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FORCIBLE TAKE OVER OF EDO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY MEETS WITH POPULAR RESISTANCE

Chris Ojeikere

Edo people have proven once again that they will defend to the last man an attempt by the Edo State EPM faction of the APC, led by Adams Oshiomole and a Benin billionaire, to destroy the hard earned Democracy they engendered by voting Governor Godwin Obaseki in 2016. As we write, Edo people have all relocated to the premises of Edo House of Assembly, EDHA, to defend democracy, because Oshiomole and the said billionaire had planned today to take over the Assembly Complex forcefully and throw Edo State into political anarchy by bringing in some strangers to announce a purported impeachment of the Governor. An impeachment that exist only in the figment of their lawless imaginations.

The plan was hatched in the Aiguobasimi house of a Benin billionaire, and presided over by Oshiomole. It had in attendance: Oshiomole, Ganduje, Tinubu 's aide and the billionaire. The plan was a frenetic and desperate reaction to the opinion poll carried out by these people to assess the chances of their factional candidate for the September election. The opinion poll was sponsored by Bola Tinubu, a lover of opinion polls. But this time they found out to their shock and embarrassment that their candidate could not score beyond 21%. So they panicked, especially as pictures and reports from Edo North showed that the Governor was raking in all the support from would be voters there. So as a last ditch effort, they hatched the plan.

Their only option was to resort to lawlessness and violence. They invaded the hallowed chambers of EDHA to cause all sorts of violence and mayhem. They had already contracted, Governor Uzodinma of IMO State to bring a fake Mace down to Benin, which they thought they could smuggle in to hold a kangaroo sitting with their lions and tigers keeping watch, and then go ahead to say they have impeached Obaseki. It must be noted that the EDHA is under renovation right now, but that did not matter to Adams Oshiomole, whose desperation has reached feverish pitch and, who, like a thief in the night sneaked in, when the Governor was away campaigning to strengthen our Democratic process, to truncate that same democracy. It's a shame.

But happily, Edo people are there now defending democracy. The question they are asking is why is Oshiomole importing strangers , like Tinubu and Uzodinma to come and cause chaos in Edo State? Why is it that everywhere Edo EPM and its factional candidate go, violence and anarchy are on their trail? First, it was the Oba's palace and now,, it is the EDHA. Why are these trouble makers troubling our State? But we will resist them. Edo is NOT Lagos!

OSHIOMHOLE'S LAST DITCH EFFORT TO TRUNCATE THE WILL OF EDO PEOPLE MEETS RESISTANCE

by John Ewah

Everything seems over for Oshiomhole and Ize-Iyamu in Edo State as their last desperate attempt to truncate the will of Edo People meets with vehement resistance.

Statistics from the opinion poll sponsored by an acclaimed 'godfather' of Lagos politics and a certain Benin billionaire, has shown that the APC cannot get beyond 23% of total vote cast in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State, due to the putrid and ragged political reputation of the APC candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, amongst the Edo populace, which no amount of image laundering and reputation managers can launder.

Even more worrisome to the Ize-Iyamu camp are the concluding results of their campaign call centre which pegs their number of positive responses at 21%, that is if the figure was not inflated by them; as they have been known in the not too distant past to rig a primary election that had no opponents. These preelection results have sent electrifying shiver and panick down the spines of the Oshiomhole-ze-Iyamu camp.

With the reality of an impending and inevitable defeat staring them in the face, and with the ghosts of their atrocities haunting their inactive conscience, they decided to hatch this last failed plan to illegally inaugurate another House of Assembly, with an imported Mace from Imo State, in a desperate attempt to impeach the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly alongside the Governor, with the backing of the alleged or so-called Abuja police, and thus install Victor Edoro as New Speaker and acting Governor of Edo State.

This to the people of Edo State, was an outright insult on their sensibilities and an attempt to outrightly truncate democracy and legitimate governance with illegality, and Edo people, in a bid to resist the aspiring godfathers and take their knees off their necks, converged at the State House of Assembly; the Anthony Enahoro Complex, at Kingsquare, Benin, to defend the integrity of their nascent democracy and the revolutionary governance which is currently taking over the Nigerian political terrain with Godwin Obaseki as the propelling force.

It did not matter to these political actors if the House of Assembly Complex was currently under renovation, they were willing to sit anyway and install an illegal speaker and Governor, in a country governed by a constitution. It is time President Muhammadu Buhari called these political comedians led by the Oshiomhole-Ize-Iyamu union to order.

