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Edo State University Uzaire College of Medical Sciences is starting a six-day free medical outreach on Monday, May 31.

Obaseki orders investigation into destruction of electricity facilities in Edo On By Ozioruva Aliu THE Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has condemned the vandalisation of some facilities of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) by unknown persons in Agbede, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. Obaseki stated this who received the TCN Manager in Edo, Mr. Isaac Okpe on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City, ordered for thorough investigation into circumstances that led to the incident. “As a government, we are very concerned about this incident. Why will peopl...

Chuks Akamadu pays tribute to Chioma Agomo, erudite scholar and Professor of Law The Holy Book says that for everything under sun, there is a season –a season, inter alia, for coming and a season for going. For a young lady named Chioma, who was to later grow in fame as Prof. Chioma Kanu Agomo, her time to come was 41 years ago when she joined the academia as a teacher of law. After an exceedingly illustrious career, her time to go came when she bowed out on March 1, 2021 with distinctive honour. Having had the rare privilege of learning at her feet, I crave your indulgence, in spite of my ...

Resistance against industrial oil palm plantations in West and Central Africa   For many decades, communities in West and Central Africa have been facing industrial oil palm plantations encroaching onto their community land. With the false promise of bringing ‘development’ and jobs, corporations, backed up by the support of the governments, have been granted millions of hectares of land under concessions for industrial oil palm plantations.   The results of this expansion have been disastrous for communities living in and around these industrial plantations and, in particular, for women...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Consequently, stakeholders in the community have described the state government’s intervention as ineffective. One of the community leaders, the CDA Chairman of Oke-Agbede, a village in Imeko-Afon Local Government of Ogun State, Prince Adebisi Peter Obaagbo, stated that, “the recent visit of Governor Dapo Abiodun to the affected areas, and his promise to provide adequate security are of no value. Suspected-Fulani-Criminal He explained that, “since the visit of the Governor on Monday 15th February, 2021, Fulani herdsmen have not stopped the killing and maimin...