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AFAN Youth Leader Edosa, Urges Govts On Agric Innovation ...Describes It As Solution For Sustainable Food Production By Editor  The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Edo State Chapter, has tasked government at all levels to renew their commitments on youth empowerment on agricultural innovation and sustainable food production in the country. Comrade Edosa Unity Henry, the youth leader of the association, made the appeal during the inauguration ceremony of the association's new leadership in Benin City. The ceremony which brought together key stakeholders in agriculture, youth leaders, and representatives of government agencies, marked a renewed commitment to youth empowerment, agricultural innovation, and sustainable food production in the state. In his acceptance speech, Comrade Edosa expressed profound gratitude to the leadership of AFAN for the trust reposed in him, pledging to champion initiatives that will reposition agriculture as a tool for youth empower...

Edo Govt Calls On The 18 HoLGAs To Proceed On "Compulsory Leave" ...Says Their Roles Are To Discipline, Promote, Recruiting  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Edo State Government, has given an order to the Heads of Local Government Administration (HoLGAs) across the 18 Local Government Areas in the state to proceed on immediate compulsory leave. Given the directive, the Chairman of the Edo State Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Adjoto Kabiru,  made the statements  in a press conference  in Benin city, said the essence is to transform the 18 local government areas in the state. Hon. Kabiru said the move was to revamp the local government administration in the state. He added that one of the major roles of the Commission is to discipline, promote, recruiting and provide welfare for the workers and staff. According to him, said it is the duty of government to make sure development spread to the grassroots, stated that training and retraining of staff i...

Group Lampoons On Oshiomhole For Commissioning Classrooms N222million With "No Desks, No Chairs" In Edo  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Monitoring Initiative for Transparency in Governance (MonITNG), has raised questions over a multi-million naira constituency project commissioned by Senator Adams Oshiomhole in Edo State, as completed classrooms were delivered without basic furniture for students. The report, released on Monday, October 20, 2025, and titled “Misplaced Priorities in Edo State”, criticised what it described as a “deceptive” project execution at Ojah Comprehensive High School in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. According to MonITNG, “How does a project worth N222million end with pupils sitting on bare floors? “Senator Adams Oshiomhole commissioned blocks of classrooms at Ojah Comprehensive High School, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, Edo State, yet no single desk or chair was provided.” The organisation stated that the project, with code Z...

Group Lampoons On Oshiomhole For Commissioning Classrooms N222million With "No Desks, No Chairs" In Edo  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Monitoring Initiative for Transparency in Governance (MonITNG), has raised questions over a multi-million naira constituency project commissioned by Senator Adams Oshiomhole in Edo State, as completed classrooms were delivered without basic furniture for students. The report, released on Monday, October 20, 2025, and titled “Misplaced Priorities in Edo State”, criticised what it described as a “deceptive” project execution at Ojah Comprehensive High School in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. According to MonITNG, “How does a project worth N222million end with pupils sitting on bare floors? “Senator Adams Oshiomhole commissioned blocks of classrooms at Ojah Comprehensive High School, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, Edo State, yet no single desk or chair was provided.” The organisation stated that the project, with code ZIP20240448, ...

Gov. Okpebholo Announces Plans To Regulate The Activities Of  Scavengers In Edo Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin   Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo has announced plans to regulate the activities of scavengers and scrap dealers across the state. Governor Okpebholo disclosed this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the new Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Commandant Akintayo Saidi Ayinla, at the Government House in Benin, the State capital. The Governor pledged full government support to the NSCDC in tackling the growing menace of vandalism often linked to scavenging and scrap trading. He described the indiscriminate removal of public and private property by scavengers as unacceptable, warning that his administration would no longer tolerate such acts. “The way they go about stealing irons and destroying people’s property is not acceptable at all,” the Governor said. “We are sending a bill to the Edo State House of Assem...

Absence Of Defendants Stalls Trial In Alleged Suicide Aiding Case In Benin By Editor  The trial in the case involving the alleged aiding of the suicide of Mrs. Lilian Omokhuale, daughter of Mr. Omoruyi Oloton, Chief Executive Officer of Uyi Technical Limited, was on Tuesday stalled at the Federal High Court, Benin City, in suit No. FHC/B/5C/2024. The presiding judge, Justice B. O. Quadri, observed that the absence of the defendants — Jessica Oghomwen Iguodala, Akpes Omorodion, and Esther Eguomo Oisamoje, contravened the rule that all defendants must be present during proceedings. At Tuesday’s sitting, only Jessica Oghomwen was represented by her counsel, Dele Igbinedion Esq., while the other defendants had no legal representation. The complainant, Mr. Uyi Oloton, was represented by Chief Olayinwola Afolabi (SAN), supported by Idemudia Osifo, Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Benin Branch, Douglas Ogbankua Esq., and others. Before the adjournment, prosecutio...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT 24 Governors And Still Counting By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, October 21, 2025) https://tribuneonlineng.com/24-governors-and-still-counting/ Years ago, when the sun used to rise and set at its time, a powerful farmer lived. History has it that at his coming of age, the man boasted that he would have the largest farm in his neighbourhood. He was said to have also told those who heard him boast that he would not work harder than any average farmer to achieve the feat. His strength, the powerful farmer told his listeners, is that he would do what nobody would ever do. And true to his boast, the man’s farm became the talk of the town. He cultivated virgin lands and acquired old farms from their owners. Some voluntarily yielded their plantations to him. Many others were forced to give up their farmlands by circumstances beyond their control. Not a few ‘recalcitrant’ farmers, who resisted the acquisition of their farmlands, died m...