The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, has mobilized 1,400 personnel to guarantee a hitch-free and peaceful Sallah celebration across the state. State Commandant Gbenga Agun announced this deployment during a press briefing in Benin City on Wednesday, emphasizing the command’s commitment to maintaining law and […]
Edo State has confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria, a contagious bacterial infection, which has resulted in two fatalities. The outbreak was confirmed by the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), which reported five cases, including the two deaths. Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, Edo’s Commissioner for Health, described the outbreak as “a […]
Dozens of women, accompanied by their children, took to the streets of Benin City on Monday, calling for the immediate release of their husbands, who were arrested three weeks ago at Okhorumi community in Oredo Local Government Area. The women, some with children strapped to their backs, claimed that the […]
Residents of Elelu village in Erah community, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, have taken a bold stance against the alleged incessant killings and kidnappings by suspected herdsmen, banning the sale and consumption of beef in their community. The decision was made during a protest on Saturday, where […]
Mr. Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 21, 2024, Edo governorship election, has vowed to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision affirming the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement released on Thursday, Ighodalo expressed his disappointment with […]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has commenced a two-day capacity-building workshop for principals and coordinators of students’ anti-human trafficking vanguard in Edo. The training, part of the School Anti-Trafficking Education and Advocacy Project (STEAP), aims to equip participants with the knowledge and tools needed […]
The Edo State Government, under the leadership of Governor Monday Okpebholo, has announced that education, agriculture, health, and infrastructure are at the forefront of its development agenda. Mr. Bugie Okhuemoi, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, shared details of the administration’s focus in an interview with the News Agency […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Mr. Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected governor of Edo State in the September 21, 2024, governorship election. A three-member panel led by Justice M. A. Danjuma dismissed an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, […]
—By Our Correspondent. In the wake of mounting insecurity and deteriorating infrastructure, the people of Akoko Edo have risen in a unified cry for urgent intervention. This demand culminated in an emergency stakeholders’ town hall meeting which held yesterday at the Multi-purpose Hall, Igarra. The high-powered summit drew together traditional […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has reaffirmed its determination to reclaim what it describes as its “stolen mandate” in the 2024 governorship election. The declaration was made at a well-attended stakeholders’ meeting held in Benin City, where party members lauded their leaders […]