Edo people more than ever are now ready to defend the freedom and rights which Democracy and the Nigerian constitution offer, as they are willing and capable of resisting any attempt to enthrone impunity and civil unrest, and uphold the sacrosanctity of the Nigerian Constitution.


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TVC Unveils Mazino Appeal as New Host of Wake Up Nigeria Show

Nigeria’s top rated urban, young, vibrant and entertainment TV station, TVC has unveiled celebrity voice over artist and OAP, Mazino Appeal as the new host for its number one family entertainment lifestyle show, ‘Wake Up Nigeria’.

Generating so much positive buzz online, Mazino Appeal was formally unveiled on the show on Monday, 3rd August, 2020. He replaces Yomi Owope who recently stepped down after 3 years of hosting the Wake Up Nigeria show on TVC.

An elated Mazino expressed his delight at the opportunity, describing it as a dream come true. He said, ‘I feel honored to be a part of the TVC Communications family and I appreciate the chance given me to host one of the flagship shows on TVC, Wake Up Nigeria. It is a great feeling and I am looking forward to the experience.’

Speaking about the change in personnel, Olamide Oshoffa, the lead producer of Wake Up Nigeria show said that Yomi Owope did an amazing job with Wake Up Nigeria and he remains a great friend of the house. Mazino brings so much energy and expertise on the show and the entire production team cannot wait to unfold the great plans in stock for him.

Wake Up Nigeria show on TVC has consistently maintained the No. 1 position on the morning belt. The two hour strictly non-political show features exciting segments comprising Culinary art sessions with celebrity chefs, fitness routines, interviews with celebrities, live performances, entertainment gist, fashion talk and social media engagements with fans.

https://www.tvcentertainment.tv/2020/08/03/tvc-unveils-mazino-appeal-as-new-host-of-wake-up-nigeria-show/

TVC Breakfast Show, Wake Up Nigeria Marks Three Years anniversary on air
On Friday July 17, 2020, TVC Communications’ full-fledged live entertainment breakfast show, Wake Up Nigeria marked 3 years of entertaining, informing and educating Nigerian homes every morning with a special live show to commemorate the occasion.

As Nigeria’s first all- round entertainment breakfast show, Wake Up Nigeria over the last three years has engaged its viewers with top-notch entertainment content (from the world of fashion, food, music, lifestyle, entertainment, health, tech and travel) that is both captivating and cerebral.

Hosted by lead celebrity anchors, Abayomi Fowope and Titilayo Onyisan, Wake Up Nigeria show on TVC has consistently maintained the No. 1 position on the morning belt.

The two hour strictly non-political show features exciting segments comprising Culinary art sessions with celebrity chefs, fitness routines, interviews with celebrities, live performances, entertainment gist, fashion talk and social media engagements with fans.

Below are some of the pictures from the special live show to commemorate the occasion!

