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 Uneah, Ancient Communities Of Fame, Agog, With Celebration Of Iruen Festival By: Oriaifoh Godwins The yearly Iruen (age grade) Festival, celebrated by the Uneah Communities of Obiabi, Ibore, Ugbalo and Atuagbo, was a beehive of activities in the past couple of days, as the communities celebrates the yearly Festival. On Monday, 21st of April 2025, Winning Media Online, captured the echoes of the celebration in Ibore, where the market square and the Town Hall was upbeat with activities of the Iruen Festival celebration. Speaking with Winning Media Online, High Chief Abudu Ugbesia, a community leader in Ibore, who is also the Chairman of Edo state Traditional Medicines Board, TMB, said; "... this celebration, is a yearly affair in Uneah as a whole, and it normally come up around April of every year. "It is a ceremony that ushers the youth into adulthood". He said. The Councilor representing Ward 1, Hon. Okpiahior Abhulimen Kelvin, was also present in Ibore, to grace the oc...

  Esan Central LG Chairman,  Presents 2025 “Budget Of A New Begining”  … as Leader assures of a speedy passage. By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Chairman, Esan Central Local Government Area, Rt. Hon. Kelvin Iyere Ainiyelenhimi, today Thursday, 17th April 2025, presented to the Legislative arm of the Council, the 2025 Budget estimate tagged Budget of A New Beginning. Presenting the 2025 budget to Esan Central Local Government Legislative Arm, the Chairman said; “ I want to inform this honorable House that, this year’s budget estimate, christened budget of a new beginning, was done in line with the extant rules governing estimate preparation. “In preparing this draft estimate, the desire and urgent need to make landmark statement in terms of delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Esan Central Local Government Area, that speaks to the very essence of good governance and positive impact on the people’s lives, was the propelling force”. Continuing the Chairman, who emp...

Esan Central LG Boss, Legislators Defect From PDP To APC By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Esan Central Local Government, ECLG, area, received a final nail on its coffin today, Friday 18th April 2025, as seven Councilors and the Chairman of the local government area, formally defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The defection, where the Councilors were received into the APC, by the Leadership of the party in the Local Government, held at the APC Secretariat, in Irrua. Giving their reason for defecting from the PDP, to the APC, the Councilors unanimously confessed that, the works and practical governance style of Senator Monday Okpebholo, has become an intimidating score sheet in less than 6 months of his administration; specifically, they emphasised on the repairs currently ongoing on the Benin-Auchi road, which the former administration did nothing about in eight years, but is now being put in shape by Governor Monday Okpebholo. The Local Government...

Importance Of Traditional Medicines Revealed, As Edo state TMB Holds Stakeholders' Meeting By: Oriaifoh Godwins The relevance of Traditional Medicines to our health, Communities and the government, was yesterday, Tuesday, 8th April 2025, revealed by the stakeholders present at the meeting, that was held at the Festival Hall, of Edo state government House, in Osadebey Avenue, Benin city, Edo state. During the meeting, the different speakers that spoke to enlighten the Practitioners, as well as the members of the public present, included, the Chairman of the Board, High Chief Dr. Abudu Ugbesia, JP, the Secretary to the Board, Dr. Mrs. Joy Opara, the Director of Pharmaceutical Services Ministry of Health, Dr. Osa-Afe Tivere and the guest speaker, Barrister Monday Eboigbe. Chief Abudu Ugbesia, who underscored the importance of traditional medicines, warned that, we must not lose focus of the fact that, Traditional Medicines were in existence before the advent of orthodox medicines, as ...

 Election Petition Tribunal: Esan Central LG, Boss Celebrates Okpebholo, APC, Victory By: Oriaifoh Godwins On Friday, 4th of February 2025, the Chairman, Esan Central Local Government, ECLG, area, thanked the people of his ward, Ward 4, and the people of Esan Central local government area in general, for their unwavering support for the All Progressives Congress APC, the governor of Edo state, Senator Monday Okpebholo, all through the electioneering period, to now, the period of the Election Petition Tribunal. Speaking with a team of Media men at the Okaijesan Hall, Eguare-Irrua, where Emperor Wadada Aikore, and his Dance Band performed live on stage, the Chairman, Rt. Hon. Iyere, who was in the entourage of Governor Monday Okpebholo, to Irrua, on a thank you visit to the Okaijesan of Esanland and Esan people, for standing with the APC all along, till date, said; "we have stayed long enough in the wilderness; Governor Monday Okpebholo, is the Moses of our time, and he is leading u...

 APC TRIBUNAL VICTORY: Again, Okpebholo visits Okaijesan, People of Esanland, To Thank them By: Oriaifoh Godwins Today, Friday 4th April 2025, the Governor of Edo state, Senator Monday Okpebholo, accompanied by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Barr. Musa Ikhilor Esq, the Commissioner of Finance, Lucky Eseigbe, Rt. Hon. Kelvin Iyere Ainiyelenhimi, and a host of other government functionaries, visited the Okaijesan of Esanland and the Ojirrua of Irrua Kingdom, Alhaji W. O. Momodu II, JP,CON, to formally inform him of his victory at the Election Petition Tribunal. From the Okaijesan palace, governor Okpebholo immediately left for the Okaijesan Hall, where a mammoth crowd were anxiously awaiting to receive the working governor. In his opening speech to the people, Governor Monday Okpebholo, who borrowed a line from Emperor Wadada's song, who was live on stage at the event, said; "...we want to know who owns the land". Continuing, Governor Monday Okpebholo said, the...

 Esan Magazine Congratulates Edo Governor, Deputy On Tribunal Victory The entire management and staff of Esan Magazine and The Correspondence, Congratulate Governor Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo state, and his Deputy, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, as well as the entire Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on their victory at the Election Petition Tribunal, yesterday, 2nd April 2025.  The victory of the All Progressives Congress, is a victory for Edo state, a victory for the democratic process and a victory for the all lovers of practical governance, progress and development, as we are experiencing it under the present administration of Senator Monday Okpebholo. We pray that God in his infinite mercies will continue to protect, guide and direct you as you lead Edo state to greater prosperity. CONGRATULATIONS SIR. SIGNED: Mr. Peter Iwelomen, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief.