Faith sees. Faith has her eyes opened and possesses the evidence upon which it builds its belief. Faith prepares long, sometimes for years just as Joseph did for the years of famine. Faith counts the cost before embarking. “Without having real evidence upon which you are acting nor preparation for the task, recognising real obstacles that lie ahead and making concrete plans, one is just being delusional about the outcome. The enthusiasm of the youth must not be wasted on poorly planned projects. “Noah spent months/years planning for the flood & he was operating in faith. Jesus said no man goes to battle without taking stock first nor lays the foundation of a tower without counting the cost first lest he will be mocked. Our f...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the ongoing voters’ registration indefinitely. In a memo signed by the secretary to the commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the commission instructs all resident electoral commissioners to continue with the CVR exercise. She added that the commissioner is making necessary arrangements to increase the number of human and material resources needed for the exercise in a bid to ensure that no one is disenfranchised during the elections It could be recalled that INEC had initially set Thursday 30 th June 2022 as the deadline for the CVR which many Nigerians kicked against.

Honour The Peace Agreement You Entered With Okomu - Iyase of Udo The Iyase of Udo, Chief Patrick Igbinidu, has urged the people of Marioghioba community, Ovia South West local government area of Edo, to always honour its agreement with Okomu Oil Palm Company Ltd. The Iyase also urged the community to avoid unnecessary aggression against the company which could be construed as breach of their peace agreement . He said this in an interview with the  News Agency of Nigeria  in Benin while reaction to Wednesday’s attack on the company by the community . In the incident where the community was protesting the constitution of a vigilance group by the company it allegedly damaged the company’s excavator . Igbinidu said that such skirmish was avoidable through further dialogue  bet ween the parties . NAN  recalls that the Iyase had in May convened a peace meeting between Imaroghioba community and Okomu oil palm company when crisis erupted between the parties . Members of the ...