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By Suleiman Ugbokhe Hon. Benedicta Ebuehi, Executive Chairman of Etsako East local government area dispensing sanitizer to okada riders at Agenebode market Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi, Executive Chairman of Etsako East local government area has taken steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus to the council area by embarking on awareness campaign. The enlightenment exercise started yesterday when she, accompanied by management staff of the council visited the popular Agenebode market to sensitize people about the pandemic virus blowing across the world. The Executive Chairman gave out hand gloves and saniters to the people even as she educated them on tips to observe to avoid contracting the virus. "You must wash your hands with soap and water regularly, may be every five or ten minutes. When you use the ATM, wash your hands; when you transact business involving giving and receiving of money, you wash your hands, Hon. Benedicta Ebuehi to the people. "Av...

Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Male bighorn sheep are susceptible to local environmental factors in ways that females are not A new study that looks at lifespan in wild mammals shows that females live substantially longer than males. The research finds that, on average, females live 18.6% longer than males from the same species. This is much larger than the well-studied difference between men and women, which is around 8%. The scientists say the differences in these other mammals are due to a combination of sex-specific traits and local environmental factors. In every human population, women live longer than men, so much so that nine out of 10 people who live to be 110 years old are female. This pattern, researchers say, has been consistent since the first accurate birth records became available in the 18th Century. While the same assumption has been held about animal species, large-scale data on mammals in the wild has been lacking, Now, an...

Shar Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Kenny Rogers sold more than 100 million records American country music legend Kenny Rogers has died aged 81. A family representative said he "passed away peacefully at home from natural causes". Rogers topped pop and country charts during the 1970s and 1980s, and won three Grammy awards. Known for his husky voice and ballads including The Gambler, Lucille and Coward Of The County, his career spanned more than six decades. He once summed up his popularity by explaining that he believed his songs "say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear". After growing up in poverty on a federal housing estate in Houston, Texas, Rogers began recording with a string of bands, including Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, before launching his solo career in 1976. He was never a favourite of music critics, but became one of the most successful pop-country crossover acts of all time, ...

By Suleiman Ugbokhe Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi, Executive Chairman of Etsako East LGA flanked by HRM, Dr. George Oshiapi Egabor, Okumagbe of Uwanno Clan (left) and HRH, Moses Akpamuka Etsu, Ogie Eppa of Weppa Clan after the meeting The Executive Chairman of Etsako East local government area, Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi has called on the people to embrace dialogue rather than taking up arms against one another in settling land disputes. The Executive Chairman, who stated this in her office, Agenebode, in a meeting with the traditional rulers of Weppa and Uwanno Clans over a disputed area, noted that it was futile to engage in violence as a means of settling disputes over land matters, saying "We were borne to meet this land and we will die leaving the land behind." Weppa and Uwanno Clans which were until a few yesrs ago, one clan as Weppa-Wanno Clan are presently locked in a contest of ownership of a stretch of land through which a river flows. "The la...

By Suleiman Ugbokhe Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi behind Governor Godwin Obasekias he addresses the guests The Executive Chairman of Etsako East local government area, Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi has poured encomiums on Governor Godwin Obaseki as he bagged yet another award. "This my Governor is an embodiment of intellect and industry," Hon. Benedicta Ebuehi said of the Executive Governor of Edo state who yesterday in Lagos received an award from Daily Independent Newspapers as the Governor of the Year on Economic and Youth Empowerment. The well attended awards ceremony held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos was the latest of such glitzy events where Governor Godwin Obaseki has featured prominently, having been decorated just about a week ago as the Extraordinary Personality of the year (2019) by the Silverbird Group also in Lagos. The Etsako East helmswoman, who was part of the Governor's entourage to the awards ceremony likened Govern...

By Suleiman Ugbokhe Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi, Executive Chairman of Etsako East local government area and other senior staff joined the newly sworn in SAs in a group photograph The reelection of Governor Godwin Obaseki alongside his deputy, Philip Shaibu for a second term in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo state has been described as “non-negotiable” by the Executive Chairman of Etsako East local government area, Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi. She stated this in her office while swearing in Special Assistants (SAs) drawn from the 10 Wards in the local government area on Thursday, March 5, 2020. “It is not surprising that Governor Obaseki has become the toast of the nation as he keeps receiving various awards from different sectors of the country. This is because the good work the governor is doing is glaring for all to see,” the Executive Chairman said. “I am therefore, calling on all of us to join the moving Edo State Train as it gathers momentum towards the...