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  • IBB Golf Club’s new lady captain wins own inaugural tournament

    IBB Golf Club’s new lady captain wins own inaugural tournament

    Grace Ihonvbere has won her own inaugural tournament as Lady Captain of the IBB International Golf and Country Club in Abuja, emerging the overall Best Nett female player.

    The handicap 14 mother of three recorded a gross score of 85 and 71 nett to emerge winner on Saturday in the one-day Grace Ihonvbere Inaugural Golf Tournament at the club.

    “I was highly surprised to hear my name as a winner. I played under intense pressure, with so many phone calls, even on the course, on the arrangement for this or that.

    “I am really surprised,’’ said the 52-year-old golfer who by virtue of the victory will move to handicap 13.

    She later donated her trophy to all the lady golfers who took part in the tournament.

    In other results in the tournament, former lady captain Adekunbi Usman emerged first runners-up best nett after a gross of 92 nett of 76.

    Joy Udoh who scored 80 on a count back was second runners-up best nett.

    In the veteran ladies category, Umbi Wada outplayed others by scoring 82 to emerge Best Nett Player while Mrs Anyanwu emerged the category’s first runners-up best nett.

    The longest drive ladies’ award went to the Lady Captain of Jaji Golf Club and Nigeria’s number one amateur female golfer, Racheal Danjuma with a shot of 207 metres.

    Mrs Asomugha won the nearest to the pin ladies’ award with a 16.5 feet shot.

    In the men’s division of handicap zero to 14 category, Julius Fadairo scored 68 to emerge the Best Nett, followed by Tayo Atoyebi who was the runners-up best nett with 71.

    Sam Anyamele won the veteran men category, while I.B.M. Haruna won the super veteran men’s category.

    Remi Olukoya was adjudged the best nett player in the men’s guest category with a nett of 74.

    The competition’s closing ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the club’s Board of Trustees, General I.B.M. Haruna (rtd), and club captain Sunday Ameh.

    The former National President of the Ladies Golfers Association of Nigeria (LGAN), Ngozi Osuhor, as well as the husband of the winner of the competition, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere.

    In her speech during the ceremony, lady captain Ihonvbere promised that the club would witness series of golfing activities during her tenure.

    “With the support of all the ladies in the Ladies Section, the sky will be our limit to implement to the fullest all my campaign promises.

    “I promise not to disappoint you all by the end of my tenure,’’ she said.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a total of 188 golfers, both male and female, took part in the inaugural tournament.

    The tournament, designed to herald a new lady captain and usher out the immediate-past lady captain, was the first of its kind in the club.

  • Obaseki promises open administration

    Obaseki promises open administration

    Gov Godwin Obaseki of Edo has promised to operate an open door policy and commended workers in the State for the trust they have in his administration.

    The governor spoke at a dinner on Monday night to felicitate with members of the Nigeria Labour congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on 2017 May Day.

    The dinner was held alongside an award night organised by the Edo chapters of NLC and TUC.

    The governor assured that he would operate an open door policy with them provided they continued to have confidence in his administration.

    “Nothing good thrives in a community where there is no trust, you have given me your trust and I will not betray that trust.

    “Today marks a new dawn, I want to be able to look back and say while I was a governor, I never had an incident of strike.

    “As long as you trust me, I will put every issue in front of you for dialogue”, he said.

    Obaseki promised the workers that the hosting of the Workers Day dinner would be a yearly event.

    The governor said his government did not the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), from collecting dues and levies from its members in the state.

    He said the present administration had adopted electronic system for revenue collection sequel to the ban on collection of taxes and levies by non government agents.

    Obaseki explained that the technology was being test run so that the union would start collection of tax and levies from its members via electronic payment before the end of May.

    The governor also commended leaders of the labour unions for the presentation of awards to outstanding personalities who he said had contributed immensely to the development of the state.

    Chairmen of the NLC and TUC in Edo, Emmanuel Ademokun and Marshall Orhue commended Obaseki for hosting the unions’ members to a dinner after gracing the May Day celebration earlier in the day.

    The duo said that the dinner went to show that the governor was workers friendly.

    They added that the labour unions working with the state government would build a stronger Edo state.

    Former Gov. Oserheimen Osunbor, former Deputy Governor Pius Odubu and immediate past Secretary to the State Government, Julius Ihonvbere were honoured.

    The organisers of the award said it was a tradition of the labour unions to present awards of excellence to outstanding Nigerians during workers day celebration.

  • Mixed feelings for Julius Ihonvbere

    Mixed feelings for Julius Ihonvbere

    Professor Julius Ihonvbere, the Secretary to Edo State Government is presently faced with the dilemma of being caught between grieve and celebration. Ihonvbere was thrown into mourning with the death of his father, Chief John Ihnovbere, who died on Monday, February 2, 2015, at the age of 92. However, while still in the mourning mood, he still finds enough space to celebrate his wife who turned a year older. In the best ways he could, the late Pa Ihonvbere served his community and was the Odionwere of Aghoenlokhua (biggest quarter) in Luleha Clan. Pa Ihonvere was no slob and before his death, he worked in the health sector all his life.

