The Rt.Hon. Peter Akpatason held a town hall session with members of the Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency in his bid to represent the people for a fourth term in the National Assembly. In a bold pledge at the well-attended “meet the contestants series” organized by the Akoko-Edo Development Association (aka Akoko-Edo […]
Akoko-Edo Update
The Acting Chairman Akoko Edo Local Government Area, Dr Innocent Alenoghena has called on mothers to regularly present their children for vaccination against childhood killer diseases. He made the call in Igarra on Friday at the flag-off of the “2nd Outbreak Response’’ (OBR2) to the circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus. […]
The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, has revealed that Edo North and Edo Central Senatorial Districts account for over 95 per cent of the 40 confirmed Lassa Fever cases in the state. The Honourable Commissioner unveiled the statistics during the sensitisation campaign to the two Senatorial Districts […]
Top government officials and other dignitaries led by the newly appointed Liaison Officer for Akoko-Edo Government Area, Hon Jeffrey Obasanmi, on Sunday laid wreaths in honour of Nigerian fallen heroes who paid the supreme price for our national unity. The ceremony which marked the end of the week-long Armed Forces […]
Editor’s note: Apart from serving as a link between primary and tertiary education, secondary schools provide opportunity for the pupil to acquire additional knowledge, skills and traits beyond the primary level. In this three-part picture report, Akoko-Edo Community newspaper editor, Albert Afeso Akanbi and a correspondent a paper, Kehinde Ikoghene […]
The annual Ososo Carnival was a delight to watch this year. Chairman of the Bord of Trustees of the Ososo Carnival Initiative Honourable Emmanuel Agbaje and President of the Carnival Initiative Sir Moses Ajayi, lead the kick off of the Carnival. Photos:
Three tourism and culture promotion Initiatives have commenced synergy talks to make Ososo a top choice for both local and international tourists. The move which has attracted dignitaries and stakeholders of the tourism industry commenced in a carnival-like atmosphere at the Ososo Cultural Center when the the founder of VisitOsoso […]
The 2022 edition of the Ososo Carnival BonFire Night has been described as an unusual experience brought about by an overzealous element. Chairman of the Ososo Carnival and member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Honorable Emmanuel Agbaje made the remark in his opening speech at the carnival and […]
All is now set for the formal take off of the Secretariat of Akoko-Edo Development Association, otherwise known as Akoko Edo Forum, at Igarra, the local government headquarters. News of this development which was made known at the association’s end of year meeting, indicated that the coordinating office which will […]
Youths of Igarra community in Akoko Edo local government area have stormed the bushes along Auchi-Igarra road in search of a gallant peasant farmer who was brutally attacked and subdued by kidnappers suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. Dependable sources in the community disclosed that the victim who was on his […]