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CP Yaro Eulogises Edo NUJ, Says ‘We’ll Learn From You’

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September 1, 2022

Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Abutu Yaro, Thursday, said the noticable transformation that has taken place in the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State council should be a reference point to lovers of development in the country.

He said this when he paid an on-the-spot visit to the leadership of the union at the council’s secretariat in Benin City.

CP Yaro said going by the transformation that has taken place within the shortest time the Comrade Festus Alenkhe-led leadership of the union assumed office, it will not be out of place if the officers and men of the command come and do a refresher course to understudy the union in order to improve on their mess (Police Officers Mess).

“We decided to stop over to check the miraculous work done by the chairman, Mr. Festus Alenkhe and his executives here.

“I love it and we the police need to come here and take a refresher course so that we can also improve on our Police Officers Mess”, he said.

Yaro said the command will always do all its power to contribute to the infrastructural development of the union.

On his part, Chairman, NUJ, Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe commended the Commissioner of Police, CP Abutu Yaro for his kind gesture to council, saying it would go a long way in completing the ongoing projects in secretariat.

He said journalists in the state have always enjoyed a very cordial relationships with the command, adding that such would be sustained.

Alenkhe further used the medium to urge journalists in the state to always verify any reports that has to do with crime from the police before publishing to avoid misinforming the public.

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Edo Guber: ‘Which Campaign Council’, Orbih Fumes, Rejects Inclusion

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April 27, 2024

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The end seems not to be in sight to the crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the South South Zonal National Vice Chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, has disassociated himself from the recently constituted 200-man Edo PDP Governorship Campaign Council.

Chief Orbih, said that he was not consulted before his name was included in the list which was unveiled on Thursday by the Edo State Organizing Secretary of the party, Mr. Anthony Anenih ,jnr.

Governor Obaseki, former Governor Lucky Igbinedion, Senator Daisy Ehanire-Danjuma, ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, Tom Ikimi, among others are to lead the Advisory Committee of the Governorship Campaign Council while former Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Mathew Iduoriyekemwem will lead the Management Team as Director General.

Again, the top PDP leader said that none of the party’s chieftains bothered to inform him that his name was included in the list as he was not invited to the meeting when the decision to set up the council was taken.

He fumed: “Nobody told me of any campaign council and I am not aware of it. Some people who saw my name on the list called me. I have not seen the list and I am not aware of it and not party to the composition of the council.”

The name of immediate past member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama (Oredo), an ally of the South South Zonal national Vice Chairman, was conspicuously missing on the list.

Chief Orbih’s headed Legacy Group has been at daggers drawn with the Governor Godwin Obaseki led group for the control of the soul of the party.

The cold war between the two feuding factions led to several litigations during the run up to the 2023 polls as the two camps jostled for the party’s tickets for the National and the States House of Assemblies.

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LG Poll: Voter Apathy As Makinde Votes In Ibadan

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April 27, 2024

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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, urged residents of the state to come out en-masse to perform their civic responsibility in the ongoing Local Government election.

Our correspondent, who monitored the election, observed that eligible voters refused to come out to participate in the ongoing election.

The governor made this appeal while speaking with journalists shortly after casting his vote at Ward 1, Unit 11 in the Ibadan North East Local Government Area of the state.

Makinde reminded them of the need to take part in choosing their leaders.

He, therefore, appealed to residents to come out to exercise their civic responsibilities.

The ongoing local government election is expected to end by 3:pm.

Details later…

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Late Actor, Junior Pope’s Funeral Arrangement Released

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April 27, 2024

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The funeral arrangement of late actor, Junior Pope has been released.

Recall that the actor drowned on April 10 along with four crew members, while travelling by water for filmmaker Adanma Luke’s film “The Other Side of Life”.

According to Junior Pope’s family, the actor will be buried on May 17th at his hometown in Nsukka, Enugu state.