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Over 7,000 Persons Have Benefited From Our Skill Acquisition Programmes – Urhoghide

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2 years ago

November 22, 2023

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No fewer than 7,423 persons have benefited from former Senator Matthew Urhoghide’s skill acquisition and training programme since 2015.

Senator Urhoghide, who represented Edo South Senatorial District at the 8th & 9th National Assembly, disclosed this on Wednesday during a training session for another set of 100 persons on Agro-forestry business in Benin.

INFO DAILY reports that each of the trainee went home with N100,000.00 after undergoing the one day training carried out by personnel from the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan.

Speaking during the training, Urhoghide said though he had left office, because he added the training in the 2023 budget, he can’t but make sure people benefit from the programme.

The facilitator (Urhoghide) who said he could have connived with the Institute and pocket the up to N10m holding to the fact that he had left office, noted that because he vowed to his God that he must empower people when he occupies office, he has been doing that.

The ex-Senator who boasted that among the over 7000 beneficiaries of the programme were over 700 Lybia returnees, said if he is given another opportunity, he will do more.

He said: “This training was in 2023 budget. I added it to the budget. But I would have just leave it because I am no longer in office. I could have as well connived with the Institute to share the money, but I can’t do that. To empower people is a vow I made with my God.”

He continued: “I am not doing this because of politics. It is my passion to empower people. I made the promise before my election. I decided to train people because I know there is power in knowledge; there is no knowledge that is a waste.

“Since I was elected in 2015, I have been doing this training for all our people in Edo South, regardless of tribe. Inasmuch as you are a resident in Edo south, you will benefit from it, either you voted for me or not.

“I trained over 750 people that came from Lybia. I used the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs then to do the training, all of them were trained for three weeks, and after that they were given certificate and each of them was paid 500,000. We asked them to go and start something. Some of them have become self-sufficient today.

“At a time I shared over 400 Tricycles, each cost the federal government over one million thirty-eight thousand. No youth leader in PDP will tell me I didn’t get a tricycle.”

Responding, Michael Arigbe from Ovia South West Local Government Area, while thanking Urhoghide for the training, described him as tested and trusted politican.

“He is a tested and trusted person. Very human person. If we have person like Matthew, Nigerians will be a better place to be.

Another beneficiary from Orhionmwon Local Government Area, Elizabeth Iduoze-Amadin, also thanked the Senator giving them the opportunity to benefit from the good things he has been doing.

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

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2 hours ago

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.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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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.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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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.