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12/09/2022
Breaking: Tinubu Picks Ex-Borno Gov Shettima As Running Mate Reports reaching Vanguard indicate that the presidential ca...
10/07/2022

Breaking: Tinubu Picks Ex-Borno Gov Shettima As Running Mate

Reports reaching Vanguard indicate that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 polls, Bola Tinubu has confirmed former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate.

Happy Sunday from the beautiful Regina Daniels!The Nollywood star shares cute photos less than 2 weeks after she welcome...
10/07/2022

Happy Sunday from the beautiful Regina Daniels!

The Nollywood star shares cute photos less than 2 weeks after she welcomed a second child.

She looks so beautiful đŸ„°đŸ„°

📾: .daniels (Instagram)

Sri Lankans take over their pesident’s house, demand his resignation
10/07/2022

Sri Lankans take over their pesident’s house, demand his resignation

It's a great honor for our boss to share this memorable day with our Muslim brothers and sisters, July 9 2022, happy bir...
09/07/2022

It's a great honor for our boss to share this memorable day with our Muslim brothers and sisters, July 9 2022, happy birthday sir.....

Ketanji Jackson Sworn In As First Black Woman In US Supreme Court====Ketanji Brown Jackson has officially become the fir...
30/06/2022

Ketanji Jackson Sworn In As First Black Woman In US Supreme Court
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Ketanji Brown Jackson has officially become the first Black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, after taking the judicial oath on Thursday.

She was sworn in following the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, who she once clerked for.

Reacting to the milestone, US Congress Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, tweeted, “As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes her seat on the Supreme Court, our nation takes historic step toward realizing our highest ideals.”

30/06/2022

Celebrity marriage
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APC Convention Results So FarBola Ahmed Tinubu 623Ahmed Lawal 31Yemi Osibanjo 85Rotimi Amaechi 122Yahaya Bello 17Dave Um...
08/06/2022

APC Convention Results So Far

Bola Ahmed Tinubu 623
Ahmed Lawal 31
Yemi Osibanjo 85
Rotimi Amaechi 122
Yahaya Bello 17
Dave Umahi 4
Ben Ayade 5
Ahmed Sani 2

Tinubu taking the lead while Ameachi is coming behind

08/06/2022

If you can’t stand, those who can stand will stand down for you if you can stand your ground!

‘Henceforth It’ll Be Blood For Blood’, Yoruba Youth Group Vows To Avenge Death Of ‘Brothers, Sisters Massacred In Ondo C...
07/06/2022

‘Henceforth It’ll Be Blood For Blood’, Yoruba Youth Group Vows To Avenge Death Of ‘Brothers, Sisters Massacred In Ondo Church @ Sahara Reporters.

When they formed APC.Tinubu told Buhari, since they said you are the candidate I will be the national leader. Buhari agr...
07/06/2022

When they formed APC.

Tinubu told Buhari, since they said you are the candidate I will be the national leader. Buhari agreed.

He became the national leader of APC.

He told Buhari I will bring the vice president.
Buhari agreed.

He brought Osibanjo.

He came again, I will bring information, works, etc ministers. Buhari agreed.

He brought Lai, Fashola and co

He said Oyegun must go, Buhari begged, he said his No is his No. Buhari agreed.

He brought Oshomhole.

He made governors of States, and even removed the most performing governor of Lagos state, the governor ran to his colleagues and Buhari. PMB Begged Tinubu, he refused that Ambode must go. Buhari agreed.

He brought Babajide Sanwo-Olu

He said he's not comfortable with Saraki as NASS leader, knowing that he could be a force to contend with, as saraki is from the Yoruba tribe in kwara state. Buhari agreed.

Saraki decamped when he made the party unhealthy for him.

He came during second tenure, he said, he'll produce the NASS leadership (Reps and Senate) Buhari agreed.

He brought Lawan and Gbajabiamila.

He said federal inland Revenue service chairman, that he'll produce the person. Buhari agreed.

There's no appointment Buhari is making or has made, that Tinubu does not have an input.

And now Buhari made just one request to Tinubu,(let me anoint my successor, the way you've been anointing in Lagos) Tinubu said No.

Who betray who?
Who disappointed who?

Now, Buhari is going to teach him what it means for someone to plot a successful co*up.

Buhari has been loyal to their friendship all these years.

Buhari has not done to other leaders what he has done for Tinubu.

My own is to stand with and watch how the national leader would eat a National breakfast at the national convention ground.

