Peace Through Partnership: Group Calls On Women Journalists To Support Peace Building Efforts Seeks Habiba Aniekan Sam Partners for Peace in Nigeria Delta (P4P), a network supported by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), has called on women journalists to join forces with them in their mission to promote peace in the region The network's Chairman of the Prevent Committee in Edo State, Catechist Alphonsus Odiaua, made the appeal to the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Edo State chapter, seeking their support in amplifying their message of peace According to Odiaua, P4P's mission is to build social capital around peace-building by amplifying the voices of positive actors, building a network of self-identified agents of peace, and leveraging that network through facilitation, small grants, and capacity building The network comprises thousands of stakeholders from civil society, community-based organizations, private compani...
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Many Feared Dead As Bus Plunged Into River Six persons have been rescued alive from a commercial bus that plunged into the Ovia River, along the Benin/Lagos Expressway, Edo State, on Thursday evening. The State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Cyril Mathew, disclosed this to journalists in Benin on Friday. He said two dead bodies were so far recovered from the vehicle, while more passengers were still trapped inside the river. It was gathered from the FRSC that the bus was traveling from Lagos to Port Harcourt, in River state. Matthew disclosed that divers had been contacted to recover the passengers trapped in the river. He said FRSC began the rescue mission on Thursday and had continued to Friday. "Six people were rescued alive, while one was recovered dead yesterday. Another body was recovered dead today. "Unfortunately, the chances of survival of the remaining passengers in the river are slim, given that the accident occurred yesterda...
Edo State ALGON Demand Immediate Release of Member By Osariemen Idiaghe The Edo State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has strongly condemned the recent assault on the Esan West Local Government Area chairman, Hon. Collins Aigbogun and demanded for his immediate and unconditional release. The association made this demand at a news briefing in Benin City while noting that the act of volence is a clear violation of democratic principles and the rule of law. Addressing journalists, Edo State chairman of ALGON, Newman Oghomwen Ugiagbe called upon relevant security agencies, including the Inspector General of police, Commissioner of Police Edo State, Assistant Inspector General Zone 5, and all concerned security authorities, to take immediate action in investigating and bringing the perpetrators of the heinous act to justice. "It is disheartening to note that instead of engaging in a peaceful campaign, the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears ...