Women’s rights activist and Executive Director of Braveheart Initiative Ms. Priscilla Usiobaifo has been conferred with the award of Woman of Courage by the United States Mission Nigeria. The award certificate, dated March 27, 2024 and signed by David J. Greene, Charge d’ Affairs, a.i stated that the award was […]
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In a generous act of support for journalism in Edo State, Governor Godwin Edo Government Accuses Edo State Governor, Okpebholo, and Predecessor, Okpebholo Receives Final Report From Edo Assets Verification Committee, Engage in Verbal Battle Over Alleged N96 Billion Fraud of Misappropriating Funds for E-Governance has gifted a 15-seater Toyota […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has announced the establishment of one of Nigeria’s largest coated calcium carbonate factories in Lampese, within the Akoko Edo Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Mining and Energy, Hon. Enaholo Ojiefoh, revealed that the factory is currently under construction and is projected to […]
The Edo State Government has forged a strategic alliance with Edojobs Signs MoU With LAPO Microfinance Bank on Skills Acquisition Microfinance Bank to bolster small enterprises across its 18 local government areas. The pact, inked by Secretary Osarodion Ogie Esq. at the Government House in Benin City, heralds a new […]
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi, has been released by his abductors after an 11-day captivity. Aziegbemi returned to his residence around 3 a.m. on Tuesday following negotiations with the abductors. His family had been contacted on Friday, with a ransom demand of […]
The Uneme Akiosu community in Akoko-Edo LGA of Edo State today celebrated the coronation of their new king, Oba Frederick Lucky Iyogun, Iyogu 11. The ceremony was marked by the presence of 14 kings from across the LGA, symbolizing the collective joy of the region. This historic event brought an […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja made a pivotal decision on Wednesday, rejecting an attempt to halt the Court Orders Philip Shaibu's Reinstatement as Edo Deputy Governor process launched by the Edo State House of Assembly against Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu. Despite an oral plea from Shaibu’s legal representative, Prof. […]
Following the distressing incident of the abduction of the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Tony Aziegbemi, by a group of armed individuals near his residence in the Government Reservation Area of Benin City, the capital of Edo State, actions have been swiftly initiated to address […]
Hon. Tajudeen Alade Suleman, Esq, the Chairman of Akoko Edo Local Government, has paid a visit to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (Edo Assembly Summons BEDC, TCN over Persistent Power Outage) in Okene, Kogi State, to engage with the site engineer with the aim of resolving the persistent issue of […]
The Edo State House of Assembly has issued a summon to the heads of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (Edo State's First Lady Flags Off Sale of 500,000 Prepaid Electricity Meters) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (Akoko Edo Towards Reliable Electricity as Council Chairman Visit TCN), demanding an explanation […]