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Meghan in her
02/06/2022

Meghan in her


Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, has debunked rumours making the rounds on social media that he has converted to Islam. Jim Iy...
02/06/2022

Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, has debunked rumours making the rounds on social media that he has converted to Islam. Jim Iyke Converting To Islam
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*Edo ex-commissioner secures freedom for eight inmates*The former Edo Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspo...
01/06/2022

*Edo ex-commissioner secures freedom for eight inmates*

The former Edo Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, Osaze Osemwengie-Ero, with the support of the Edo State Government has secured the release of eight inmates from the Oko correctional facility in Benin City.

The ex-commissioner hosted the freed inmates who were jailed for petty offenses such as fighting, stealing and malicious damage on Wednesday, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of his freedom from unlawful detention in Italian prisons.

Osemwengie-Ero was unlawfully detained in Italian prisons for trumped-up charges of mafia-related offences and was released in May 2021

He said, “This is exactly one year today since I was released from the prison in Italy. I looked at it and I said, yes, most of the time when we are celebrating anniversaries, we visit orphanage homes and the less privileged and give out to motherless babies and all that.

“But I said that in line with what I went through in Torino Prison in Italy, I should facilitate the release of some innocent people in Oko prison in Benin who cannot afford either the fine they were given or some of them who were jailed for petty crimes.”

The ex-commissioner further noted, “When I visited the controller of the correctional center in collaboration with the ministry of justice to go through the prisoners’ list, it saddened me to know that somebody spent three months in prison for just N20, 000.

“That is wickedness; I don’t understand how the justice system works. I am not a lawyer but I think they would have used that kind of a person for community service instead of keeping that person in prison for just N20, 000.

“Going through the list, we found out that there are people who were sentenced with a fine of N50,000 or two-years imprisonment, N100,000 or three years imprisonment, and N200,000 or three years imprisonment.

"You can imagine keeping somebody in prison for two years just because of N100, 000. When the person comes back out of that prison how is he going to fit into the system?

“So, we decided to reach out to friends to raise N2 million and secure the freedom of eight prisoners and for other logistics. I am very glad that God is using me to do this and reach out to humanity,” he added.

On his part, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Andrew Emwanta, reassured the government’s commitment to ensuring the wellbeing and safety of Edo residents, pledging to sustain partnership with the convener to sustain the initiative.

He charged the freed inmates to stay off crime and leverage the training and employment opportunities provided by the state government through the state’s skills development agency, EdoJobs.

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Former Edo Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, Osaze Osemwengie-Ero (middle), with freed inmates from Oko correctional facility, in Benin City, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.

Mede @ 50
31/05/2022

Mede @ 50

*Obaseki congratulates Edo PDP candidates after House of Assembly, Reps, Senate primaries*The Edo State Governor, Mr God...
26/05/2022

*Obaseki congratulates Edo PDP candidates after House of Assembly, Reps, Senate primaries*

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who emerged from the conduct of the party’s primary elections held across the state between May 22 and 23.

In his message, Obaseki said: “I congratulate our party’s candidates who emerged from the conduct of the Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections held across the state between May 22 and 23.

Obaseki noted, “I urge the candidates for the State and National Assemblies’ elections to see their victory as a major step towards the service of Edo people, who have continued to hold steadfast to the ideals and potentials of our great party to deliver good governance and sustainable development.

“The outcome of the primary elections, as has been acknowledged by all, is the triumph of internal democracy through which we will surely deepen our democratization process.”

He added, “As we intensify preparations for the general election in the coming months, I assure to work closely with the party to ensure that we emerge victorious at the polls so as to further deepen our development strides across the state.”

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PHOTO NEWS: President Muhammadu Buhari makes a stop-over at the palace of the Emir of Kano, HRH Aminu Ado Bayero, to com...
23/05/2022

PHOTO NEWS: President Muhammadu Buhari makes a stop-over at the palace of the Emir of Kano, HRH Aminu Ado Bayero, to commiserate with him over last week's gas explosion in Kano, which claimed lives.

President Buhari earlier arrived Kano for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Day/Reunion 2022, which is taking place at the NAF Base in Kano.

22/05/2022

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22/05/2022

Hon. Omosede Igbinedion Wins Ovia Federal Constituency PDP Primaries

Godwin Obaseki, our Governor, our Son, our Man of the Year
21/05/2022

Godwin Obaseki, our Governor, our Son, our Man of the Year

Dear ASUU,If the Accountant General of the Federation can steal ₩80 billion, then you have no reason to end your strike....
16/05/2022

Dear ASUU,

If the Accountant General of the Federation can steal ₩80 billion, then you have no reason to end your strike. Ask Buhari to use the stolen ₩80 billion to pay you and then keep the change. After all, the money you are asking for is not even up to ₩80 billion!

Just look at how morally bankrupt Nigeria is. The same Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, married a 16 year old girl and he was not sacked or arrested by Buhari. Should anyone then be surprised that a man who can marry a 16 year old can also steal ₩80 billion!

