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Football Development: Edo Referees partner AAU By Isaac Eranga Ekpoma: The Chairman of Edo State Football Referees Council, Mr. Johnbull Nosa Okundolor said there was need for football bodies to collaborate with tertiary institutions in order to improve football professionalism in Nigeria.  Mr. Okundolor stated this when Executives of the Edo State Football Referees Council (ESFRC) paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Prof. Ignatius Akhakhia Onimawo. He said they decided to visit the Vice Chancellor (VC) because of the role he is playing to develop football in the nation. "I like to commend the VC for organising football competitions among the various communities in the university's environment; this has greatly helped in producing professionals that will help sustain the temple of football development in the nation. This cannot be achieved without the football referees who are the interpreters of the laws of the

Conference on Witchcraft: organizers say it's an academic forum The International Conference on Witchcraft on Tuesday kicked off at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, as scheduled, despite opposition to the conference from the Christian bodies. It was gathered that the opening prayer for the conference was conducted by a Catholic priest, while the moderator was a cleric. Music was also provided by the UNN Christ Chapel choir. The conference, organised by Prof. B.I.C Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies and Research, UNN, met stiff opposition and criticisms, but organisers rebuffed the calls to cancel the conference, and instead changed the initial theme:  “Witchcraft, meanings, factors and practices,” to ”Dimensions of human behaviours.” UNN management had directed the organisers to drop the initial theme of the conference on account of outcries from various christian bodies. However, speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference holding at Nsukka main campus of

…Say Attendance Sheet Being Manipulated To Disqualify Some Contestants  National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Edo State council, Wednesday, said members who do not have the minmum qualification of Ordinary National Diploma (OND) as enshrined in the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) constitution are not qualify to contest in the forthcoming election. They also raised an alarm that some well connected persons are planning to use attendance register of the Association’s past congresses to disqualify some qualified contestants, saying, “the attendance they are presenting in this NUWOJ election is even photocopy and this photocopy rigister is even not complete. The aggrieved members who protested around the premises of Nigeria Union Journalists, with placards containing inscriptions as: ‘Edo NAWOJIANS say no to compromised caretaker committee’, ‘Edo NAWOJIANS say no to manipulated attendance register’, ‘Edo NAWOJIANS call on Edo NUJ and NUJ national to help save Ed

The concept of Time "Eghe" in Esan traditional thought: strenghtening the crooked edges Prof. Matthew Izibili- renowned Esan Philosopher Introductory remarks The concept of time,  is of little or no academic concern to African people,  Esan inclusive. There came a need to synthesize what is in African traditional  Philosophy  & Western  philosophy,  so to make for a proper understanding of African philosophy, by both African & non-African alike.  Philosophers across the divide, have taken it upon themselves to study issues that are of philosophical worth  or interest. Hence,  concepts like Reincarnation,  Predestination  & of cause, the concept of time came most aptly under academic lens. Historical account about time within the ambience of Philosophy,  is stereotypically traceable to Aristotle's Physics. Here,  time is defined as the number of movement in respect of "before" & "after". To him, Time is an attribute of motion. I

Some excerpts from the paper entitled "The Aigbokhaebholo Philosophy in Esan : An Examination of emerging Axiological issues " As humans, it is not in doubt that we are faced with daily hassles, as we attempt to meet up with demands of life. To this end, several efforts made to resolve the identified demands often leads to the use of names to reflect either victory or mastery of the demands; thus, serving as a therapy & a morale booster.  It is indubitably true that Esan people are avid inventors of names. Hence,  names & naming ceremonies in Esanland, serve multiple functions or purposes. They include but not in any way limited to the following : Psychotherapeutic function, repository of history,  as well as a medium of sustaining cherished values among the people.  Primarily,  name is a means of identity;  it  is also an expression of self, feelings &the situation of a man, who realizes  he has either  made great success of his life to the poor,  frustr

Edo 2020: I'm here on a salvage mission, says Iyoha By Isaac Eranga Benin City: A Gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the People's Party of Nigeria (PPN), for the 2020 Edo Governorship election, John Darlington Iyoha said  he decided to contest for the post of the governor in order to gain the opportunity of bringing succour and meaning to the people of Edo State. Mr. Darlington Iyoha said this while receiving a good number of individuals that decamped from the All Progressives Congress (APC), to the PPN, at Evbuotubu ward 1 of Egor Local Government Area. He said what made him and members of his team to embark on a salvage mission to Edo State, "was the deadly daily episode of the Mediterranean Sea. "A telephone call was made throughout Europe, which culminated to a meeting held in Turin, where this salvage mission was instituted.  "Part of our agenda is to champion a populist campaign which will expose to the people all they've been

