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Osazuwa and the quadruplets                        Hendrix Oliomogbe  Children, they say are the future and golden gift from God. Their arrival bring indescribable joy to the happy parents, friends, close family members and even clansmen. Ironically, what is supposed to bring merriment to Mr. Augustine Osazuwa is presently the source of heartache to the mechanic following his inability to meet up with the expenses involved in taking care of his quadruplet children of three boys atd a git, who are still at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), where they were delivered on June 2, 2025. The arrival of the four tiny tots was met with happiness flavoured with sadness as the wife and children are still in the pediatric ward of the hospital. In deep distress, Mr. Osazuwa, 44, a motor mechanic said that he was over the moon, when his wife put to bed, adding sadly that the joy was however wiped off his brow when he was...

His words: “I booked Air Peace… They delayed the flight for over five hours. In the end, they announced a cancellation. I had to get another ticket. Yesterday, I booked a flight for 6:30 a.m., which is their first flight today. I booked and asked them to check me in online, which I did, along with two other Ghanaians who met me in Lagos. We checked in online just to avoid the last-minute issues I’ve had with them a couple of times. “I got there at about five minutes past six. They told me the counter was closed. I told them, ‘No, I’ve already checked in.’ I showed them the evidence of my online check-in. Even before then, they had asked if I had checked in, and I told them yes, and that I had no luggage. They looked at it but still said the gate had been closed. Meanwhile, I noticed they were still taking other people in. “So I asked, ‘How can you close boarding for a 6:30 flight at 6:05? What is the purpose of online check-in, then?’ If I had to go through another check-in process, th...

      Igbineweka (l) displaying his certificate of return  With a promise to run a transparent and accountable leadership during his tenure in office, Mr. Odion Jerry Igbineweka was recently sworn in as the chairman of GSM Village, Benin following a keenly contested election into the chairmanship position.  Speaking at the presentation of his Certificate of Return from the Electoral Committee Chairman, Mr. Stanley Nweke Dede, Mr. Igbineweka commended Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo and his deputy, Mr. Dennis Idahosa for providing an enabling environment for business men at the GSM Village to carry out their day-to-day business activities. The new chairman scored a total of 103 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr. Lucky Deji who polled 55 votes.  Others who emerged winners at the poll are, Mr. Gabriel Chidi, secretary general; Endurance Itoya, treasurer (unopposed); Francis Agbonifo, financial secretary (unopposed); Amadin David, public relations offic...

  An Edo State Customary Court sitting in Okada has declared the Odionwere (headship) position of Ikpako Community, Ovia North East Local Government Area vacant. The court's order followed a suit by the elders on behalf of the people of Ikpako in which they sought its declaration of the position of Odionwere presently occupied by Mr James Ailegboze vacant. In suit No.ONEACC/2/2923, the claimants, Osamwonyi Isaac, James Ayeta, Monday Osarennotor, Clifford  Osayande, John Ekhuomakhuokho and  John Obasaye, who sued on behalf of the village, also urged the court to order the defendants to account for over N71 million belonging to the village which they allegedly misappropriated.  The defendants included, James Allegboze, Aghomwantiti Godspower,  Samuel Igbineweka, Alfred Oteghile and Dubri oil Company. The claimants in the suit, said that the elders and indigenes of Ikpako had unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on the Odionwere over allegations of commission...

        Tokunbor (l) and a colleague  Hendrix Oliomogbe  An estimated 50-60 million used sachets are thrown into the streets of Lagos daily, according to a research by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the executive director of Foundation for Earth Rights Assembly, (FERA), Mr. Nosa Tokunbor has disclosed. Mr. Tokunbor, who spoke at a press briefing as part of activities to commemorate this year World Environment Day lamented that with a total annual plastic waste of about 1.5 million metric tonnes in Nigeria, plastic pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges of the 21st century, causing wide-ranging damage to ecosystems and human health. He said that less than 12% of plastic waste is recycled in Nigeria, going by figures released by the West African Coastal Areas Management Programme, (7⁷WACA) in a report commissioned by the World Bank. Mr. Tokunbor said that three of the 20 top plastics polluting rivers in the world are locat...

Hendrix Oliomogbe  Situated along the busy Benin - Agbor expressway, at the small town of Evbuobanosa, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, midway between the Edo State capital and Agbor, Delta State, Lighthouse University offers a serene academic environment, far from the hustle and bustle of big cities, for students. Speaking during a recent facility tour of the institution's senior management staff, including the registrar, Mr.Olugbenga Olajide and the bursar, Dr. Dominic Eichie, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Anthony Imianvan, disclosed that so far, the nascent tertiary institution has received approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC), to operate 15 programmes.  Prof. Imianvan listed the accredited undergraduate programmes of the school, which was founded by Rev. (Dr.) Felix Omobude, the General Overseer of the New Covenant Gospel Church as Accounting, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, Mass Communication...

Onuh                          Still basking in the euphoria of their second year in office, a governorship aspirant for the 2027 election in Kogi State, Chief Aminu Nda Onuh has advised President Bola Tinubu, state governors and other leaders to imbibe the spirit of tolerance in order to serve as a leading light to upcoming democracies in Africa. Onuh, who congratulated them for attaining two years in office said it is still not uhuru as people are yet to feel the real impact of governance in some states of the federation, adding that to justify the votes given to them, all the elected representatives must re-assess themselves in the last two years and redouble their efforts to meet the yearning and aspirations of the people that elected them.  “We may have said we have done our best but your best may not be enough because there are glaring pains on the faces of every average Nigerian, meaning that a lot needs to be d...