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Your Excellency, Asue Ighodalo On this auspicious occasion of your 65th birthday, may I extend to you my warmest felicitations and best wishes. As the Oduma of Esanland, I believe I speak for the overwhelming majority of the Esan people at this time. Your life’s journey has been one of remarkable achievements, unwavering dedication to public service, and an abiding love for the Esan people, our beloved Edo State, and our dear country – Nigeria. As you mark this milestone of your life, I am most pleased to join your teaming admirers worldwide to celebrate a man of integrity, a…

By Eric Elezuo The city of Benin, the capital of Edo State, was on a stand still on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, when a prolific son of the land, celebrated a landmark 80 years. With notable personalities from across the length and breadth of the country present, the city assumed the enviable status of cynasure of all eyes, feeding all and sundry with the best of organisation, standard and cultural display. The event kickstarted at St Paul’s Catholic Church, along the Airport Road, in the heart of Benin City, where the who’s who in politics and otherwise gathered to thank…

BYPROF MIKE OZEKHOME SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, Ph.D., LL.D., D.Litt, D.Sc. A famous Nigerian musician with the stage name, Patoranking, in his track, “Celebrate me”, admonished us on the need to celebrate and appreciate people while they are alive. High Chief Tom Ikimi, CON, FNIA KSG, D.Sc, the Akinrogun of Ife, the Inneh of Igueben, is, in the word of Patoranking, a “big name” and a towering figure in both stature and influence. He stands out as a beacon of resilience, wisdom, integrity and leadership. High Chief Tom Ikimi, my elder friend and brother from Igueben, Edo State, was…