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Ughidane Assembly Throw Their Weight Behind POI/MGA of APC, Rally for Support in Ward 1 Hon. Yakson By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 905 5018   Youths and Women under the aegis of Ughidane Assembly of Ward1 in Auchi Sacred Kingdom went round on a rally to garner support for the candidates of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday in Auchi. In view of the oncoming Edo 2020 Guba polls, Ward1 Youths of Etsako West Local Government Area took to the streets to affirm their support and rally more votes for Pastor Osaigie Ize-Iyamu and Mallam Gani Audu who are the flagbearers of the APC. They sold the Christian/Muslim Ticket to all and sundry stressing the fact that the candidacy of the APC represents the interests of the Edo people as the party has deemed it fit to accommodate both religions which has not been the case for some decades now. Led by Aliu Abdulrazak, Idalu Ismail and Jimoh Zekeri as Chairman, Secretary...

Sallah a Festival of Giving  _ Itsemhakhona By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 905 5018   Edo North’s most popular show, Itsemhakhona was LIVE on Thursday to discuss Sallah festivities in view of 1441AH 9th of Dhu al’Hijja which marks the day of Arafat that precedes the Eid day in the Islamic calendar. Matters pertaining to the modus operandi expected of M uslims were stated as Mallam Lucky Marcus informed Muslims to be of modest behavior as is expected and be generous towards the poor and needy who may not have food to feed and other basics necessities that are necessary for survival. Issues around and about induced ram fighting, taking of illicit drugs and alcoholic substances to celebrate in the festive season formed the bulk of the day’s discourse. The aforementioned were strongly discouraged by Itsemhakhona crew who stated emphatically that it is sinful to infuse haram into any Islamic celebration as this could earn the sinne...

Increased Power Supply as Transformers Wear New Look in Auchi Sacred Kingdom “Application for Meters to Open Soon” _Ofienbor Sunny   By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 905 5018   The cosmopolitan town of Auchi Sacred Kingdom has seen an increase in the supply of power when compared to the recent past. This development is also being accompanied by the fencing of all electricity transformers in the community. jeyKAD interacted with Mr. Ofienbor Sunny the Business Manager of Auchi Business Area in Edo North who revealed that the BEDC management has thought it wise to up her game by providing better services through increased power supply to the consumers in her business areas. He also stated that Auchi is currently enjoying electricity supply from the Akharuma Power Sub-station which has been successfully installed after quite some time now. “ we are fencing all the transformers as you can see. As you know too...

 Jungle Justice: Alleged Bike Thief Runs Out of Luck, Burnt Alive in Auchi By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 905 5018 A young man was on Monday lynched by an angry mob along Jattu road, Auchi. The man was said to have stollen a bike from it's original owner in Jattu some days back but was caught on Monday by the owner who identified his motorcycle and called on passersby to help retrieve the bike. However, things turned dramatic as an overzealous mob formed around the suspected thief, lynched and set him ablaze before the Nigeria Police could intervene in the situation. The crowd evaporated into thin air as soon as officers of the law from the Auchi Divisional Police Headquarters appeared in the scene to Savage the situation. Ad: Two bikes were seized and taken by the police and investigation is ongoing to unravel further details about where the alleged bike was stolen from, who it's original owner is, the identity of the thief a...

BREAKING!!! Police-Civilian Clash: Shootouts in Auchi as Angry Civilians Protest Death of Okada Man By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 905 5018 A clash between officers of the Nigerian Police and civilians ensued on Sunday at Jattu road on Sunday in Auchi Sacred Kingdom. Eyewitnesses say, trouble began when an okada man who was carrying 2passengers tried to dodge a traffic warder at Jattu Junction ran into a truck on the highway and was crushed to death on the spot. It was gathered that though the passengers survived the accident, witnesses to the confrontation between the traffic police and the bike man became enraged to the point of engaging the police in a brutal fight but reinforcement from the Divisional Police Headquarters in Auchi were there in time to rescue their officers and repel protesters who at the time have crowded the BEDC Business axis as at the time of the clash. Dead Okada man covered in the accident scene An anonymous b...