Festus Alenkhe re-elected Edo Red Cross Chairman By Isaac Eranga Benin City: Comrade Festus Alenkhe has been re-elected Chairman of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Edo State branch. The election which saw 13 positions occupied was conducted at the end of the 2019 annual general meeting (AGM) of the branch, with the National President of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Elder Chief Bolaji Anani Akpan in attendance. Speaking with newsmen after the election, Comrade Alenkhe thanked members for finding him worthy of being re-elected as the State Chairman. "When I was first elected four years ago as Chairman, I promised to change the physical and architectural landscape of the State secretariate; today, is a dream come true. "I also promised put a stop to the flood problem that have bedeviled the State headquarters for many years. The damaged cordial relationship between the Red Cross and the State government was restored and backlog of government subventions paid

Gov. Obaseki’s Delegation to APC National Executive Council Meeting Was Dignified and Successful, says Osunde Governor Godwin Obaseki The Chairman of Oredo Local Government Council of Edo State, Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde said the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki has made Edo people proud by his focused democratic and constitutional approach to issues.  Hon. Osunde said this during the recently concluded National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) held in Abuja on Friday. He said Gov. Obaseki displayed inspiring leadership qualities and disciplined determination in the state participation at the NEC meeting. According to the Chairman, "His Excellency exhibited uncommon qualities of strategic peoples’ organization in the way that the Governor facilitated and coordinated the effective participation of the Edo delegation that attended the Abuja national meeting’’.  Hon. Osunde noted that the Governor has inconte

The Allegory of the Calabash Okpan "Plate" in Esan Ontology: adding value to what you have got By Matthew Izibili, PhD Prof. Matthew Izibili, a foremost Esan Philosopher How I wish the statement credited to my Economics teacher, that human wants are insatiable is understood by all,  it would have reflected in the way most of us relate with others and handle our God given goodies. In Ancient Philosophical pontifications,   we may have heard or read about the Allegory of the Cave traceable to the enigmatic Plato.  Those in the cave as it were,  never understood that reality is not same with appearance.  This helps us to know that things are not usually the way they seem to be. Hence, it is morally wrong to judge people by what you barely see them put on.  Ukpon gue-uza!  Uza in Esan is a discussion for another day pls.  Yesteryears, Esan have the near resemblance of the present day breakable plates/dishes. For lack of linguistic understanding, we proudly called the

...  20 LGAs in Nigeria including Oredo  Selected for Collaboration with Foremost U.S –based Film and Arts Festival The largest, and one of the most globally  acknowledged African-ancestry focused cultural agencies, in the United States, the Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), has selected Oredo Local Government Area among the 20 local councils in Nigeria, to benefit from various collaborative efforts being outlined by PAFF in its 2020 international programs.   In a statement by the Deputy Coordinator for Africa Programs of  the organization, Ms. Aminat Nicol , she remarked that  ‘’ Oredo Local Government was selected  from the  774 local governments in Nigeria  particularly for the council’s encouragement of film makers and artists with inclinations for producing historically conscious materials’’.   Ms. Nicol further observed that Oredo , especially with Benin-City as its headquarters ,  naturally attracted the attention of the Film and Arts Festival as a location th

Africa Bishop Institute opens in Benin By Isaac Eranga Benin City: The Administrator of the Africa Theologian Bible Institute for Global Opportunities (ATBIFGO), an affiliate of Institute for Global Opportunities (IGO), Asian Bible School, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Bishop Dr. Sunday Aigbefoh, said the Africa Bishop Institute is now opened in Benin City for intending Bishops. He said the program can also be useful for existing Bishops. Bishop Aigbefoh disclosed this in Benin City during the convocation ceremony of ATBIFGO. He said admission forms for the Bishop Institute can be collected from the Administrator's office at 16 Oviasogie Street, off Uwasota Road, opposite Ojo junction, Ugbowo, Benin City. Or  WhatsApp on: +2348035630262. "The Africa Bishop Institute is being licensed by the Institute for Global Opportunities, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The institute is meant to train intending Bishops in the area of Church Growth, Church Administration and Management

