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An Edo Born journalist  , Comrade Sebastine Ebhuomhan, has hailed President Muhammadu  Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria for conferring a unique award on the Òba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Ewuare Il. Recently, the Federal Government announced a special recognition as the: Most Outstanding Traditional Ruler Award on Oba Ewuare, an honour which the journalist had described as "deserving, befitting and rewarding" to the traditional ruler for his foremost  quintessential leadership and human right activism. In a widely circulated statement, Mr Ebhuomhan, a serial winner of media awards before joining a government agency, rejoiced with the monarch and thanked President Buhari for honouring Ewuare II, who has been at the international forefront of calls and actions aimed at returning all stolen and looted Benin origin artefacts from foreign countries. He stated, "I, Usifo Ebhuomhan, rejoice with my Father, the Ogidigan, the Umogun, Omo N'Oba N'Edo, Uku Akp...

Habiba Ibrahim-Sam BENIN CITY National Association of Women Journalists ( NAWOj)) Edo state chaoter has joined the legion of sympathisers to console the Chairman  of the State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Festus Alenkhe over the passage of his mother, Madam Rose Akuogbe Alenkhe. In their message signed by the Chairperson, Comrade Adesuwa Ehimuan, the NAWOJ among others said: “The Executive and Members of the Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists(NAWOJ), Edo State Chapter sympathize with Comrade Festus Alenkhe, Chairman, NUJ, Edo State Council on the demise of his beloved mother, Madam Rose Akuogbe Alenkhe. "We pray to God to place the soul of the deceased among the faithfuls and also give the children the spirit to bear the irreparable loss. "While we are in solidarity with you and your entire" family in this moment of your grief, we are not unmindful of the fact that Mama lived a life of emulation and left her imprints in the sands of t...