Is Auchi Doing Well? Aren’t We? Why Not? _ Are We? How Well? (Musings of an Auchi Boy) By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 9055 018   “A few of us will never die. Many of us are already dead while much more amongst us are dead awaiting.  _Enaholo J.K. Muhammed Ali of blessed memory once opined that  “charity is the rent we pay for living on earth.”  It is today one quote that a majority of us are greeted by whether via the screens of our mobile phones or on TV. The question is, how well do we appreciate the quote for what it stands for? do we even understand its meaning or are we simply awed by the fact that a black man who became a long reigning champion in a white man’s ring could also spin words like spiders do webs? Well, this about our being a people of the great Auchi Sacred Kingdom and not essentially about Ali’s pun on words. That Auchi stands out whether as a geographical location, commercial nerve center, politi...

Thursday Bullets from ITSÉMHAKHÓNA on AUCHI BLOGspot By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 905 5018 * NAHCOM Commissioner and imam II of Auchi Sacred Kingdom, Alhaji (Prince) Suleman Momoh has stated that Eid prayers for this year's Big Sallah shall be subject to the ratification of FG based on the advisory of the PTF on COVID-19. He noted that the Sultan of Sokoko, Alhaji S. Abubakar has however advised that Eid prayers be held at Friday Service Masjids and in compliance with the NCDC'S Covid19 protocols and that given the situation on ground, it will not be unwise for those who will choose to pray at home to do so. This he said in the course of today's LIVE stream on ITSÉMHAKHÓNA while speaking over the phone. However, an official statement is yet to come from the Otaru of Auchi Sacred Kingdom as to what to expect or do in view of the coming Big Sallah festivity but it is hoped that by Friday (the 24th) the Otaru shall address t...

EDO2020: Aidonogie of South-Ibie, Group Kick Against Image Tarnishing on Social Media   HRH Alhaji Danesi Kelvin, Aidonogie II of South-Ibie By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 9055 018   The Aidonogie of South-Ibie, HRH Alhaji Aliyu Kelvin Danesi has through the instrumentality of social media addressed the worrisome trend of image-breaking that some youths and party followers have adopted in the wake of the year 2020’s Edo Guba electioneering campaigns. He noted with dismay how his attention has been drawn to the ignoble act where some indigenes of South-Ibie have resorted to bringing their political opponents to disrepute before the whole world on the social media just to score cheap political points and stated that the saner way to indulge in politics and politicking is not by name-calling or image denting but through constructive criticisms and issue based campaigns. “ For the past few weeks I have received sever...

Man Celebrates 30 years of living in Auchi, Names Otaru Ambassador o f Peace By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 9055 018   Ayuba Ibrahim Lawal celebrated his 30th year of living in Auchi on Tuesday at his shop along Otaru Road to the amusement of all and sundry. Ayuba who is Popularly referred to as Professor Popotenyen was seen dancing to party music played by DJ ten-ten in the heat of the hot Tuesday afternoon having spent 3 decades of his life living in Auchi Sacred kingdom in harmony with friends and fans who have now metamorphosed into family. The event drew crowds from different walks of lives as everyone within the area was drawn to the CEO of Zico Arts’ comic relief cum entertaining signature appearance in the character of Professor Popotenyen which has endeared and made him a household name in Edo North’s Movie Industry. Popotenyen hails originally from Atte in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area and is a self-st...

Auchi Sons and Daughters as Catalysts for the Development of Nigeria Episode01: A peep at the Benin Owena River Basin Authority and the Role of an Auchi Son in the Agency’s Activities.   By: Jeremiah Enaholo Kadiri auchiblog@gmail.com jeremiahkadiri@gmail.com +234 806 9055 018 Preamble: The Benin Owena River Basin Development Authority BORBDA is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources with the mandate to bring water and water facilities closer to people at the grassroots. It is meant to engender the provision portable water for consumption, water for hydro power supply as well as provision of water facilities for irrigation to facilitate agricultural activities for food sustainability. The interest in on maximizing the potential of using water for developmental purposes. BORBDA covers four states although it is not the only River Basin in Nigeria. There is the Sokoto River River Basin, Hadija-jama River Basin, Chad River Basin, the Upper Niger R...