SPEECH DELIVERED BY ViKI LIU DURING A MEDIA ROUNDTABLE TO ANNOUNCE StarTimes CONTENT UPGRADE AND PRICE ADJUSTMENT

Good morning gentlemen of the press.
Thank you to each and every one of you for making-out time to join this meeting. We are very pleased to meet you. We should actually all be dining-out now but for the pandemic which restricts us to our abode.
You have all been called upon due to a mutual passion to bring quality and affordable digital- TV to every home. Your support has helped us to build better brand understanding and acceptance. We call upon you to reignite this union again, which has been dormant for a while, and ask for continuous support towards our brand, especially in favourable news mentions.
StarTimes, a relatively young player in the Nigerian pay-TV industry, has been at the forefront of providing affordable quality entertainment for Nigerian families since it came into the market about 10 years ago. StarTimes pioneered digital-TV inclusion which was indeed, previously a luxury and the preserve of the rich, thereby bringing access to those that were excluded from enjoying the beauty of pay-TV.
StarTimes championed and remains the only Nigerian pay-TV company that offers a flexible subscription method (day/week/month) to suit the needs of our subscribers. We have always aimed at affordable service that will enable our subscribers to enjoy digital life.
The brand has invested billions of naira in providing thousands of direct jobs and opportunities to various partners (dealer network, local channels, production companies) in the country in less than 10 years. We bring value to everyone.
Over the last couple of months, StarTimes has been adding new channels, great local and international channels for the viewing pleasure of our teeming subscribers without an additional charge. These channels, including other existing flagship channels and content, were acquired at a cost which StarTimes has continued to bear to cushion the economic pressure on subscribers.
We have added the following channels to the StarTimes content offering: Toonami, Ceebies, ST School Junior, ST School Senior, Human Right, Dunamis, Love Nature, Smithsonian, Colors TV, Sky News, Tiwa n Tiwa, Filmbox and more. We also brought back FOX, FOX LIFE, NGC E, NGW E, ESPN, ESPN 2 and BABY TV. Shortly, DreamWorks Channel showing blockbuster movies will be introduced to the delight of our subscribers.
For sports lovers, StarTimes offers a variety of international football tournaments for the entertainment of our teeming subscribers. Some of the football tournaments aired on our platform include:
- Europa League which will be resuming in August
- FA Cup semi-finals and final which will take place in the months of July and August
- Bundesliga
- Coppa Italia
- Copa Del Rey
Through ESPN, we also broadcast The English Football League Championship (EFL), Major League Soccer (MLS), Belgian Pro League, Netherlands Eredivisie; Basketball tourneys – NBA and The EuroLeague. Plans are also currently on to add to this list and we are confident that in no time we shall be announcing the inclusion of one of the most sought after international football leagues on the StarTimes platform.
We are not known for incessant price increase. Rather, StarTimes’ subscription prices had on different occasions been reduced in order to make digital TV affordable for every Nigerian. For instance, in September 2017, we scrapped our Unique Bouquet (N3800) from our DTT subscription packages and crashed its major channels into Classic Bouquet whilst reducing Classic Bouquet price from 2600 to 2400. In 2018, Classic Bouquet was further reduced from N2400 to N1900.
Earlier in the year (2020), the Federal Government increased the rate of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5% to 7.5%. This increase did have an effect on our cost but in consideration of our customers’ plight, we have continued to bear that extra cost.
More recent is the impact of the foreign exchange rate; our business is not exempted from the effect of the naira depreciation affecting all businesses in the country. All of our foreign content is bought in dollars and to continually serve our subscribers the best content, the subscription price has to be reviewed upwards. Dollar was about N360 in 2017; today, it’s above N450 in the parallel market. Unfortunately, certain external factors are beyond our control; we are forced to adjust to realities before us.
With effect from August 1, For DTT (antenna) users: Basic bouquet subscribers will now pay N1,700 as against N1300 monthly to enjoy close to 80 exciting channels; Classic Bouquet subscribers will pay N2,500 as against N1,900 monthly to keep enjoying close to 100 channels. While Nova bouquet remains unchanged at N900 with over 43 exciting channels.
For DTH (Dish) users: Smart bouquet subscribers will pay N2,200 as against N1,900 monthly; Super Bouquet subscribers will pay N4,200 as against N3,800 monthly. While Nova bouquet remains unchanged at N900. DTH has close to 200 exciting channels.
The price increase is not peculiar to the Nigerian market. The increase has been effected in a couple of other African countries since the first quarter of this year. The new pricing took effect in Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Guinea and Madagascar from March 1st, while It took effect in Rwanda and Zambia on June 1st 2020.
Aside from the newly added content ensuring increased value-for-money for our subscribers, another sigh of relief is the pay-as-you-go concept, borrowed from the telecoms sector and widely clamoured by pay-television consumers. Recently, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed was quoted in the media to have said that, “The pay-as-you-go model is achievable in Nigeria, not just achievable, a pay TV provider, StarTimes already offers it”. Thanks to the Minister for reminding Nigerians that they can enjoy digital TV services on the go on StarTimes through our flexible subscription options – daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly, allowing Nigerians to subscribe according to their needs and means. Consumer’s interests are duly taken care of with these flexible subscription options which give them access to pay for what they watch as low as N90 daily.
Pay-per-view and pay-as-you-go billing systems are reasonable for people who do not spend reasonable time watching television after subscription.
Since 2008 when StarTimes started operation in African market, the company has been sparing no effort to realise its ambitious mission: "To ensure that every African family can access, afford, watch and share the beauty of digital TV".
Because of StarTimes, the price of pay-TV has been greatly lowered, from an average $50 per month to 3 or 5 dollars per month. And to date, this is StarTimes greatest achievement: make digital TV affordable for all families.
Because StarTimes believes in the equality of information; no matter rich or poor, people have equal rights to learn about the outside world through television and enjoy the beauty of digital TV.
That is also the purpose of the China-Africa cooperation project “Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages” that has been undertaken by StarTimes. In Nigeria, 1,000 villages were equipped with projectors, TVs and satellite TV decoders allowing all villagers, especially kids, to enjoy the wonderful digital TV programs.
We assure our subscribers that as a business, we will continue to make it our priority to broaden our content offering to meet a variety of their interests without compromising affordability. Despite the price adjustment, we shall continue to delight our subscribers with MORE VALUE at the BEST PRICE in the Pay-TV market.

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