Thirty persons have been reportedly killed in a cult clash between two rival groups in Benin City, the Edo State Capital as a young man narrowly escaped from being hacked down by suspected cultists in 2nd East circular area in Benin on Tuesday. The battle for supremacy between suspected members of the Black Axe Confraternity and their rival Supreme Eiye Confraternity which reportedly started December 21, 2023 has claimed over 30 lives in Benin as at press time. It was gathered that cult killings were triggered by the brutal killing…
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Otiti Pour Encomium As Ogidi Gbegbaje, Bows Out Of The Civil Service, Calls Him A Father Figure, Armed With Pragmatic Solutions To Emerging Problems
……A Man with Exuding Confidence of rare Courage From Akpovoke Otiti Asaba A conclusive submission by Sonia McDonald reads… “Challenging times calls for challenging leadership skills in our sphere of influence”. It is therefore rare in our clime these days to identify leaders with simplified aura that tends to connect people without a sight of the mind construction on the face, especially when being challenged with public pressure. Today, Sir, Eddy Ogidi Gbegbaje bows out of Civil Service, a distinctive Man who courageously stand out amidst hard times.…
Read MoreOddity: Kenya University Launches Degree In Witchcraft
The University of Machakos is expected to launch a Witchcraft Degree, setting a milestone as the second institution in the world to give the same. Speaking during the launch, the Vice-Chancellor said that tens of students had already been drawn by the course and the University planned to leverage local capital to make the course a success. In the greater Machakos County, we have a lot of indigenous expertise that can be harnessed for the benefit of society and this is the first step towards incorporating this knowledge. We…
Read MoreJohnson Adjan, The Ogburine, @ 80
By Sunny Awhefeada The usual end of year ritual of evaluation and resolutions preoccupied my mind as I tried to draw a connection between the dying year and the new one. My mind took to memory lane as it ambled between the year 2000 and the present moment. What assailed me were a huge void and then a stream of disillusionment in view of where we are as a nation. The killings in Plateau State and other parts of Nigeria, the deepening poverty and general ambience of hopelessness easily…
Read MoreIbebe Rufus Re-elected As EGSOSA National President With Nine Others
Comrade Akpobome Rufus Ibebe, has been reelected and returned unopposed as the National President of Ekiugbo Grammar School Old Students Association, EGSOSA, with nine others as executive members. Comrade Ibebe was returned as the national president of the institution at a reunion held on Wednesday after the new year at Ughelli, Delta state. Among those elected with Comr. Ibebe are, Comr.Oghale Egbabor, Vice President, Come. Onoriode Kennedy Ugoma, Secretary, Come. Henry Atotis, Assistant Secretary, Comr.Irikesiebe Anthony, Treasurer, and Comr. Collins Ajomayane, Financial Secretary. Others are, Comr. Igho Orobosa, Program Director,…
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