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31/08/2025

HON. AIGUOBARUEGHIAN BAGS 2025 BEST PERFORMING LEGISLATOR AWARD.
..Dedicates award to Ovia North-East Constituency 1 constituents.....

The Honourable Member Representing Ovia North-East Constituency 1 and Minority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Charity Iguodala Aiguobarueghian has been awarded the Best Performing Constituency Outreach Legislator for 2025 by the Papyrus Magazine State Assemblies Award.

The event which was held at The African Continental Hotel, Abuja saw Hon, Charity Aiguobarueghian presented with the award by the prominent media organization.

Before the award presentation, the publisher of The Papyrus Global, Hon. Chief Doofan Damsa-Justin said that the organization had keenly followed the legislative activities of Hon. Charity Aiguobarueghian and observed that he has redefined the essence of impactful representation in his current tenure as the honourable member representing the good people of Ovia North-East Constituency 1; hence,his nomination and presentation of the award.

Chief Damsa-Justin further emphasized that Hon. Aiguobarueghian's tenure has not only brought visible transformations to Ovia North-East Constituency 1 but has also profoundly enhanced the living standards of the constituents through his fostering of a lasting legacy for the people.

Receiving the award, a visibly delighted Hon. Charity Aiguobarueghian said he is more humbled and spurred to give more effective and affective representation to the good people of Ovia North-East Constituency 1.

While Thanking the media organization for finding him worthy for the award, the lawmaker said he dedicates the award to God Almighty and the good people of Ovia North-East Constituency 1 for giving him the privilege to represent and serve them as their voice at the Edo State House of Assembly.

The award ceremony also afforded Hon. Aiguobarueghian the opportunity to meet and share legislative experiences with lawmakers from other states of the federation who were also awarded.

11/08/2025

Benin Descendants Canvass For Preservation of Edo Language and Values

...as Edo language Day holds across cities......

By Okocha Stanley Edamwen

The annual Edo language Day organized by Mrs Nekpen Obasogie has been held across cities of the world.

In Benin City,the capital of Edo State where the event was commemorated at Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub with the theme "The Voices of our Ancestors: Preserving the Edo Linguistic Heritages saw speakers after speakers emphasized the need for the preservation of the Edo language and traditional values which have stood the Edo people out since time immemorial through educational contents in schools and the home.

In her address,Mrs Nekpen Obasogie represented by Comr.Omoregie Amienye thanked the attendees and sponsors for supporting the actualization of the vision towards ensuring that the Edo language does not go into extinction.

She also admonished all Edo people to ensure the speaking of the language in their various homes especially with their wards as means to ensure the Edo language is preserved for the coming generations.

The Edo born Canadian based Edo language advocate further stated that the event was been held simultaneously across the three senatorial districts of the state.

Notable Edo sons and daughters present at the event called on the government and examination bodies to include Edo language in the national education curriculum as well as Edo language writers and teachers to arouse the interest of Edo children in the language through the inclusion of short dramas,riddles, proverbs and stories in Edo language books.

Highpoint of the event was the giving of special recognition awards to deserving Edo sons and daughters who have distinguished themselves in the promotion of Edo language and traditional values amidst special recitations in Edo language by students of Idia and Emotan colleges as well as display of songs and dances by the members of the Edo State arts and culture commission with notable Edo music legends, Sir Richard Ugiagbe, Prince Omochico Bay, Sir Miki Jaga among others in attendance.

15/07/2025

Hon Charity Aiguobarueghian Calls For Unity Among PDP Faithfuls.

.....express confidence in Asue/Aziegbemhin leadership.....

The minority leader and honourable member representing the Ovia North-East Constituency 1 at the Edo State House of Assembly,Hon Charity Aiguobarueghian has called on the leadership and members of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to remain united despite the Supreme Court verdict on the Edo 2024 Governorship Election.

