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Edo Deputy Gov Reveals How He Was Brutalised, Injured For Oshiomhole’s Sake

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Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, Sunday, disclosed how he was severely brutalized in a bid of nailing godfatherism and ensuring the then governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole had a successful completion of tenure in office.

He disclosed this in his remarks at the reception of the outgone local government chairmen held in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

“For me, people say I am loyal to Obaseki, I am loyal to a course, I was brutalised and Injured and had my kneels and everything replaced under Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s administration, all this was that some godfathers wanted to derail our making poverty history and we fought on the side of the people and the beneficiary of that struggle was Oshiomhole.

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“The second fight now he (Oshiomhole) now became the new godfather trying to derail, making poverty history and I fought on the side of governor Godwin Obaseki in making poverty history in Edo

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“So the player doesn’t matter but what is constant is that whoever stand on not making poverty history in Edo will have all of us to fight and I will be in the forefront of that fight”, the deputy governor said.

Shaibu, while commending the outgone chairmen for their successful tenure in office, said they were among those who want to make poverty a history in the state, stressing that they were not like some others who for one reason or the other chickened out.

“We started the revolution of ending godfatherism in Edo under Oshiomhole and we all supported him because we all believe that enough is enough and that Edo will not be placed in the hands of Individual that will now mortgage our collective heritage and wealth and would be flying jets and celebrating for ever.

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“We said there must be a change and godfathers must be brought to their kneels while the people must decide who lead them and leaders accountable to the people and not few godfathers.

“That was the project we started and people betray that course but today God has said that Edo must live up to his name and that the development of the state cannot not be put in revise gear but forward ever.

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“Some of the outgone chairmen betrayed the course and their people and decided to join the godfathers but you were offered jeeps and millions but you refused to join them.

“The lession from this is that let us believe in ourselves and collective thing that binds us in government which is development and making sure that prosperity is distributed and the only way that can be done is when we do the right things and put the right things in right places so that the journey we started with Oshiomhole making poverty history can actually get to that destination

“Along the line people that don’t believe in it fall on the road just like the way Oshiomhole fell on the road side because he didn’t actually believe that we should make poverty history in Edo he was only an opportunist in front that we thought he believe in it.

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“Even the commissioners, SSA and local government chairmen that resigned from our cabinet didn’t believe in making poverty history in Edo because if they believe in it the fight was needless.

“The fight was between those who believe in making poverty in Edo history and those who didn’t believe in it”, he said.

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Man, 38 Escapes Assassination Attempt In Benin

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By Omokha Andrew

A 38-year-old activist, Innocent Omoruyi, narrowly escaped assassination in the early hours of Wednesday, July 19, 2023 as his residence at Obe Community,Sapele Road in Benin city was attacked by yet to be identified gun men.

The attack which eye witnesses say was viciously executed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 bore the markings of a dreaded cult group terrorizing Benin City, the state capital.

The Obe, Sapale Road incident, it was learnt, happened soon after Omoruyi left the house to attend to matters of interest some few metres away from his home.

The assailants were said to have shot sporadically in their frustration as residents scampered for safety.

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However, Omoruyi escaped unharmed.

One of the eye witnesses who craved anonymity said: “The felons apparently went for the kill, weilding guns and other dangerous weapons. “We are shocked that they didn’t see Innocent Omoruyi who was just some few metres away from home when they arrived”.

“How that happened, only God knows and it was obvious that it wasn’t his time to die yet and just before that not long ago his business place on Lagos Street, Benin City was burnt down in the middle of the night by unknown arsonists.

“This sequence of events is not ordinary. We know it’s politically motivated due to the role he played in the last general elections. He has been advised to go into hiding at the moment for his personal safety”, he concluded.

When contacted, the police Public Relations Officer Chidi Nwabuzor said he was yet to get any information as regards the latest incident. He promised to feed our correspondent with relevant details as soon as they become handy.

Our information source however revealed that the matter has already been incidented at the Love World Police station on Sapele Road, Benin city.

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Nigeria To Earn Over $4bn Revenue As FEC Okays Concession Of Abuja, Kano Airports

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Nigeria will earn over $4 billion in nominal revenue as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday okayed the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, to the Corporacion American Airport Consortium, a Luxembourg-based company.

James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

According to him, the Council also approved that the Federal Ministry of Aviation would be renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.

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The statement noted that the company would make combined upfront payments of $8.5 million for the concession of NAIA and MAKIA.

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He added that the development would spur evidential growth within the Nigerian aviation industry.

In alignment with the Aviation Roadmap, approved by Mr President on 18th October 2016, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace is delighted to inform all stakeholders, both local and international, and the media, that the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano has been approved by the Federal Executive Council,” the statement said.

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In December 2022 and January 2023, Corporacion American Airport Consortium was announced as the preferred bidder for the airport’s concession after scaling through a series of evaluations of technical and financial bids.

Nominal revenues mean income not adjusted for inflation and decreasing purchasing power.

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Russia Expelled From Council Of Europe Amid War With Ukraine

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The Council of Europe says it has expelled Russia with immediate effect after 26 years of membership because of the Ukraine war.

The Committee of Ministers took the decision in a special session, the rights body announced in the French city of Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Earlier, Russia had already declared its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after it had taken steps to exclude it.

On Tuesday evening, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted unanimously in favour of Russia’s exclusion.

Russia joined the Council of Europe on Feb. 28, 1996.

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Together with the formal notification of the withdrawal, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe also received information from the Russian Federation on Tuesday about its intention to denounce the European Convention on Human Rights.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, the leaders of the Council of Europe once again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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They expressed their solidarity with the Russian people, who continue to belong to the European family and share its values.

The body said it would continue to stand by Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor.

The Council of Europe monitors the observance of human rights in its 46 member states and is not part of the European Union.

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The body reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago by suspending Russia’s membership, this decision was considered historic.

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