NATIONAL VIBES

  The Edo State Government has uncovered a baby-selling syndicate operating between Benin City and Anambra State, rescuing a one-week-old baby who was sold for over N300, 000. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the traffickers have been arrested and charged to court. According to her, “The investigation unit of the Edo State Task Force Against Human Trafficking on the 5th of August, 2020 made a breakthrough, uncovering a baby-selling syndicate with baby factories in Edo State, Anambra and other parts of the county. “Upon arrest of one of the accomplices in Edo State, she confessed and mentioned the name of a woman who is resident in Anambra State, where she operates the baby factory. The woman, in Anambra, upon further interrogation told the operatives that the baby in question is at the clinic with the mother. “The woman and her daughter led the operatives to the purported clinic where the moth...

  -Says Obaseki is not an ingrate -Ize-Iyamu is an insatiable and nomadic politician  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election says it will scuttle plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to use security agencies to rig the forthcoming polls.  Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt today, the Chairman of the Campaign Council, Governor Nyesom Wike said the APC is confident about winning because they want to rig. He stated that the PDP has gathered enough intelligence report about the unholy plan and would scuttle it at the appropriate time. The Chairman who is also the Governor of Rivers State stated that Governor Godwin Obaseki cannot be described as an ingrate because he has proven to be a man of character. "Governor Godwin Obaseki is not an ingrate like Adams Oshiomhole and Osagie Ize-Iyamu who can do anything including betraying people to grab power.  "Obaseki is morally qualified and stands out as the best c...

…assures of safety, says "we will not be responsible for killing those we ought to be protecting” The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has accused the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of resorting to violence, lawlessness and disregard for the rule of law with the intent to plunge the state into anarchy ahead of the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in the state. Obaseki, who spoke during an interactive session with journalists in Benin City, said the APC in the state has resorted to violence to cause panic among voters in order to action their plan of rigging the poll. The governor said propaganda, lies and intimidation are part of the strategy of the APC to create fear and scare the electorate from casting their votes on election day. He however assured that his administration will continue to appeal to the federal government to create a level playing field for all contestants in the September 19, 2020 governorship election. He noted that despite ...

  Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has advised the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, to extricate himself from the apron strings of the Lagos godfather before commenting on the failed invasion of the Edo State House of Assembly. According to Osagie, “Senator Opeyemi must stop addressing issues as a stooge or megaphone for the Lagos godfather, as Nigerians expect him to speak as a Senator of the Federal Republic, with the capacity to objectively isolate issues and place blames where they belong, no matter whose ox is gored.” In a statement, he explained that, “Rational Nigerians who have commented on the failed political coup that happened at the Edo State House of Assembly, have condemned the coup plotters’ action with the harshest of words.” Osagie noted that: “As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Nig...

  …APC candidate blames Oshiomhole for his woes, ex-APC national chair disagrees, says no smoke without fire Efforts by candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19 gubernatorial election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu to make inroads into Edo Central Senatorial District, were on Monday rejected as he was sent out of the palace of the Onojie of Igueben, HRH Ehizojie Eluojierior II. A palace source who witnessed the humiliation of the APC candidate, who was in company of the former national chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole, said the unwanted visitors were told to leave Esan land as the APC neglected the region for the eight years Oshiomhole was governor of the state. The source who pleaded not to be named, said: “The two unwanted visitors engaged in hot exchange of unpleasant words in Igueben, after they were told to leave Esan land by the monarchs who had converged on Igueben for the cold reception. “In the ensuing hot exchange of words, Ize-Iyamu blamed Oshiomhole for ...

… APC candidate responsible for grounding Bendel Brewery, Edo Line, will do worse if allowed to return – Orbih The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has resumed his ward-to-ward campaign for re-election as governor in the September 19 gubernatorial poll, noting that he will vehemently resist forces fighting to stop his people-centric projects in the state. Speaking at the palace of the Oliola of Anegbette in Etsako Central Local Government Area of the state, His Royal Highness (HRH) Ugbodaga Yakubu, Governor Obaseki said he had come to seek prayers and support ahead of the election, as he did for his first term. According to him, "My visit to your palace is part of my electioneering campaign. This place is a traditional place for me. You adopted me during my first electioneering campaign. You gave me your royal blessings and I won in the election. I am here again to seek your blessings and support. “I want to assure you ...

…pledges support for governor’s quest to transform Edo, better lives for residents The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election and Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has been honoured as the Most Innovative Governor of The Year 2019, by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Chapter, for his innovative leadership style which has translated into the successes recorded in job creation, healthcare and education sectors, infrastructural development, among others. The award was presented to the governor by the Edo State NUJ Chairman, Mr. Roland Osakue, at the Government House, Benin City, who noted that the honour was on the back of the governor’s sterling performance and infrastructural development across all sectors of the state. The journalists also pledged to support the governor in actualising his vision of transforming the state and improving the living standards of the people, noting: “The Edo NUJ is very happy with yo...