Speaking at the PDP stakeholders meeting held at the party's State secretariat,the minority leader said he is disappointed in the manner in which some hitherto elected members of the party defected to the ruling party in the state without recourse to the sacrifices made by the party and the people of the constituency they represent to see them elected as representatives of the people which saw the party moving from being majority to minority in the house.

He however reiterated his unalloyed resolve and loyalty as well as those of the other four members of the party in the Edo State House of Assembly to remain in the PDP.

On the future of the PDP in the state,the lawmaker called on PDP members to remain intact irrespective of the setback posed by the recent Supreme Court judgement but bemoaned the unfavorable taunts by his former partymen elected under the party's platform on his person because they have defected and stated that he has Immense confidence on the capacity of the duo of Dr Anthony Aziegbemhin and Dr Asue Ighodalo to steer the party to greater heights as the state caretaker chairman and leader respectively while urging that all the party faithfuls be carried along in the scheme of actions.

Hon Aiguobarueghian further applauded the Edo People who defied all odds to give the PDP and Asue Ighodalo their mandate only to be robbed and assured them of better days ahead.

On his future plans,the Ovia North-East Constituency 1 representative said he owes the privilege of being the lawmaker from the constituency to the people and PDP members of his constituency and as such are the ones who can dictate the path for him to follow as their representative.

29/05/2025

Ighodalo Heads To S’Court As Appeal Court Affirms Okpebholo As Edo Gov

Updated May 29, 2025

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday upheld the election of Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State and dismissed the case of Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the South-South state.

Delivering judgment, a three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Mohammed Danjuma, unanimously held that the appeal by Ighodalo was unmeritorious and dismissed it.

The court held that the appellants failed to show that the election tribunal erred in its decision and proceeded to affirm the judgment of the tribunal delivered.

However, Ighodalo has rejected the judgment and said the verdict of the appellate court would be contested at the Supreme Court.

At the poll last September, Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 291,667 votes to defeat PDP’s Ighodalo who got 247,274 votes, and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) who came a distant third in the race with 22,763 votes. Fourteen other candidates contested the seat but got less than the three frontline candidates.

The APC candidate cleared over 10 of the 18 local government areas, leaving the PDP candidate with marginal victory in the other local councils. The APC gained control in two of the three battleground senatorial districts in the state.

He was immediately declared returned elected by the electoral umpire INEC and sworn in as governor on November 12, 2024 when he took over the much-coveted seat at the Dennis Osadebe House from PDP’s Godwin Obaseki.

Dissatisfied with the outcome of the poll, Ighodalo approached the election petition tribunal to disqualify Okpebholo but a three-member panel headed by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, in April 2025, dismissed Ighodalo’s petition.

‎‎In its judgment, the panel ruled that Ighodalo, alongside other petitioners like the Accord Party, failed to call competent witnesses to prove the allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act.

‎‎In the lead judgment read by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, the Tribunal said non-compliance must be proven convincingly. It noted that the failure of the petitioners to call polling unit officers, presiding officers or even voters during the election proved fatal to their petition.

Ighodalo further proceeded to the Appeal Court to seek redress but the appellate court threw out his case, leaving him with the Supreme Court as the last court of resort.

29/05/2025

WAEC speaks on ‘late-night WASSCE exams.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has defended the delay which led to students writing the English Language paper of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) late into the night on Wednesday.

The examination body explained that the development was part of effort to prevent leakage of question papers and protect the integrity of the examination.

In a statement by its spokesperson, Moyosola Adeshina, WAEC said it successfully achieved its objective but faced logistical challenges and security concerns that impacted the timelines and seamless conduct of the examination.

WAEC said it is working with security agencies to prevent a future occurrence of this nature.

The examination body apologized to candidates, schools and parents.

“We recognise the importance of timely conduct of examinations and the impact of this decision on the candidates, their schools and parents, and we sincerely apologise for any inconveniences caused,” the statement said.

“The West African Examinations Council appreciates the understanding and support of all stakeholders during this period. We remain committed to upholding the highest standard in the conduct of examinations and shall continue to promote academic excellence.”

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