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Edo APC crisis:House of Assembly Inuaguration date uncertain ...as stake holders meeting ends in deadlock By Mark Erabor Benin City: A stake holders meeting of the  All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State convered on Friday,14th of June,2019 had ended in a deadlock.The  meeting  which took place at APC  Secretariat in Benin City was convered to broker peace among the warring parties ahead of the State House of Assembly Inuaguration. The meeting was attended by the Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, the Secretary to the state government Hon.Osarodion Ogie,some elected members of the state house of assembly,and political leaders from the three senatorial zones. Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, the Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, said the party leaders came to honour an invitation by the party,and that it was meant to discuss issues within the party.On the contentious leadership and inauguration of the State House of Assembly. He said, the bulk

Social Reporters News Service By Mark Erabor Following the completion of construction work on some roads and streets in Ekehuan axis of Benin City, residents in the area have expressed appreciation to Governor Godwin Obaseki, for acting promptly in rescuing their hitherto erosion-prone neighbourhood. In a letter signed by the Coordinator of a coalition of residents in the area, Hon. Goodluck A. Okhuaherobo and nine other elders residing in the communities, residents of Aerodrome Close, Goodwill and Iriajen Streets, lauded the governor for the unparalleled urban renewal effort in Oredo Local Government of the state. “On behalf of the good people of  Oredo Local Government Area of the state,  especially Aerodrome Close, Goodwill and Iriajen Street, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to the governor for considering our constituency among those in need of urgent road repair, reconstruction and refurbishment; which many in your exalted position could have overlooked in the

How promoting HIV self-testing in communities reduces prevalence of AIDS https://guardian.ng/features/science/how-promoting-hiv-self-testing-in-communities-reduces-prevalence-of-aids/ By Adaku Onyenucheya As part of measures to achieve zero prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome among young people in Nigeria, youths across different tertiary institutions have set out to implement HIV self-testing solutions they developed in communities. According to recent statistics from the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), young people are at the epicentre of an expanding HIV crisis, with the second largest number of new HIV infection in the world. The report further indicates that the number of young people in Africa is estimated to double by 2050, yet fewer than one in five Nigerian youths have never been tested for HIV, with many adolescents engaging in risky sexual behaviours w

Edo FA Election: Benin Football Fans Vow to Invade Venue Over Vice Chairman's Embezzlement Frank Ilaboya, Edo FA Chairman As Edo State Football Association led by Mr. Frank Ilaboya conducts another round of elections on Saturday, 8th of June, 2019, some aggrieved residents of Benin City, Edo State Capital have threatened to shut down the venue of the elections. In an exclusive chat with OLIKA REPORTERS, three of the aggrieved residents who claimed that the Edo FA’s Vice Chairman, Mr. Alexander Olaye defrauded them of large sums of money running into millions of Nigeria explained that the acclaimed chairman of Nigeria football supporters club South South has been on the run for years. Mr. Ojo, also known as “papa Barbara”, told our correspondent in Benin that Mr Olaye collected about N800,000 from him in January, 2015, with the pretence that he had football clubs for his daughter to play in Europe, Canada and Australia and since then it has been from one story to another.

World’s Largest Conference on Gender Equality Opens in Vancouver with a Call to Redefine Power at Every Level By Women Deliver Media Unit Heads of state from four nations sat side-by-side young leaders and grassroots advocates as delegates from more than 165 countries kicked off the Women Deliver 2019 Conference (Vancouver, Canada) – The Women Deliver 2019 Conference, the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women, kicked off today with more than 8,000 world leaders, influencers, advocates, academics, activists, and journalists gathered in Vancouver, and more than 100,000 participating in a global dialogue around the world through satellite events and WDLive, the virtual conference. 1,400 youth delegates from 139 countries are expected to attend the Women Deliver 2019 Conference, where every plenary program and most concurrents feature a young person. The conference will focus on power, and how it can drive – or hinde

Court slams N2.5m damages on Pastor for trespass By Our Correspondent A Benin High court has slammed N2.5 million damages on a Pastor, Clifford Osawaru for trespassing into a parcel of land in Benin. The court presided over by Justice Ada Ehigiamusoe, affirmed Alhaji Tanko Ileogben as the rightful owner of the land measuring 300 feet by 500 land, situated at plot 36-39 Block K, Evbuoriaria layout in Benin City in a suit Number B/463/14. Delivering judgement on the case between the Claimant, Alhaji Tanko and Pastor Clifford Osawaru (defendant) on Wednesday May 2, 2018, Justice, Justice Ehigiamusoe said the N2.5 million which was met for "general, special and exemplary damages over act of trespass and granted possession of the said land to the Claimant". The court also "granted a perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his servants, Agents or privies from trespassing, constructing any structure there on or acting in any manner whatsoever inconsistent with

Okorocha cries out as Ihedioha demolishes monuments, reacts to rumoured arrest by EFCC Immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has cried out over the demolition of some monuments erected by his government in the state, by his successor, Emeka Ihedioha. The former governor has also denied the story of his arrest by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He accused Ihedioha and his new government of being behind the false arrest claim. Less than 24 hours after being inaugurated into office, Ihedioha had begun the demolition of some of the monuments erected by Okorocha’s government in the state, including the ‘Akachi’ (the symbolic hand of God). Media reports on Thursday had also claimed that Okorocha, his wife, Nkechi and the governor’s brother, Okey, have been arrested by the EFCC. Responding in a statement through his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, the former governor said: “We have read on-line including some print media on-line platforms that th