The Ailoba Ahonkhai Blog Spot

      Benin Traditional Council suspends Isekhure of Benin, to be replaced by Ihama – The inside story     The Benin Traditional Council, BTC, in a signed declaration by many high ranking chiefs including the Iyase, the Oliha and the Odionvbere of Benin plus the Secretary of the Palace, has pronounced an indefinite suspension on Chief Nosakhare Isekhure, stopping his duties as the chief priest of Benin. Notably the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, did not sign the declaration, a copy of which was made available to pressmen.   Isekhure was hitherto a top palace chief, (He is supposed to be a confidant of the Oba) who hitherto performed the duties of the Chief Priest of Benin.   According to an order signed by Chief Sam Igbe, Chief Edebiri, Chief Oliha, Secretary Irabor and other very senior chiefs of Benin Kingdom, the Iyase of Benin, Chief Isekhure is suspended indefinitely and his former duties will now revert to Ihama n’Ihuogb...

    How Oshiomhole wasted 600 million annually to gag journalists   Former governor of Edo state and federal appointment hopeful, Mallam Adamu Aliu Oshiomhole wasted Edo state tax payers money to the tune of 600 million naira annually as illegal allocation to pressmen working in Edo state for the eight years he was governor.   This money, totaling 50 million Naira monthly, was paid out to most journalists working in Edo State in exchange for their managing the propaganda, half truths and outright lies for his government. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor in collaboration with a certain correspondent whose initials are S.E. working for a national media which first and last letters of the name of their newspaper are V & D.   Except for a few newspapers which were considered unfriendly by Oshiomhole and most community newspaper which were thought to be benign, correspondents of most newspapers operating in Edo state who ordinaril...