The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of two suspected female social media influencers believed to be at the helm of an illicit operation that disperses cannabis-laced confectioneries online from Benin City. The operation, described by NDLEA officials as an online […]
Edo State
The Edo State Police Command has announced the detention of a 24-year-old social media content creator, Omoyemen Osarobo, widely known online as “Madam Oil Rice,” over a fabricated kidnap claim that circulated in Benin City. The charge stems from a video in which Osarobo asserted that she was abducted along […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Edo State began its 2025 Batch C Orientation Course with a total of 1,422 corps members taking the oath, comprising 689 men and 733 women. The pledge ceremony featured Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, who attended on behalf of the […]
A landmark event unfolded in Benin City as more than 1,000 young people from across Edo State participated in the Jobberman Career Clinic, a comprehensive one-day program designed to equip youth with practical skills, career clarity, and pathways to entrepreneurship. The event, hosted by Jobberman Nigeria in partnership with the […]
The Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has honoured 82 of its employees for their unwavering dedication and loyalty during the 2025 Long Service Award Ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Okomu community, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. The awardees, who had served the organisation for […]
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has voiced strong support for the upcoming Owan 10km Marathon, scheduled to hold on January 3, 2026. The pledge came during a courtesy visit to the Speaker by the event’s organizers, led by convener Chris Ojo, who also serves […]
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has scored a significant operational breakthrough in its battle against economic sabotage, announcing the arrest of 15 suspects and the seizure of eight trucks laden with illegally mined solid minerals. State Commandant Saidi Akintayo disclosed the results […]
The simmering tension over the Edo State Government’s decision to hand over several public schools to the Catholic Mission has escalated into a legal battle, as the Edo Muslims for Good Governance (EMGG) has filed a suit challenging the move. The case, marked HAG/15/2025, was brought before the Edo State […]
Edo State has reaffirmed its pledge to sustain and broaden the impact of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project, signaling a continued drive toward resilient rural livelihoods through agribusiness development. The commitment came during the wrap-up of the Fifth Joint Supervision Mission of the Federal […]
The Edo State Government has constituted a high-powered committee to review the legal and operational framework of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), appointing Senator Adams Oshiomhole as its chairman. The move comes amid growing protests and petitions from indigenes of Benin and members of the Benin Royal Palace, […]