The Edo State Police Command has rescued 14 passengers who were kidnapped on Thursday along the Lagos–Abuja Road, by Ekor and Ikeran Oke, in the Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The Police Public Relations Officer in Edo State, Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. […]
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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki mourns the passing of Olososo of Ososo, Oba Anselm Obaitan. “It is with sadness and great grief that I received the news of the passing of the Olososo of Ososo, Oba Anselm Adeloro Obaitan, Ichama II, JP, a committed bridge builder and royalty […]
The Edo State Government has given irrigation devices to more than 500 farmers in the state to improve dry-season farming in 2022. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Stephen Idehenre, spoke to program participants at Rubber Estate Nigeria Limited, Ovia South-West Local Government Area (LGA), and explained that the […]
The first Edo Innovates Tech Conference (#EITC2022), with the theme “Innovation, Solutions and Talent; Driving the Economies of the Future,” will be hosted by the Edo State Government through the state’s skills development agency, Edojobs. Google Developers Group, Globacom Limited, Songhai Labs, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, or GIZ, […]
On Sunday, the Edo State Police Command announced that it had freed 17 people who had been kidnapped along the Benin-Lagos Expressway. Assuring the people of the state that efforts were underway to rescue the victims and apprehend the thugs, the command spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, stated in a press […]
Previously known as Samuel Adegboyega University, Glorious Vision University is located in Ogwa, Esan West Local Government Area, Edo State. The university’s management has announced that students wishing to study Religious Studies and Philosophy will receive 100% tuition reimbursement, while B.Sc. Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics students will see a 50% […]
As part of activities marking the first day of the celebration of his 35th year anniversary of coronation, His Royal Highness, Oba Okhishimede Eshimokhai Idogu III, the Olokpe of Okpe kingdom yesterday conferred chieftaincy titles on three deserving sons of Afemai land. Recipients of the chieftaincy titles at the […]
The Small and Medium Enterprises Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) through the National Skills Development programme has graduated 90 Edo Youth on various vocational skills. Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Benin the Commissioner for Business, Trade and Cooperatives, Hon. Afishetu Braimoh, said the goal of the Edo State Government is […]
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) have joined forces to inaugurate a cutting-edge Intensive Care Unit (ICU) worth $500,000. The 15-bed facility aims to address the healthcare challenges faced by critically ill patients in Edo State. Chief Medical Director of UBTH, Dr. Darlington […]
The Echoes of Women in Africa (ECOWA) Initiatives and Women For Fairness and Equity Organisation (WEFON), in partnership with Urgent Action Fund Africa and the Edo State government, have embarked on a groundbreaking endeavor. Together, they have crafted a legislative bill that will pave the way for the first women’s […]