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By Suleiman Ugbokhe Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi, Executive Chairman, Etsako East local government area The Executive Chairman of Etsako East local government area, Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi has said that "Children are our world," adding that "We must live for them in order to make them better future leaders than we are." In her message to mark this year's Children's Day, Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi said we as parents should and must see the duty of upbringing of our children as full time and second to none, even as she acknowledged that parents must work to be able to fulfill their obligations to their children. "It may sound rhetorical to say that bringing up children is a full time duty for parents, even when these parents have to go out almost everyday to elk out a living in order for the entire family, most especially the children, to be properly cared for," Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi said. "So, how is it possible t...

By Suleiman Ugbokhe File picture of Eid Congregational prayer, now banned because of coronavirus pandemic The Executive Chairman of Etsako East local government council, Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi has reached out to the Traditional Rulers and Islamic Leaders in the local government area and reminded them that the government ban on congregational prayers still stands. No gathering of more than 20 for religious or other reasons is allowed for now as a means of curtailing the spread of the dreaded corona virus. The reminder is coming ahead of the upcoming Eid-el-Fitr celebration by the Muslims which marks the end of the annual one month Ramadan (fasting) exercise. "Please, be reminded that the government ban on Congregational prayers in Churches and Mosques, including outdoor (Eid praying ground) group prayers is still in force," she stated. "This measure as has been said before is for the protection of all of us against the dreaded coronavirus pan...

By Suleiman Ugbokhe Further steps to ensure strict compliance with the federal government's directive against interstate movements have been taken by the Executive Chairman of Etsako East local government area, Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi. She met with stakeholders including the Police, Civil Defence, Vigilante outfits in Okpella and Agenebode, the Etsako East border towns with Kogi state earlier today and directed them to be more vigilant and ensure that persons travelling from other states do not enter Edo state through the Okene (Kogi state) - Okpella (Edo state) highway and across the River Niger in Agenebode under any guise in defiance of the federal government directive against such interstate movements as part of efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus pandemic across the nation. It would be recalled that few days ago a trailer purportedly conveying animals was apprehended at Ekpoma and found to contain people hidind among the animals. The Executive Chai...