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Be Agent Of Positive Change, Edo CP Tasks Youths
Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, has appealed to youths in the state not to make themselves ready-made tools for political gangsterism.
The CP, who made the appeal in Benin on Tuesday at the 2nd inauguration ceremony of the National Executive Council of Nigerian Students and Youth Association (NISAYA), enjoined them to rather be an agent of positive change in the state.
INFO DAILY reports that Edo State has witnessed a series of cult related violence and the arrest of a large number of them in recent times in the state.
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Agbonika, represented by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Operations, ACP Innocent Nkeamalara, said cultism has never done anybody any good but pains and sorrow.
“There is nothing to gain in cultism. Don’t make yourself ready-made tool for political gangsterism. Do not engage in any act of violence. Be responsible to yourself. Be responsible for the society. You live in a world full of opportunities and possibilities”, CP Ogbonika said.
Speaker on the theme: ‘Combating Cultism and Youth Insecurity Through Empowerment and Powerful Engagement,’ keynote speaker, Mr. Neville Obakhedo, blamed the whole problems on greed.
Obakhedo, who is a lecturer the Department of Political Science, University of Benin, added that if Nigerians want to get themselves extricated from the chains of corruption, kidnapping or drug abuse, they need to learn from the history of other countries.
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On his part, president, NISAYA, Amb.Lawrence Ikehi, noted that association is saddled with the responsibility of charting a new path of reconciliation and redirection for the great youths and students of our great nation, Nigeria.
Also lending his voice, Osarodion Osagie, founder, Godsent Foundation and patron to NISAYA, described the time as perfect for young people in Nigeria to come together to join hands in nation building.
According to him, it is a collective effort that can make the country a beautiful place, adding that the government cannot do it alone.
Also speaking, member representing Edo central senatorial district, Nigerian Youth Parliament, Iziegbe Ikhili, encouraged the girl-child to be actively involved in the nation’s political sphere rather than taken the back seat.
She, however, assured NISAYA of adequate cooperation for it to achieve its set target in driving the positive course of the youth.
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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court
The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.
Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.
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The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.
They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.
The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.
In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.
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The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.
The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.
According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.
However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.
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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru
Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.
Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.
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La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.
The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.
The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.
He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.
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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.
DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.
A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.
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“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.
“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.
“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.
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