16/05/2022

SO SAD

EDO MUSIC INDUSTRY HAS LOST THE LEGENDARY CHIEF ARALA OSULA

REST WELL BABA

14/05/2022

Our followers are kings

14/05/2022

We appreciate God for Creating Edo people...

DINO & IBB today in Minna
13/05/2022

DINO & IBB today in Minna

Sokoto Police apprehends two suspects connected to the murder of the female student Deborah, over alleged blasphemy of P...
13/05/2022

Sokoto Police apprehends two suspects connected to the murder of the female student Deborah, over alleged blasphemy of Prophet Mohammed.

12/05/2022

The richest nations on earth are where the citizens are the richest. The reason why we have all manners of insecurity and societal issues is because of the inequality gaps.

Esan Chronicles The Esan people (Esan: áșžÌ€bhĂČ áșžÌ€sĂĄn) are an ethnic group of south-south Nigeria who speak the Esan langua...
12/05/2022

Esan Chronicles

The Esan people (Esan: áșžÌ€bhĂČ áșžÌ€sĂĄn) are an ethnic group of south-south Nigeria who speak the Esan language. The Esans are traditionally agriculturalists and hunters. They cultivate palm trees, Irvingia gabonensis (erhonhiele), Cherry (Otien), bell pepper (akoh) coconut, betel nut, kola nut, black pear, avocado pear, yams, cocoyam, cassava, maize, rice, beans, groundnut, bananas, oranges, plantains, sugar cane, tomato, potato, okra, pineapple, paw paw, and various vegetables.

There are on the whole 35 established autonomous kingdoms in Esanland including but not limited to:

Irrua
Uromi
Ekpoma
Ubiaja
Igueben
Ewu
Ugbegun
Opoji
Uzea
Ogwa
Ujiogba
Urohi
Egoro
Ukhun
Ewohimi
Ewatto
Ugboha
Okhuesan
Emu
Ohordua
Oria
Onogholo
Orowa
Iyenlen
Urho
Illushi
Ifeku
Ebelle
Ewossa
Ekpon
Amahor
Ugun
Udo

The Esan people primarily speak the Esan language, an Edoid language related to Edo, Urhobo, Owan language, Isoko, and Etsako. It is considered a regionally important language in Nigeria, and it is taught in primary schools in addition to being broadcast on radio and television. The Esan language is also recognized in the Census of the United Kingdom.

It is estimated that the Esan people who reside in Esanland number about one million to 2.5 million citizens in Nigeria and there is a strong Esan diaspora. Esan-speaking communities exist in the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, Spain, and Italy. Pan-Esan groups such as the Esan World Congress have kept the Esan community tight-knit.

ORIGIN OF ESAN

Although it is believed that the Aborigines were already living in the area, the biggest influence on Esanland came from Edo, founders of Benin Empire.

In 1460, Oba Ewuare passed laws of mourning that prohibited sexual in*******se, bathing, drumming, dancing, and cooking. These laws proved too restrictive for many citizens, and these citizens fled the kingdom to Esanland. This exodus shaped Esanland’s modern cultural identity and gave rise to the term "Esan," or "refugee." Oral tradition has heavily supported this theory. Prominent Esan and Edo historians have collected stories about this migration.

The term Esan has been applied to the Esan people for thousands of years and was used before contact with Europeans.
'Ishan' is an Anglicized form of 'Esan', the result of colonial Britain's inability to properly pronounce the name of this ethnic group.

ESAN WARS

During the nineteenth century, northern Esanland was continually attacked and sacked by the Muslim Nupe people in the hunt for slaves and converts to Islam, having previously taken over the Kukuruku peoples’ lands. Many Esan kingdoms from the south helped in the battle to fend off the Nupes. The battles came into the Esans’ favor; several Nupe and Etsako warriors were brought into Esan cities where their posterity reside today. The nineteenth century brought increasing influence of Europe on Esanland, as the English demanded palm-products.

In 1897, the British sacked the Benin Empire, effectively leaving the Esans free from British rule.

In 1899, the British led an invasion into the Esan kingdoms that lasted for seven years. Esanland proved to be harder to conquer than the Benin Kingdom because of its strong autonomy: Kingdoms chose to keep fighting the British even if its neighbors fell. Fallen Benin chiefs like Ologbosere and Ebohon were still resistant to British rule inadvertently guarded Esan soil from the west, by establishing military camps and blocking roads. This lasted from 1897 to April 22. 1899, where Ologbosere surrendered at the border village of Okemue.