Immunization in Esanland: a myth or a reality By Prof. Matthew Izibili - a renowned African Philosopher Prof. Matthew Izibili "That it may not get to me,  is the insurance of a right thinking Esan man''; being proactive.  You ought not to wait until your teeth are off their gum,  before you resort to treatment of  acheing tooth.  (Be na-akon ribhunu, ole ada kpeebo akon). At birth,  the bathing water for the baby is specifically prepared in an earthen pot with herbs: back of tree,  leaves from different trees,  roots,  etc.  For the first about 14 days,  the baby takes his or her bath with the seriously concentrated warm water.  After bathing,  some drops from the water goes to the child ' mouth.  Improvised towel cleans up the body & special cream,  home made is used on the body. Uncivilized people you may be quick to call the parents.  You missed it... The breast milk was valued.  No nursing mother would breast feed the baby without washing the nipple

Ehancing women participation in peace and security: WANEP hold interactive meeting By Isaac Eranga Benin City: The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), said there has been a remarkable absence of the voices of moderation that women provide in decision making on strategies to be adopted in the course of managing conflicts and promoting peace in Nigeria. WANEP made this assertion through its National Network Coordinator, Chief (Mrs.) Bridget Osakwe in a one day interactive round table meeting with key stakeholders in Benin, with the theme: Promoting the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Edo State. Mrs. Osakwe said the palliative capacities women draw from their connections as mother's, sisters and wives continue to cushion trends or patterns of violence in communities.  "In the Niger Delta, the high quantity of oil and gas resources prevalent in the region account for more than 80% of revenue for the Federal Government of Nigeria. These resou

Inspection of UNICEF, EU water projects: Network for Water and Sanitation visit Ugha community By Isaac Eranga Uhunnwonde: As part of it's oversight function in the water and sanitation sector of Edo State, the Network for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) led by the State Coordinator, Dr. Tom Aneni, paid an unscheduled visit to Ugha community, Uhunwonde local government area of Edo State, in order to ascertain the level of maintenance of the stand pipes and borehole facilities put in place by the UNICEF and European Union (EU), in collaboration with the Edo State Ministry of Water and Energy. The NEWSAN team was conveyed by a member of the Committee setup to look after the maintenance and security of the facilities, Mr. Osaruwense Agbonmabe. The team visited the Ihama of Ugha, Chief Igbizugbe. Chief Igbizugbe thanked the team for coming and opined that "the water facilities have saved them the cost of going to the river to fetch water." The team which vi

Oredo LGA Chairman projects Edo State as an Economic and Industrial Powerhouse in 2 years " 3-year anniversary of Governor Obaseki's administration, Obaseki is laying the foundation for our times and posterity" The Chairman of Oredo Local Government, Hon Evbareke Jenkins Osunde says that the well-reasoned  and scientific policies of Governor Godwin Obaseki will engender the transformation of Edo State into the  economic and industrial powerhouse of Nigeria’s South within the next two years. According to Hon. Osunde, ‘’ it is powerfully evident from such endeavors as the creative industrial park , the tireless effort in building the shipping port, the enhancement of facilities at the Benin Airport , the establishment of the state-of-the art training center for ICT  and the global standardization of the Benin Technical College and other such similar institutions that Edo State is ready for a Leap Forward.  Chairman Osunde, who was addressing the media in Beni

Obaseki Alaghodaro  Philosophy and Actions ... Oredo LGA Chairman speaks on imperative of Continuity As the 2019 Alaghodaro kicks off today, the Chairman of Oredo Local Government Council, Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde, speaks of the core socio-economic vision propelling  the concretization and the acceleration of Alaghodaro, the people-focused comprehensive developmental philosophy guiding the unprecedented  progressive agenda of Governor Obaseki. Hear him, "Governor Obaseki’s emergence in the affairs of our state in the spring years of the 21 st Century  can only be described as providential. Within a short space of three years, Edo people are unquestionably today feeling the progressive impact of the Governor’s steady and speedy revolution in education, industrialization, agriculture, healthcare, job creation and enhanced welfare of the citizenry in general. These endeavors represent the contextual translation of, Alaghodaro, as the essence of collective pro

NANS Commends Obaseki over Agricultural Development By Isaac Eranga Benin: The newly elected Director of Sports (DOS) National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) Zone B, Comrade Imafidon Stephen Imadeyogie has lauded the Edo State Governor- Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki for keeping to his electioneering promise of boosting the State's agricultural sector. Comrade Stephen Imadeyogie Comrade Stephen Imadeyogie made this commendation while appreciating Nigeria students for finding him worthy to serve as Director of Sports in the just concluded NANS Convention, held recently in Nsuka. "I wish to thank all students, Senators, and Leaders from various institutions who found me worthy to represent them. "I also appreciate the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki who have the interest of Edo students at heart by digitalising the State's educational sector and also for keeping his earlier promise to boost the agricultural sector, by providing technical m