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Gale of Defections Ahead Edo 2024 Guber         ...issues? Same old story By: Oriaifoh Godwins As Edo state prepares for the 2024 governorship race, the defections from one party to another, particularly from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Labour Party, LP, in Edo state, is not only worrisome, but also questionable.  Gideon Ikhine, Kenneth Imasuagbon, and recently, Arch. Mike Onolememen, are the big names in the PDP that readily comes to mind that have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Labour Party respectively, while as at the time of writing this piece, Arch. Onolememen hasn’t yet declared the party he is going to pitch his tent with, but many people are insinuating it is most likely going to be the APC. Many of the defectors have cited several reasons for their exodus from the PDP; but for some of us that have been following developments in the political atmosphere in Edo state, we know ...

Africa Does Not Deserve To Be Pitied     –Amb. Uhomoibhi By: Oriaifoh Godwins Africa does not deserve pity from the rest of the world as we are not a continent to be pitied; rather, we deserve genuine partnership and collaboration. Ambassador Professor Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, OFR, the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, former Undersecretary General of the United Nations and the first African to be elected as the President of the United Nations Human Right Council, said this, on an NTA network programme: “Good Morning Nigeria” of 20th September 2023, in support of one of the points made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his recent address to the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA . According to Ambassador Uhomoibhi, this ‘genuine partnership and collaboration’, is of course, entrenched in the United Nations Charter. He said; ‘…I will like to make a case in agreement with President Tinubu’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly, th...

ALLI DAY: Uhomoibhi To Speak On: The 'University Man' As Intellectual Leader By: Oriaifoh Godwins Ambassador Professor Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, will on Friday September 22nd 2023, be delivering a lecture on the topic titled: Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, The ‘University Man’ As Intellectual Leader, on the occasion of this year Ambrose Alli Day celebration. The event will hold at the International Conference/Student Centre of  Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo state. It will be recalled that, the remembrance of late Professor Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, who established the Bendel State University, BENSU, Ekpoma, that later became Edo state University, and now, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma,was the governor of the defunct Bendel state, and the celebration of Alli Day, originally started in 2015, but was continued in 2017 under the auspices of a Board of Trustee, BoT, of the Foundation. This year’s celebration, and the choice of the topic of the lecture to be delivered, as well as...

 Ambrose Alli Day Celebration, 2023  …Gov. Obaseki’s exemplary way By: Oriaifoh Godwins Since the exit of Professor Ambrose Folorunso Alli of blessed memory from the seat of government as the governor of the then Bendel (Edo and Delta) state, in 1983, several governors including Military Governor, Tunde Ogbeha, Governors Odigie Oyegun, Lucky Igbinedion, Professor Osahermen Osunbor, Adams Oshiomhole and now Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has occupied the seat of government in Edo state; but, none of them, apart from the incubent governor of Edo state, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has ever paid attention to honoring Late Professor Ambrose Alli who established the popular Bendel state University, BENSU, Ekpoma, that later became Edo state University, EDSU, and now, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, an Ivory Tower that has produced eminent personalities, many of who have been making waves at the national and international levels.   The celebration of Professor Ambrose Alli day, under the auspices ...

 Ideal Group of Schools, Irrua…       …IDEAL school for future champions By: Oriaifoh Godwins I write this piece, from the standpoint of a parent that has experienced, through my children, the outstanding values that Ideal Group of Schools Irrua, has imparted on all those that have gone through the school in the past, those that are currently going through the school, as well as those that will go through the school in future. I  may not be able to explain all the strategies the school is using to build up the products/graduands of the school that are ever found worthy in CHARACTER and LEARNING, but, one thing I know is that, they always promote and encourage excellence among the students, and as they do this, the school also ensure that the students that are not as academically sound as the top students, are challenged; this way, as the academically sound students are coming out with nine (9) credits in their Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations, SS...

Chief Okodogbe's Elder Brother Laid To Rest By: Oriaifoh Godwins Elder Chief Henry Okodogbe, the Omotor of Oghara Kingdom, on Wednesday, the 6th of September 2023 laid his elder brother, Christopher Okodogbe to rest. The burial ceremony took place at his country home in Agwa-Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo state.  In an exclusive interview with Esan Magazine, Chief Okodogbe who said; '...it's very painful to lose a blood brother', added that, what he will miss about his elder brother's demise, is the one-on-one discussion with him, as he no longer have that elder brother who he can from time to time, discuss personal and family issues with. On his part, Elvis Okodogbe, the first son of the deceased, revealed to Esan Magazine, that even though he always have arguments with his dad, but eventually resolves issues with him afterwards, he will miss the frequent squabbles and fatherly advice he often gets from his dad. The late Mr. Christopher Okodogbe, ...