Benin City: Edo State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has demanded an unreserved apology from one Ms Agho Blessing who has been running berserk on social media, spewing venom and acerbic libellous allegation against the national chairman of our great party, Comrade Barrister Julius Abure.  The state chairman, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi descended heavily on Ms Agho Blessing over her primitive, baseless and scorched earth criticism of the celebrated national chairman who has helped to nurture the Labour Party along with other patriotic leaders of the party over the last three decades without blemish.  "Hon. Elizabeth Ativie won the election for Orhiomwon/Uhunmwonde  Federal Constituency and her name was uploaded into Independent Electoral Commission's (INEC) portal in accordance with the electoral laws, pure and simple", the state chairman said.  Agho Blessing who is an internet urchin has been ranting on her Facebook page with less than 4,000 followers over the loos...

  As the World marked the 2022 International Day of Peace, with the theme: End Racism. Build Peace, the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Nigeria has kicked against all forms of discrimination against women.  Speaking during a visit to some women groups who converged at Ossissa, Ndokwa East local government area of Delta State, the National Coordinator of WANEP Nigeria - Chief Mrs. Bridget Osakwe said it was time to end all forms of discrimination against women. She said empowering women groups will go a long way in achieving this. "Women groups are being developed and empowered to ensure they are not being discriminated when it comes to issues concerning decision making, peace, and security.  Chief Mrs. Bridget Osakwe "I'm looking forward to engaging the young girls in order to build their capacity as it regards decision making, peace, and security. This will help to raise community of peace builders amongst girls and young women. We have been in the business...

By Isaac Eranga Benin City: Ex- Speaker in Edo State House of Assembly- Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Ativie has debunked the rumour that she gave the leaderships of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State chapter, and the Labour Party the sum of 25 million naira each in order to influence the parties' House of Representatives nomination for  Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency in  the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Rt. Hon. Ativie disclosed this during a media parley in Benin City. She said giving out money because of party's nomination, is tantamount to her kind of person. She described it as a lie purported by the APC in order to disdain her personality. She said she left the APC because there was no internal democracy. "I did not participate in APC Primaries. They were doing adoption of candidate instead of conducting primary election. So there was no primaries I partcipated in Edo APC. No one woman benefited in Aisha Buhari's intervention in Edo State. The ...

By Isaac Eranga Asaba: A revered traditional ruler in Delta State and the Omu of Anioma/Okpanam - Her Royal Majesty - Obi Martha Dunkwu, has called for the inclusion of women in the issues of peace and security, saying that is the only way to secure peace in Nigeria.  The Omu stated this when members of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Nigeria led by the Natiomal Coordimator - Chief Mrs. Bridget Osakwe, paid her an advocacy visit in her palace at Okpanam. She said no nation can grow without women.  The traditional ruler took time to adumbrate the historical development of the Omuship system. According to her, "Omuship started 822 years ago. But when I became Omu 20 years ago, we were just five in number and I was the youngest. "Our forefathers who established the Omuship gave spiritual guidance to the Omu who were given shrines.  As such, the Omu was not expected to have an husband. If she had an husband, she would have to relinquish the marriage. My wor...

  The Osezuah Ikhine's family of Uromi in Esan North-East local government area of Edo state has announced the untimely death of their daughter, sister,  Mrs Stella Ugboke (Née Osezuah) in the early hours of Monday 20th September, 2022. In a statement issued and signed by Engr Abraham Oria Osezuah, a brother to the deceased  and Foremost chairmanship aspirant in  Esan North-East in the Edo State  Local Government Council Elections. The statement read thus: "It is with heavy heart  we announce the death of our beloved Sister, wife, mother, sister, aunt, Mrs Stella Ugboke (Nee Osezuah ) who slept in the Lord on the 20th September 2022". She gave up the ghost after a Protracted illness at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. Until her death, she was a business woman, house wife and a woman of God  She is survived by a son , four daughters, husband , mother, brothers and sisters  The burial arrangements will be announced later

The Labour Party (LP) candidate representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency in the forth coming 2023 House of Representative elections - Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Uyimwen Ativie, said she was duly elected as the party's candidate to represent the good people of Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode in the House of Representative. She said her antecedent gave her the victory. The Edo ex-Speaker stated this recently in Benin City while reacting to a recent newspaper publication. She said some aggrieved persons that are not even card carrying members of the Labour Party, decided to hide under the umbrella of unregistered civil society organizations to ferment problems in the polity. Their intention is to destabilize the party. "I'm not perplexed by those singing the song of illegality. I have documents to prove that I was legally elected. My concern is to ensure that Labour Party win elections in Edo State and to deliver Edo State for Peter Obi. "Labour Party in Edo State remains one...

Eddy Erhabor The Police in Padova, Italy has commenced investigation into the activities of a Nigerian who has been engaging in illicit, violence  and criminal acts in Padova, Italy.  The Nigerian identified as Eddy Erhabor was alleged to have committed series of havoc in Padova and some cities in Italy following his violent nature in most shops in the area.  The said Eddy Erhabor who brandished paraphernalia of a secret cult group was alleged to have stormed a drinking shop in Padova, Italy on Saturday 18 September, 2022 where he allegedly engaged in a public fight with dangerous weapons , forcing everyone in sight to escape for safety.  The said Nigerian also attacked the owner of the shop.  A distress call was immediately put across to the Carabinieri, a  national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic  and foreign policing duties. It is one of ltaly's main law enforcement agencies alongside the Polizia di stato and the Guardia di Fin...