The Edo State House of Assembly recently became the centre of a joint demonstration by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN). Members of the associations rallied against legislative efforts they believed […]
Edo Updates
Edo Queens continued their impressive run at the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU B qualifying tournament by defeating defending champions ASEC Mimosas of Côte d’Ivoire 3-1. The Nigerian champions took full control of the Group B encounter with two first-half goals to secure their second consecutive victory of the […]
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Dennis Idahosa, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration to accelerating development across the state as Edo marks its 35th anniversary. Idahosa gave the assurance in a goodwill message on Wednesday in Benin while congratulating residents on the milestone. Edo […]
The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday dissolved all its standing committees and constituted an investigative panel to probe allegations levelled against the former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku. The new Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yekini Idaiye, announced the decision during the plenary session. Idaiye explained that the dissolution became […]
The Edo State Police Command has arrested six suspects over separate allegations of sexual offences involving minors, with some of the suspects already arraigned and remanded in custody. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Patrick Daaor, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin during a news conference on the […]
The Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has urged the new Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Yekini Idiaye, to promote unity, transparency and teamwork in the discharge of his duties. The governor made the call on Monday when he received Idiaye and 13 other lawmakers at the Government […]
A member representing Akoko-Edo Constituency I, Rt. Hon. Yekini Idiaye, has emerged as the new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. Idiaye, a third-term lawmaker, takes over from Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, who resigned as Speaker on Monday amid moves by lawmakers to impeach him. His emergence was […]
The Commissioners of Police in Kogi and Edo states, Naziru Bello Kankarofi and Patrick Daaor, on Sunday conducted a joint patrol at Oguda Village along the Okene-Auchi Expressway, located at the boundary between the two states. The exercise formed part of intensified efforts to strengthen interstate security collaboration and confront […]
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned from his position amid reported plots by some lawmakers to impeach him. His resignation was confirmed on Monday by his media aide, Ivy Adodo-Ebojele, who announced the development on Facebook. She stated that further details […]
The son of the late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Kogi State, Prince Buhari Omolori Sani, has called on the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to urgently intervene in a boundary dispute between Oguda community in Kogi State and Okpella community in Edo State. […]