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Akwa Ibom Community Abuja Inaugurates 9th Mpape Branch Exco, Launches N5m Project By Emmanuel Iyoho The Akwa Ibom Community in Abuja has inaugurated a new 13-member Executive Council for its Mpape Branch, with a call on members to remain united and committed to the growth of the community. The inauguration took place at the Antho Padua Event Centre, Mpape, and featured the induction of patrons, the launch of a N5 million Community Chairs and Rental Items Project, and the presentation of awards to deserving members and other outstanding individuals who have contributed immensely to community development and human empowerment. Representing the President of Akwa Ibom Community, Abuja, Mkpisong Gabriel Fan, the Secretary-General of the Community, Comrade Christopher Udoh, said the event was successful and colourful. He noted that dignitaries from the Board of Trustees, Patrons, Women’s Wing and Youth Wing of the community were in attendance. Udoh, delivering the President’s message, urged ...

Afegbua: Edo Sole State Providing N1M, Business Loans to Returnees Habiba Sam  The Edo State Government has become the first and only state in Nigeria to give direct financial and business support to indigenes evacuated from South Africa following xenophobic attacks. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, during the Ministry’s monthly press briefing in Benin City on Tuesday. Afegbua said Governor Monday Okpebholo personally received the returnees at the Festival Hall, Government House, and announced immediate relief for them. “So far, Edo State is the only state that has received returnees from South Africa with a cash gift of N1 million each and a business proposal to assist them start a new life,” Afegbua stated. He explained that the N1 million was paid within 24 hours to assist with accommodation, while the government will also provide soft loans to help the returnees start businesses and reintegrate into society. Afegbua des...

Governor Okpebholo Reaffirms Commitment to Artisans, Unveils Major Power and Infrastructure Plans for Edo Welders Razak Zekeri  Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has deepened his administration’s collaboration with the Edo State Welders Association, announcing far-reaching interventions aimed at improving the working conditions of artisans and accelerating industrial development across the state. The governor made the pledge on Tuesday while hosting the executive members of the association, led by its State President, Mr. Peter Osagie, during a courtesy visit to Government House in Benin City. Okpebholo acknowledged the vital contribution of welders and other skilled artisans to the state’s economy. He said his government is determined to provide the enabling environment and critical infrastructure required for small businesses to grow and flourish. Addressing the challenge of unstable electricity, the governor disclosed that a 100-megawatt power plant is currently bein...

ADC House of Reps Hopeful Sympathizes  With Igarra Flood Victims, Demands Immediate Relief For Displaced Families By Admin  The African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate for Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Paul Afagase Johnson, popularly known as Afagase, has expressed heartfelt condolences to residents and families impacted by the recent severe flooding in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. Describing the disaster as tragic and painful, Afagase said the flood has left many households devastated. According to him, several homes were submerged, personal properties were destroyed, and sources of income were washed away, leaving victims in distress. In a statement issued in response to the incident, the well-known philanthropist called for urgent intervention from relevant authorities and stakeholders. He appealed to the Edo State Government, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, the Edo State Emergency Management...

EBS Wins Public Praise For Professionalism During Edo LG Elections ........Stakeholders Hail Alenkhe’s Leadership As Round Peg in a Round Hole By Admin  The Edo Broadcasting Service, EBS, has come under the spotlight for all the right reasons following its impressive handling of the just-concluded Local Government elections in Edo State.   Under the watch of Acting Managing Director, Festus Alenkhe, the state broadcaster delivered what many have described as its most thorough and professional election coverage to date, earning applause from civil society groups, political observers, and residents across the state. On election day, EBS TV ran a seamless, non-stop broadcast that tracked events from voting to collation. Correspondents were deployed to all 18 local government areas, giving viewers in Edo and those in the diaspora real-time reports from polling units and collation centers. This ensured that the public was kept informed as events developed across the state. Bey...

At 30, Anthony Osarobo Shatters Record to Emerge Edo’s Youngest Council Chairman-Elect Falmata Ibrahim  History was made in Ovia South West Local Government Area on Saturday as Anthony Osarobo, 30, emerged victorious in the chairmanship election, becoming the youngest person ever elected to lead a local government council in Edo State. Osarobo, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, recorded a landslide win against candidates from 11 other political parties in the polls conducted by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC. The Returning Officer for the LGA, Dr. Arodoye Nosakhare, announced the final results at the council’s collation centre.   According to him, Osarobo secured a total of 98,994 votes, leaving his closest rivals far behind. “Having scored the highest number of valid votes cast, the APC chairmanship candidate, Anthony Osarobo, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Dr. Nosakhare stated. The breakdow...