    Following the creation of the defunct Mid-West State, he was transferred from Oyo, the old Western Province to Warri, and then to Central Hospital, Benin, where he was later transferred to the General Hospital, Uzebba in Owan West local Government Area and retired after attaining the retirement age. Pa Ihonvbere left behind a wife, Chief Alice Titi Ihonvbere, and four children. Burial plans for the late icon are in full swing. But just as the family is yet to come out with the burial plans for their patriarch, Professor Ihonvbere is not sparing anything to celebrate his better half, Grace Ihonvbere, who waltzed into the golden age. As she breezed into her golden age in style, her husband ensured she had what can be called a little, but classy celebration, when they hosted friends and family members to an exciting time.

  • Edo to establish university

    Edo to establish university

    • Grants autonomy to college

    The Edo State government is to establish a new university and upgrade the College of Education, Ekiadolor, to a University of Education.

    This was contained in two executive bills sent to the House of Assembly with a letter addressed to the Speaker and signed by Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere on behalf of Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

    The letter dated March 24 and read by the Clerk of the House urged the lawmakers to consider a bill for a law to make provisions for the establishment of a university and a bill for a law to make provisions for the establishment of a University of Education at Ekiadolor and other matters connected therewith.

    The bills were given first reading after the adoption of a motion by Majority Leader Philip Shaibu and seconded by Minority Leader Emma Okoduwa.

    The government has granted the College of Agriculture, Agenebode, autonomy to operate as a diploma-awarding institution, subject to the ratification of the House of Assembly.

    “It’s true that the governor granted autonomy that the school should operate independently at the State Executive Meeting. The school has operated as a Campus of the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi since 1987 but now, it is a full-fledged college.

    “It will now be called Edo State College of Technology, Agenebode. We have a consultant who is on ground to help set it up. The consultant has gone to the school to see the facilities on ground just as they were also at Iguoriakhi.”

  • ‘We’ve assigned roles to women’

    ‘We’ve assigned roles to women’

    Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said women now have more roles in his administration.

    The governor spoke at an event to mark the International Women’s Day yesterday in Benin City.

    He urged women to liberate themselves from “mental slavery.’’

    Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, the governor called on the women to get quality education to attain their rightful place in the society.

    Oshiomhole urged women to stop playing second fiddle and adapt to modern trends.

    State Chairperson of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NAWOJ) Mrs. Amina Eboh decried the upsurge of sexual abuse of children and rape cases and called for relevant laws to be reviewed to discourage offenders.

    She said women should begin to conceptualise ideas to help to achieve 35 per cent gender affirmation.

     

  • How Oshiomhole can succeed, by Edo SSG

    How Oshiomhole can succeed, by Edo SSG

    Secretary to Edo State Government Professor Julius Ihonvbere has urged the people to support Governor Adams Oshiomhole in his bid to tramsform the stste.

    He described him as a man of courage, integrity, and credibility, adding that the governor will do more for Edo State next year, if they cooperate with him.

    The former university don spoke in Benin-City, the capital. He said: “Let us continue to pray for him to move higher after his stewardship here but I think what should concern us is who comes after Oshiomhole. If the person has just 50 percent of Oshiomhole’s quality, we can have parties and dance.

    Ihonvhere urged the indigenes to be weary of fake leaders with myopic conceptualisation and pedestal understanding of the values of democracy.

    He said: “The amount of money this government has invested in reconstruction of roads is huge. It is easy for Oshiomhole to construct cheap roads without street lights and drainages such that what we see is on the surface ,but the governor did not do that.

    Anybody who has been to New York will know that New York does not have any road that is as good like the one Oshiomhole is constructing here and he is doing all these for all of u, our children and generations yet unborn, to show people that government and development is possible”.

    The Secretary to Government called for the evalustion of politics and assessment of the elected representatives.

    He said Edo State must always have in the National Assembly competent people who can articulate its interest in a country whose federalism has been eroded.

    He stressed: “There is also the erosion of our federalism; we need people in Abuja as members of the National Assembly who can speak out because it is not enough to go around as Senator or House of Representatives member and wear suit or agbada, no. That is a place where you educate, where you use your brain, do pure research, articulate ideas, present facts and figures to convince your colleagues to say yes, you know what you are talking about.

    “But they behave as if they are headmasters, who can summon classrooms teachers to the headmaster’s office whenever they like; this is not possible. I hope in the new year, we can take the lead on this.

     

    “There is the need for us to begin to work on Edo identity where we can have our own anthem, our flag, our broach that we can give to anybody who comes here and this does not mean we do not recognize the national anthem or national flag because Edo is a federating unit.

    “Oshiomhole has a social contract with the people, but before now, there were non. God in his infinite mercies looked down on Edo state and saw that our suffering has gone beyond the human solution and sent us a Moses; even his detractors now agree that yes, he has performed perfectly well beyond the social contract.