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Edo Deputy Gov To Christian Community: Expect Success Stories From Okpebholo’s Administration

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3 months ago

May 16, 2025

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Edo State deputy governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, on Thursday told Christians to expect success stories from the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo based on the resolve to keep true to the campaign promises of using good governance to promote the kingdom of God.

The deputy governor who stated this while playing host to Rev. Fr. Raphael Anojie, the Parish Priest, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, said the body of Christ had a good story to tell based on the ability of the christian community to produce the present governor and his deputy.

According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Friday Aghedo, Anojie was accompanied by members of the Parish Church Council (PCC), and select landlords of the street, in a courtesy call to the deputy governor on Thursday.

Idahosa noted that the governor and himself were not nominal but practising Christians who were out to do the body of Christ proud in Edo State.

He requested for prayers and support from Christians, the church and the people of the state to be able to finish well as this administration was poised to ensure good governance and adherence to the rule of law in society.

He maintained that the body of Christ in Edo state would be strengthened under the present administration of Okpebholo, who is bent on creating success stories in every facet of the society.

Idahosa promised to give feedback to his principal based on areas of needs of the Holy Trinity Catholic community, adding that he would be with them at their upcoming “Feast Day” on June 15.

Anojie, who had earlier commended the deputy governor for fulfilling his campaign commitment to the Church, presented him with a customised card on behalf of the church.

He observed that the visitation to the office of the deputy governor was divine for both the church, which is 40 years in existence and its host community, Nomayo Street, which is in dire need of road rehabilitation.

He stated that true to the traditional role of the church which acts as the vanguard and voice for the people, the Holy Trinity Catholic Church is about to build a cottage school for learning and empowerment of children within the community.

He thanked Hon. Idahosa and his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC,) for their commitment to the development of the state.

In related development, representatives of Sokponba Communities of Orhionmwon Local Government Area led by its Chairman, Godfrey Ogbonmwan, also met with and presented documents to the deputy governor, to expedite action on reclaiming and getting full benefits of oil wells located within their communities which they claimed have been seized by Seplat PLC and other oil companies.

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FG Shuts 22 Illegal Tertiary Institutions

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5 hours ago

August 25, 2025

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The National Commission for Colleges of Education has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education.

The discovery was made during a crackdown on illegal colleges of education in the country.

The development was revealed in the commission’s achievements, seen by our correspondent.

“The NCCE identified and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country.

“The NCCE conducted personnel audit, financial monitoring in all the 21 federal colleges of education,” the commission said.

President Bola Tinubu had recently urged the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education to weed out illegal higher institutions of learning in the country.

Speaking at the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja, the President ordered the NUC, the NBTE, and other agencies to take decisive action against what he described as “certificate millers” undermining the credibility of the education sector.

Tinubu, who was represented by the Director of University Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Rakiya Ilyasu, warned that the integrity of the academic system must not be compromised.

“At this juncture, it has become imperative to reiterate that this administration remains committed to strengthening the integration of all agencies involved in the administration of education to enhance efficiency and quality,” the President said.

He added, “The National Youth Service Corps, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education are working in alignment to improve the quality of education and ensure that cases of forgery and unrecognised institutions both within and outside the country have no place in our education ecosystem.”

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EFCC Orders Arrest Of Dismissed Officer On Lege Miami’s Show

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7 hours ago

August 25, 2025

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has condemned the actions of one of its former staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin, who was recently spotted participating in a matchmaking programme on social media platforms hosted by popular entertainer Lege Miami.

The agency has ordered his immediate arrest for retaining official EFCC property, including an identity card, following his dismissal for certificate forgery.

The anti-graft agency, in a statement on its official X handle on Monday, said Folarin served as a driver at the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate.

He was, however, dismissed after investigations confirmed he had forged his academic credentials.

It said, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, condemned in the strongest terms, the involvement of one of its former staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin, in a matchmaking programme running on Lege Miami social media platforms.”

“Folarin was recently dismissed from the Commission for certificate forgery. He was a driver at the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC.”

The statement said EFCC Executive Chairma,n Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has ordered Folarin to be arrested and emphasised that Folarin’s actions should not be associated with the commission.

“The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has ordered his arrest for being in possession of some Commission’s properties, including an identity card, which he should have handed over upon being dismissed from the EFCC.

“The public is advised against associating Folarin’s post-dismissal conduct with the EFCC,” the statement concluded.

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NERC Transfers Regulation Of Electricity Market To Bayelsa

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7 hours ago

August 25, 2025

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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has transferred regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Bayelsa State to the Bayelsa Electricity Regulatory Agency.

In a notice on its social media handles on Monday, the commission said this was in compliance with the amended 1999 Constitution and the Electricity Act 2023.

“In compliance with the amended Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electricity Act 2023 (Amended), the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued an order to transfer regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Bayelsa State from the Commission to the Bayelsa State Electricity Regulatory Agency,” the commission said.

Recall that with the Electricity Act 2023, the commission retains the role as a central regulator with regulatory oversight on the interstate/international generation, transmission, supply, trading, and system operations.

The Act also mandates any state that intends to establish and regulate intrastate electricity markets to deliver a formal notification of its processes and requests NERC to transfer regulatory authority over electricity operations in the state to the state regulator.

The transfer order by NERC directed Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company Plc to incorporate a subsidiary distribution company to assume responsibilities for intrastate supply and distribution of electricity in Bayelsa State from PHED.

PHED was also directed to complete the incorporation of PHED SubCo within 60 days from August 21, 2025.

“The subcompany shall apply for and obtain a licence for the intrastate supply and distribution of electricity from BYERA, among other directives,” the commission said.

It concluded that all transfers envisaged by the order shall be completed by February 20, 2026.

With this order, Bayelsa has joined states like Lagos, Imo, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Enugu, Niger, Edo, Oyo and Plateau, which have got the power to regulate electricity markets.

The state can now generate, transmit, and distribute electricity while issuing licences to investors within the value chain.