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White Cane Day: We Want Access To Education, Conducive Environment – Visually Impaired Persons
Members of the Nigeria Association of the Blind, Edo State Chapter, Saturday, urged government at all levels to make education free and create conducive environment for them to move around and do their legitimate business.
The members who embarked on a road walk to the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, in celebration of National White Cane Day, urged the Edo State government to assent to the Disability Bill that has been passed by the State House of Assembly.
Speaking, the Chairman of the association, Evangelist Lucky Imafidon, expressed gratitude to the Edo state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki for his magnanimity to the people living with disabilities, especially those living with visual impairment, but want him to do more .
“We want to use this opportunity to thank the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki. We want to tell him to do more for us especially in the area of education, we need bursary for people living with visual impairment”.
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He added: “The relevant authorities should provide free education for us from primary to university level, and also the Disability Bill should be assented to so that it can become a law that will protect our interest and welfare. We want a Disabilities Commission to be created that will take care of our needs”.
Also Speaking, a visual impaired person, David Iwuala on behalf of the association pleaded with government to create an environment that can help them live the life with minimal assistance.
He said the White Cane Day is significant because it shows that the person holding the White Cane have visual impairment and pleaded with Nigerians to always assist those with visual impairment.
“We want drivers and other road users to always assist people with visual impairment any where on the road. In Edo State, it has become increasingly dangerous to move around and that is why we came up with “Safety in an Unsafe Environment”. It is a call to action, those saddled with the responsibility of making laws or creating policies should do so with the aim of assisting people with visual impairment.”
The National White Cane Day is celebrated every 15 of October.
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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court
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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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“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.
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