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Encomiums On Tompolo, Others As Amaseikumor Festival 2025 Enters Day Two

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1 year ago

April 20, 2025

By Joseph Ebi Kanjo

As the Amaseikumor Festival 2025 enters its day two, attendees of the annual festival have showered encomiums on the man behind the historical event, High Chief Government Ekpempolo, alias Tompolo, and his team for the great work done particularly in the area of feeding, orderliness, amongst others despite the huge crowd in attendance.

INFO DAILY reports that the day two of the seven days festival is generally for social activities including inter-clans football matches, among others.

Medical teams from Tompolo Foundation and one other are strategically positioned to attend to the health needs of the over 10,000 population in attendance, and also in case of any emergency.

Tompolo Foundation medical stand attending to people today, April 20, 2025.

No fewer than twelve catering stands from reputation catering services are also in the town to ensure participants do not go hungry, as they serve attendees at least three times in 24 hours.

In addition, worth mentioning, is the distribution of different customised rappers, T-shirt and Polos to attendees each day of the seven days event.

Dr. Enoch of Tompolo Foundation, while stating that the pressure has been much due to the large number of people present, said “we have been able to check people’s eye condition as much as we can and gave them the appropriate eye glasses. Those we can refer for for further medical attention, we have done that.”

Also, Odigi Comfort, a health practitioner from the same foundation said: “We have been giving free healthcare to people as much as we can here. Apart from healthcare, the Tompolo Foundation, as we all know, gives scholarship to the less privileged.

Scene of the crowd at the festival.

“So far today, we have carried out malaria and typhoid tests on people, and we have been dispensing drugs to them. We also carried out eye tests on patients.”

Speaking generally about the festival, Comrade Godwin Kelvin, President, Egbema Youth Council, praised organisers of the festival for the orderliness despite the huge crowd, urging those who have not been attending the event do so.

One of the caterers food serving points on the festival ground.

He said: “This is my first time attending the festival, and I have been enjoying myself. I have been catching fun. And one thing I observed is that there is a huge crowd, yet there is absolute peace and orderliness. I have not seen anyone fighting.

“So, it is a festival to attend. I am inviting anyone who has not been attending to do so.”

Another attendee, Alex Timi from Orubiri, expressed appreciation to the organisers of the festival, saying he has been enjoying himself since he arrived at Oporoza town.

Eye test unit at the Tompolo Foundation medical care stand.

He said: “Amaseikumor festival is indeed a festival. I love it. From the foods to the ancestral dance and Ibolomobo-Ere, and the live band, were all superb.

“We from Orubiri have enjoyed ourselves so far. What about the hospitality, indeed, it is the best I have ever received.”

Tomorrow, day three of the festival is for Ogele (procession ) at Gbarun Egbesu Temple. It is expected to take place around 5:am.

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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May 6, 2026

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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.

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.

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.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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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.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

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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.

“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.