Tragedy struck at Okpella, Etsako East local government area of Edo State on Monday evening as five persons were killed in a multiple motor accident involving an articulated truck coming from the Lokoja – Okene Road, a commercial bus, and a Toyota Camry car. Two persons sustained severe injuries in the unfortunate incident. An eyewitness…
Late Esogban Died Same Age, Same Circumstance like His Father, Says Eldest Son as he speaks on burial arrangements
The eldest son of the late Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Rev. Collins Edebiri on Tuesday disclosed that his father, Chief David Uyunmwun Edebiri, who passed on Thursday, July 20, died at the same age of 93, and a few weeks to his 94th birthday like his own father, a former Esama of Benin Kingdom. The…
Oba of Benin Assures Late Dokpesi’s Family of Support, Prayers
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare 11, has pledged his unflinching support for the family of the late founder and chairman of DAAR Communications Limited, and African Independent Television, AIT, Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi. Comforting the family led by Raymond Dokpesi Jr, over the painful loss of their father, when they visited him in his palace on…
Condolences Pour in for the Family of Late Edebiri, Esogban of Benin Kingdom as Shaibu, Oshiomhole, Imasuen, Yakubu Pay Tributes to the ‘Oracle’
The Airport Road, Benin-City residence of the late Esogban of Benin Kingdom, David Uyunmwun Edebiri, who died last Thursday at the age of 93, has become a Mecca of sorts as prominent Edolites troop in to commiserate with the family. First to visit the family was Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, who traced his…
Enabulele Makes Case for Better Healthcare Delivery, Improved Working Conditions for Edo NMAÂ
   ….Briefs Governor Obaseki on Mission As President of WMA The President of the World Medical Association, WMA, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, has called on the Edo State government to urgently attend to the existing challenges in the state’s health sector. Particularly tasking the state government on health system strengthening and the motivation of the…
I Have Received No Support from Federal Government – Enabulele, WMA President
For Osahon Enabulele, Consultant Family Physician at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, and President, World Medical Association, MWA, achieving feats and breaking jinxes has become a way of life. Before surmounting the odds to emerge Africa’s first WMA President, since inception of the global body in 1947, Dr. Enabulele rose to become the…
Esogban of Benin, Apostle of Parliamentary System of Government, is Dead
Prominent Benin chief, elder statesman, and dyed-in-the-wool advocate of the parliamentary system of government, David Uyunmwun Edebiri, died 12.20 pm on Thursday at a private hospital in Benin City, Edo State, following a brief illness. The Esogban of Benin Kingdom, who died barely six weeks to his September 2nd 94th birthday, is next in hierarchy…
Oborevwori to Defray Hospital Bill of Younger Sibling of Two-year-old Boy Killed by NDLEA Officials As He Visits Family in Hospital
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori on Monday visited one-year-old Eromosele Omorhiakogbe currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center, Asaba for gunshot injury from stray bullets fired by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) along Okpanam Road last Thursday. The governor directed the hospital to forward the cost of treatment to the…
Death of Toddler: Killer NDLEA Officials Must Be Brought to Book Says Oborevwori
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has called for a thorough investigation into circumstances leading to the death of a two years old boy, Ivan Onose Omorhiakogben Asaba by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in order to bring the culprits to justice and forestall future occurrences. The toddler, a pre-nursery pupil had…
Obaseki Brings Revenue Collection Under Direct Control of His Office, Strips Deputy of Role
Dissatisfied with the state’s abysmal performance in internally generated revenue, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has transferred all revenue collection functions of the government to his office. The governor, who queried the permanent secretaries of non-performing ministries and agencies, frowned at the plunge in revenues generated to below the ₦30 billion target in the first…