Football Development: Edo Referees partner AAU By Isaac Eranga Ekpoma: The Chairman of Edo State Football Referees Council, Mr. Johnbull Nosa Okundolor said there was need for football bodies to collaborate with tertiary institutions in order to improve football professionalism in Nigeria.  Mr. Okundolor stated this when Executives of the Edo State Football Referees Council (ESFRC) paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Prof. Ignatius Akhakhia Onimawo. He said they decided to visit the Vice Chancellor (VC) because of the role he is playing to develop football in the nation. "I like to commend the VC for organising football competitions among the various communities in the university's environment; this has greatly helped in producing professionals that will help sustain the temple of football development in the nation. This cannot be achieved without the football referees who are the interpreters of the laws of the ...

Conference on Witchcraft: organizers say it's an academic forum The International Conference on Witchcraft on Tuesday kicked off at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, as scheduled, despite opposition to the conference from the Christian bodies. It was gathered that the opening prayer for the conference was conducted by a Catholic priest, while the moderator was a cleric. Music was also provided by the UNN Christ Chapel choir. The conference, organised by Prof. B.I.C Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies and Research, UNN, met stiff opposition and criticisms, but organisers rebuffed the calls to cancel the conference, and instead changed the initial theme:  “Witchcraft, meanings, factors and practices,” to ”Dimensions of human behaviours.” UNN management had directed the organisers to drop the initial theme of the conference on account of outcries from various christian bodies. However, speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference holding at Nsukka main campus of ...

…Say Attendance Sheet Being Manipulated To Disqualify Some Contestants  National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Edo State council, Wednesday, said members who do not have the minmum qualification of Ordinary National Diploma (OND) as enshrined in the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) constitution are not qualify to contest in the forthcoming election. They also raised an alarm that some well connected persons are planning to use attendance register of the Association’s past congresses to disqualify some qualified contestants, saying, “the attendance they are presenting in this NUWOJ election is even photocopy and this photocopy rigister is even not complete. The aggrieved members who protested around the premises of Nigeria Union Journalists, with placards containing inscriptions as: ‘Edo NAWOJIANS say no to compromised caretaker committee’, ‘Edo NAWOJIANS say no to manipulated attendance register’, ‘Edo NAWOJIANS call on Edo NUJ and NUJ national to help sav...

The concept of Time "Eghe" in Esan traditional thought: strenghtening the crooked edges Prof. Matthew Izibili- renowned Esan Philosopher Introductory remarks The concept of time,  is of little or no academic concern to African people,  Esan inclusive. There came a need to synthesize what is in African traditional  Philosophy  & Western  philosophy,  so to make for a proper understanding of African philosophy, by both African & non-African alike.  Philosophers across the divide, have taken it upon themselves to study issues that are of philosophical worth  or interest. Hence,  concepts like Reincarnation,  Predestination  & of cause, the concept of time came most aptly under academic lens. Historical account about time within the ambience of Philosophy,  is stereotypically traceable to Aristotle's Physics. Here,  time is defined as the number of movement in respect of "before" & "after". To him, Tim...

Some excerpts from the paper entitled "The Aigbokhaebholo Philosophy in Esan : An Examination of emerging Axiological issues " As humans, it is not in doubt that we are faced with daily hassles, as we attempt to meet up with demands of life. To this end, several efforts made to resolve the identified demands often leads to the use of names to reflect either victory or mastery of the demands; thus, serving as a therapy & a morale booster.  It is indubitably true that Esan people are avid inventors of names. Hence,  names & naming ceremonies in Esanland, serve multiple functions or purposes. They include but not in any way limited to the following : Psychotherapeutic function, repository of history,  as well as a medium of sustaining cherished values among the people.  Primarily,  name is a means of identity;  it  is also an expression of self, feelings &the situation of a man, who realizes  he has either  made great succes...

Edo 2020: I'm here on a salvage mission, says Iyoha By Isaac Eranga Benin City: A Gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the People's Party of Nigeria (PPN), for the 2020 Edo Governorship election, John Darlington Iyoha said  he decided to contest for the post of the governor in order to gain the opportunity of bringing succour and meaning to the people of Edo State. Mr. Darlington Iyoha said this while receiving a good number of individuals that decamped from the All Progressives Congress (APC), to the PPN, at Evbuotubu ward 1 of Egor Local Government Area. He said what made him and members of his team to embark on a salvage mission to Edo State, "was the deadly daily episode of the Mediterranean Sea. "A telephone call was made throughout Europe, which culminated to a meeting held in Turin, where this salvage mission was instituted.  "Part of our agenda is to champion a populist campaign which will expose to the people all they've been...

Festus Alenkhe re-elected Edo Red Cross Chairman By Isaac Eranga Benin City: Comrade Festus Alenkhe has been re-elected Chairman of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Edo State branch. The election which saw 13 positions occupied was conducted at the end of the 2019 annual general meeting (AGM) of the branch, with the National President of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Elder Chief Bolaji Anani Akpan in attendance. Speaking with newsmen after the election, Comrade Alenkhe thanked members for finding him worthy of being re-elected as the State Chairman. "When I was first elected four years ago as Chairman, I promised to change the physical and architectural landscape of the State secretariate; today, is a dream come true. "I also promised put a stop to the flood problem that have bedeviled the State headquarters for many years. The damaged cordial relationship between the Red Cross and the State government was restored and backlog of government subventions paid...