…We Only Acquire Land In Best Interest of State – Obaseki Human Rights Activist and fiery lawyer, Dele Igbinedion, has called out state governors in the country, fingering them as the number one land-grabbers under the guise of acquiring such lands in public interest. But Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, rose in defence, asserting that…
Fear of Surge in Crime, Accidents Grips Benin Residents As Appeal Court Quashes Ban on ‘Okada’
The Appeal Court sitting in Benin on Wednesday quashed the ban on operation of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada in the Benin metropolis and environs, raising fresh fear and apprehension amongst the citizenry of likely surge in criminal activities, accidents, and chaotic traffic hitherto associated with the operators, which necessitated the ban by immediate past…