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Pastor Azena Bags Prestigious N’Delta Peace Amb., Dedicates It To Yar’Adua, Jonathan

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3 years ago

July 1, 2023

A governorship aspirant in the forthcoming Edo State governorship election, Pastor Azemhe Azena, has been awarded the Prestigious Niger Delta Peace Ambassador.

The Peace Ambassador was conferred on the Senior Pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries by Edo Legacy Foundation.

Receiving the award, Pastor Azena said the relative peace presently enjoyed in the Niger region would not have been possible if not the efforts by the then president, Musa Yar’Adua and his Vice, Goodluck Jonathan.

Pastor Azena and his entourage at the event

He, therefore, dedicated the awarded to the Duo of President Musa Yar’Adua, his then vice, Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, his spiritual father, Apostle Johnson Suleman and every other promoter of peace particularly in the Niger Delta region.

He said: “The joy of this award is that, it makes me to remember a man called President Musa Yar’Adua, the man who in 2009 implemented the policy of Amnesty in the Niger Delta, which brought about the peace we are enjoying in the region.

“I want to therefore dedicate my award to him, because he paid the prize for peace to be restored to the Niger Delta. And the Vice President of then who also became our president later – President Goodluck Jonathan, and every other promoter of peace in the Niger Delta. I am optimistic that by the grace of God permanent peace will be restored to Niger Delta region.”

According to him, being a philanthropist and promoter of peace, the award was a call for him to doing more, adding: “This will spur me to do more. To whom much is given, much is expected.”

He continued: “Edo people should expect more philanthropic works from me because it is my nature to do such. When God gives me anything, I can’t keep it to myself, I give it to those in need. We came to this world with nothing, we will return nothing.

“Whenever you see me happy, it is not because I have much money in the bank, it is when I see people who are happy for what God has used me to do in their lives.”

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

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13 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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18 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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19 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.