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Ossiomo Power Company Accuses Edo Police Command Of Double Standards, Says Company Lost Over N100m To Thieves
By Raphael Okhiria The management of Ossiomo Power Company in Ologbo near Benin City, has accused the Edo State Police Command of double standards in its actions as they affect the company. The management of the company in a press statement in Benin City, alleged that each time the company reported theft of its high […]
Reflections On The 10th Coronation Anniversary Of The Oba Of Benin: Why The Global Edo Community Must Rise Against Diaspora-Based Attacks On The Benin Monarchy
By Dr. Samson R. Osagie For centuries, the Kingdom of Benin stood as a beacon of African civilization, sophisticated governance, and artistic brilliance. At the absolute center of this magnificent heritage is the Monarch himself, the revered Oba of Benin—who is not just a traditional ruler, but the living soul, spiritual anchor, and historical custodian […]
Total Blackout: Bring Back Ossiomo Light To Edo State – Human Rights Organization Tells Okpebholo
By Flourish Osetohanmen One of the foremost human rights organizations in Nigeria, the Talakawa Parliament, has frowned seriously on the total electricity blackout in Edo State and some of its neighbouring states for more than 48 hours and still counting, urging the state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo to immediately bring back Ossiomo Power Company to […]
10th Coronation Anniversary: ACNPN Salutes Oba Of Benin
By Sir Ralph Okhiria The leadership of the Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria, ACNPN, Edo State Chapter, has congratulated the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II CFR N’Ogidigan, the Oba of Benin, on the auspicious occasion of the Royal Majesty’s 10th year coronation anniversary, remarking that “this first decade of the […]
How Deadly Petrol Tanker Inferno Roasted Many People In Benin City
By Flourish Osetohanmen For the people of Oluku and its environs in Benin City, last Thursday started like every other good day until in the early afternoon when there was a massive explosion that ignited a powerful fire that enveloped nearly all of the Oluku market. The fire consumed not a few, including human beings, […]
Oba Of Benin Decorates Oluremi Tinubu With Prestigious Coral Beads
By Raphael Okhiria The Benin Monarch, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has blessed Sen. Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of Nigeria’s President with a Benin traditional Ring Coral beads known as ‘Ikele’, thereby making her to become the first Nigerian First Lady to receive the honour, which is an expression of […]
Oluremi Tinubu Commissions 50 CNG buses, launches economic empowerment in Edo
By Flourish Osetohanmen The Nigerian First Lady, Sen. (Mrs) Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday in Benin City, Edo State, inaugurated 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses and launched a N1 billion economic empowerment programme for 5,000 beneficiaries in Edo. The First Lady, who performed the inauguration and launched the empowerment programme, said both initiatives of Governor […]
Ossiomo Power Company Files Contempt Of Court Charges Against CCETC
By Flourish Osetohanmen Shocked and appalled with the vexatious calculated and intentional breaches of court orders by the Chinese firm known as the Jiangsu Communication Clean Energy Technology Co. Ltd (CCETC), CCETC HK Corporation Ltd and Mr. Di Xihaou, the management of Ossiomo Power Company, has gone to a federal court in Abuja to file […]
Infrastructural Dev: UBTH champions Comprehensive Paradigm Of Wellness with Ultra-Modern Day Room
By Flourish Osetohanmen To help patients navigate the monotony of bed confinement, the Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu has provided a dedicated day room in ward A4. This non-clinical, shared space is designed to offer a homelike environment where walking patients can relax, socialize, read, and […]
Oba of Benin 10th Coronation Anniversary: Food, Craft Festival Open In Benin City
By Raphael Okhiria To commemorate his 10th coronation anniversary, the revered Benin monarch, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, has opened a food and craft festival in the ancient city. The festival was flagged off on Friday at the newly transformed Oba Akenzua Cultural Centre in Benin City, Edo […]