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Oba Of Benin To Obaseki: Stretch Out Olive Branch To All

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September 30, 2020

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… Cautions PDP Against Hidden Godfathers

Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has appealed to Governor Godwin Obaseki to stretch out his olive branch to all, stressing that all hands must be on deck to make Edo great again.

Oba Ewuare II who made the appeal on Tuesday when Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum led by its chairman, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, further said “let bygone be bygone” to Obaseki.

The Benin Monarch also cautioned leaders of the PDP against having hidden godfathers out to control Governor Obaseki as such would counter productive to what they preach.

Among the PDP governor on the visit to Oba’s palace include Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, Ahmadu Fintri of Adamawa state, Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, Chief Nyesom Wike of Rivers and the host governor of Edo state, Mr. Godwin Obaseki.

The Benin monarch said, “Let bygone be bygone, all are gone now and I told him that he should stretch out the olive branch for all sides to work with him. All hands should be on deck to work for Edo State and Edo people everywhere they may be.

“I remember I said in one of my comments that I don’t like this idea of godfatherism, that it is becoming to much.”

“I want to on this occasion plead with the PDP that you also, as you have always been talking about the concept of godfatherism, you will uphold it and don’t let unscrupulous members of your party try to now come out and start to use your party by proxy or remote control to control our governor and end up being the hidden godfathers, we don’t want hidden godfather”.

Speaking, spokesperson for the governors and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike thanked Oba Ewuare II for his role that led to the party’s success during the governorship election held on September 29 this year in Edo state.

Wike said, “We made a promise to you and the palace that by the special grace of God if Godwin Obaseki emerges as the winner, we will come back here and thank the Oba and the palace chiefs. On the 19th of September, election was held and then on the 20th of September, Godwin Obaseki was declared winner of that election.

“You made a promise to us that as a traditional ruler, and as far as everybody is concerned you are apolitical, and that you will not canvass for votes for anybody but what you preach is that there should be peace, there should be free and fair election. Your Royal Majesty, we have seen with our eyes, indeed there was a free and fair election; indeed the election was peaceful.

“Then we have no duty other than to come and also play our role to say thank you for gathering the entire people of Edo state to make sure that Edo State was peaceful, and the election was free and fair and that is what we have come here today to do,” he stated.

On his part, Obaseki extolled the virtues of the first class traditional ruler of Benin kingdom.

Obaseki said “He is our Oba and it behoves on all of us to preserve the traditional institution. You have kindly received us today.

“I want to assure you that as the governor of Edo State, I have heard your admonishments, and I want to promise that I will rededicate myself in my next tenure to the full service of Edo State and the people of the state.”

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Why I Wrote UTME Again, UNIZIK’s Best-graduating Student Reveals

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May 3, 2024

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A graduate of Chemistry from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Anambra State, Juliet Chidiebube Uka, has scored 324 in the just concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

Uka was the best-graduating student in the Department of Chemistry at UNIZIK in 2021, graduating with a first class.

She said she sat for the 2024 UTME to study Medicine as she wants to fulfill her dreams of becoming a medical doctor.

Her result made public, showed that she scored an aggregate of 324 in UTME as she seeks to re-enter the university.

Her elder brother, Obiora Uka, said his sister made up her mind to study medicine and surgery at all costs.

“She has demonstrated resilience through outstanding performance. She has maintained that her ambition is to become a doctor. This led her to write Jamb again this year 2024 and scored an aggregate of 324,” he added.

Obiora said the family hopes she can actualize her lifelong dream of becoming a medical doctor.

Meanwhile, users of the social media app, X, have continued to the inflow of candidates’ results from the concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, in its statement, disclosed that 1,402,490 candidates out of 1,842,464 failed to score 200 out of 400 marks.

Netizens have continued to display the results of some UTME candidates nationwide who had scored 300 and above.

One such is the daughter of a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna State; Toro Shehu, who scored 348 out of a total 400.

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Banned: Remove Your Eyelashes, Nigerian Pastor Orders Bride At Wedding

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May 3, 2024

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A Nigerian bride recounted how her pastor told her to remove her lashes during her church wedding.

Jessica Okah, the bride, disclosed this incident on TikTok, mentioning that the pastor had raised the issue of her eyelashes before the wedding day.

However, she said she had completely forgotten about it and thought it would be overlooked during the wedding.

She said, “What would you do if your pastor asked you to remove your lashes in the middle of your wedding ceremony? It was like a movie, but it was happening for real.

“After my husband’s family accepted me, that’s when my pastor realised that he told me the day before that I wasn’t supposed to wear lashes to the wedding ceremony.

“Let me not lie, I didn’t have a problem with it anyway, but truthfully, I forgot.

“He said before the service had to continue, I had to go and remove the lashes.”

She shared a video that captured the moment her pastor stopped the wedding proceedings over her eyelashes and resumed the ceremony after she had taken them off.

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Operation Feed Edo: Obaseki Launches Christians Feeding Programme, Distributes 10kg 60k Bags Of Rice

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May 3, 2024

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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Friday, said he has earmarked nothing less than N1bn Naira monthly to feed vulnerable Christians in the state in the next three months.

This is as he said a similar programme has been mapped out for people in the Muslim faith in the state.

Obaseki disclosed this during the official flag-off of phase one of Edo State Food Support Programme also known as Christian Feeding Programme in Benin City.

The Governor, who said he was worried by the rising number of people who cannot afford a square meal in a day in the state, said he had to call Christian leaders in the state on how best to address the alarming situation.

Obaseki said in order not to make it look political, he decided not to involve political office holders, but Christian leaders in reaching out to vulnerable Christians in the state.

The Governor who added that the state government already had data of the vulnerable in the state database, said the means of reaching out to them maximally was the issue, hence using churches to reach out to them.

He said: “I was worried by the rising number of people who cannot afford a square meal in a day. So, I thought to myself how do we solve this problem. This is not politics I told myself.

“I then called the chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and some of the blockheads to a meeting and explained to them what I intended to do. So, that’s how we put our heads together to come up with this programme.”

Obaseki added: “I told them this is the amount of money I will be giving you every month. I’ll give you a billionaire monthly for three months first. At least, Let us try this for the first three months.”

The governor said the programme was not just to feed the vulnerable, but also together more data about people in the state on how the government can create employment for them and how the government can render help where necessary.

Earlier, in his remarks, Chairman of the Organising Committee who also doubles as the Chairman, CAN,
Apostle Irekpono Omoike, while thanking the governor for the initiative, said 10kg of 60,000 bags of rice have been purchased for onward distribution to the three senatorial districts in the state.

According to him, 27,000 bags of the 10kg would be distributed to the seven local government areas in Edo South, 15 bags to Edo Central and 18 bags to Edo North.

Further giving the breakdown, Omoike said 3, 000 bags would be distributed to each local government across the 18 local government areas, summing upto 54,000 bags, while the remaining 6,000 bags would be distributed to churches not captured under CAN.