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Oredo White Worship:Pastor Olayemi Calls For Prayers For Political Leaders  ...As Dr. Iyamu Advises Partakers To Cultivate Habit Of Thanksgiving  By Mercy Onyenweli Thousands of worshippers, Party faithfuls , Loyalists, Supporters friends and family members of DPIF dressed in white  atires were converged in Cathelia event centre, at Ugbor GRA, Benin City, over the weekend for the Oredo White Worship Extravaganza, organised by the Dr. Paddy Iyamu Emmanuel Foundation, in a spirit-filled worship that featured some of Nigeria's leading gospel music ministers. Delivering a message at the event, the Zonal Pastor of Christ Embassy, Pastor Moses Olayemi, urged Nigerians to continually pray for those in positions of authority, irrespective of their personal opinions about them. According to him, "praying for Political leaders is a divine responsibility that invites God's wisdom and guidance upon them, enabling them to make policies and decisions that positively impact ...

CRPP To Afegbua: Address Issues,  Stop Making False Claims About CNPP, IPAC Membership ...Calls For Sack Of Commissioner For Failure To Promote Govt Policies By Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) has expressed disappointment over what it described as the recent provocative remarks made by the Edo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, accusing him of diverting attention from the substantive issues, it raised issue regarding the conduct and outcome of the recent local government election in the state.  In a statement signed by  Dr. Samson Isibor, National Chairman, and Hon. Nkama Waribe Secretary,  CRPP said, its attention had been drawn to Afegbua's claim that he was once a member of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) and the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), insisting that he was never a member of either organisation from inception to date. According to t...

Christ Chosen Church Explains Retirement Of Apostle Pius Igberase, Denies Bribery Allegations By Editor  The leadership of Christ Chosen Church of God International has spoken for the first time on the retirement of its former Director of Administration, Apostle Pius Igberase, and the viral social media publications surrounding it. In a statement released today in Benin City, and signed by Secretary General Apostle Jones Ikibeh and Church PRO Apostle Newton Egharevba, the Church said the decision followed an internal disciplinary process. According to the Church, concerns were raised after the Spiritual Leader returned from a 3-month working visit on 18th May 2026.  Apostle Igberase was alleged to have usurped the Spiritual Leader’s authority, used inciting words against leadership, worn an unapproved cassock during the 2026 Baptism Service, and engaged in disorderly conduct during the Women’s Convention.  Other allegations include promoting tribalism and fail...

Stakeholders Calls For Protection Of Fibre Optic Cables In Edo, Vows To Protect Federal Assets  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Stakeholders in telecom, construction companies and power sector in collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have called for the protection of fibre optic cables. The call was made at Critical National Assets and Information Infrastructures (CNAI) stakeholders meeting on collaboration for the protection of fibre optic cable infrastructure in Edo state. Speaking, State Commandant, Edo State Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, Benin city, Akintayo Saidi Aina, said their major mandate is the protection of critical of national assets. He said it comes across all assets. Aina said their focus is to change the mindset of their stakeholders regarding those assets as federal government assets so that they can have a collaborative effort in safeguarding the assets. He said now they are comin...

High Court Forfeits Achimugu’s N8.9bn Assets To FG By Editor  A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of assets worth about N8.9bn linked to businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to the Federal Government. The forfeited assets include jewellery valued at N4.65bn, 11 exotic vehicles worth N4.29bn, $50,000, and N30m in cash. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie made the order while delivering judgment on an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking the final forfeiture of the assets. The EFCC had urged the court to permanently forfeit the properties to the Federal Government, arguing that they were linked to unlawful activities. The court granted the commission’s application and ordered that the jewellery, vehicles, and cash be finally forfeited to the Federal Government.

NSA Extols Okpebholo Over Training Of 500 Forest Guards In Edo By Editor  The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has praised Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for the ongoing training of 500 forest guards aimed at improving security across the state. The commendation came on Thursday when Maj.-Gen. Hilary Mabeokwu, Director of Defence Affairs at ONSA, led an evaluation team on a courtesy visit to the governor at Government House in Benin City. Mabeokwu said the team was in Edo to assess the training programme at the Police Training School, Ogida Barracks, where the forest guards are undergoing instruction. He said the assessment covered the training environment, security at the camp, accommodation, feeding, medical facilities, instructors' welfare and compliance with the training schedule approved by the National Security Adviser. "We have just returned from the training camp, where we assessed the trainees using our evaluation templates. We...