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A Son’s Homage: Chief Abraham Jimawo Seeks Motherly Blessing from Hajia Aishetu Oshiomhole in Iyamho Ahead of 2027  Habiba Sam  The quiet, ancestral town of Iyamho stirred with quiet reverence recently as Chief Dr. Abraham Jimawo (JP), the ILUNAMIE 1 of The Three Ibie and aspiring Member of the House of Representatives for Etsako Federal Constituency, paid a deeply symbolic consultation visit to one of Etsakoland’s most treasured matriarchs — Hajia Aishetu Oshiomhole. Hajia Aishetu, mother of former Edo State Governor and serving Senator, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, is widely regarded as a moral compass and unifying force in Afemai land. Her home in Iyamho has, over the decades, become a sanctuary where leaders seek wisdom, prayers, and the kind of blessing only a mother of the land can bestow. Chief Jimawo did not come alone. He arrived with the full weight of the Jimawo Project 2027 Organisation, led by Director General Uduimoh Esilama Ayo. Flanking him were Chief Public...

Rooted in the Press: Gov’s Spokesman Marches with Edo Journalists, Affirms Media’s Place in Democracy By Admin  The Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Dr. Patrick Ebojele, on Thursday stepped back into familiar territory as he joined journalists in a spirited march past at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, during this year’s Workers’ Day celebration. Ebojele, who built his career in journalism before his appointment, walked shoulder-to-shoulder with members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, a gesture that drew applause and warm nods from participants and onlookers at the stadium. Speaking shortly after the parade, the governor’s spokesman said his decision to march with his former colleagues was a deliberate return to his professional beginnings and a public show of solidarity with media practitioners across the state. “Journalism is a calling I remain proud of,” Ebojele told reporters at the sidelines of the event. “Marching with my colleagues today is my ...