The first kingdom to be attacked by the British was the Kingdom of Ekpon. Ekpon launched a fierce resistance against the British invasion on April 22, which nearly destroyed the kingdom. After the near genocide of Esans at Ekpon, the kingdom of Ekpon led an ambush of the British camp at Okueme, on April 29. This led British forces to retreat, consolidate their power, and kill Ologbosere in May. Subsequent attempts by the British failed as well: conquests into Irrua, for example, led to an adoption of a guerrilla warfare strategy followed by a retreat; this method was so successful that other Esan kingdoms adopted it and the British did not invade Esanland until 1901.

On March 16, 1901, the Kingdom of Uromi, headed by the old, yet intelligent Onojie Okolo, was attacked by the British. The Uromi resistance, led by Prince Okojie, was swift and employed guerrilla warfare.

After a short time, British forces overtook the village Amedeokhian, where Okolo was stationed, and murdered him. This angered Prince Okojie so much that he killed the Captain of the British troops before reinforcements were brought in. The British then realized that Uromi was nigh impenetrable without native help, and contact local sympathizers such as Onokpogua, the Ezomo of Uromi. This succeeded in napping Prince Okojie out of the forest and deported to the British offices at Calabar.

GEOGRAPHY

Esan land is bordered to the south by Benin City, to the south-east by Agbor, to the north and east by Etsako, to the west by River Niger. From Ewu to Benin City, the State capital, is 100 km long. No accurate demographic data of the people is available and the various local governments in Esan appear to lack reliable information in this direction. The people populate areas such as Uromi, Ewohimi, Ewatto, Igueben, Irrua, Ubiaja, Ogwa, Ebelle, Ekpon, Ewossa and Amahor, Ekpoma, Ohordua and Ewu in central Edo State, South-South Nigeria. It has a flat landscape, lacking in rocks and mountains, and good for agricultural purpose. The topography of Esanland Ekpon plateau starts its rise from Ekpon and into six miles slope to Ewohimi, creating "Ekpon mini Plateau" . Ekpon is the gateway to Esanland, South East and the first of Esanland Kingdom therein as a border town, where centuries contacts with neighbors south in the Niger Delta, have influenced its Esan dialects by its earlier contacts through subsistence agriculture with the Ika speaking people of Igbanke, Oligie Igbodo etc.

PRESENT DAY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

Esan West L.G.A., with it’s headquarter in Ekpoma

Esan Central L.G.A., with it’s headquarter in Irrua

Esan North East L.G.A., with it’s headquarter in Uromi

Esan South East L.G.A., with it’s headquarter in Ubiaja

Igueben L.G.A. with it’s headquarter in Igueben.

AGRICULTURE

Rubber trees (used for the production of plastic products) and palm trees rank highest among Esan trees. The land's variety of fruits range from mango, orange (ate), grapes, pineapples (edinebo), guava, cashew, banana (oghede), plantain, black pear, avocado pear, lime to walnut and even more. Cassava, yam, cocoa yam, sweet potato, pepper, okra and rice are some of its farm produce. It has numerous streams that are too small to afford fishing.

CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT

Esan dance is dominated by the Igbabonelimhin, an acrobatic dance performed mostly by young males. Igbabonelimhin involves spinning and somersaulting to a timed beat. This dance was mostly performed at New Year's. Today, the dance is taken as a unique symbol for Esans everywhere.
Other highly entertaining dances include, Agbenojie, Uleke, Ukinabojie, Asonogun, Abayon, Ojeke, etc.
Among musical instruments, the akpata, an African harp, is common among traditional Esan storytellers who would tell stories known as Ulogho.

RELIGION AND FESTIVALS

Today, Esan People are mainly Christians. Over the centuries, Christianity spread across the Esan community. The New Yam Festivals of the Esan people are celebrated from September to November and are collectively referred to as ‘’Ihuan’’.

FOOD

Esan people are addicted to pounded yam with ogbono soup and bush-meat. Their native black soup, omoebe is a must! They however appreciate other Nigerian cuisines.

DRESSING
For the men, Ukpesan is the traditional attire. It is mostly worn at weddings and important events.

The Esan people also dress in an ashobi (a headpiece, a blouse and a long skirt) and traditional village garments.

MILITARY
Esan kingdoms did not have standing armies; rather, kingdoms set up emergency programs in which all of the able bodied men in said kingdom would fight. If a kingdom was attacked, the onojie would contact the edionwele to mobilize the forces. The onojie or odionwele would then appoint a commander, or ‘’okakulo’’ to control forces. The ‘’okakulo’’ would usually be a noble, physically strong, of the ‘’Igene’’ age group and a feared medicine man and man of valour. Typical Esan weapons would include the bow and arrow, crossbow, barbed cudgel and machete, in addition to Dane guns used after the fifteenth century. War would be declared if the kingdom was attacked, if a wife was seized, or if a man was killed (if the latter two occurred, the kingdom could choose to make reprisals.

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