The Special Adviser on Women Mobilisation to Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, Hon. Omorede Osifo has predicted that at the end of his first four years tenure, the Governor would be begged to complete the next four years based on his level of achievements. According to a terse press statement signed by Osifo,”Senator Monday […]
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has received the report and resolutions of a five-man committee set up to investigate the state’s stake in the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and the Radisson Hotel projects. Receiving the report at Government House, Benin City, Governor Okpebholo assured that the findings would be fully implemented, disclosing […]
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has received a significant boost to its healthcare delivery capabilities with the donation of a state-of-the-art 160-Slice CT Scan Machine from the government and people of Japan. The Chief Medical Director of UBTH, Prof. (Mrs) Idia Ize-Iyamu expressed her gratitude for the generous contribution, highlighting its potential to […]
The Edo State Government has said the 2026 Appropriation Bill presented to the State House of Assembly by Governor Monday Okpebholo is strategically designed to accelerate infrastructure renewal, expand employment opportunities, and strengthen social services across the state. The Commissioner for Finance, Engr. Emmanuel Okoebor, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the details of the […]
A former Commissioner of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Henry Omoregie Williams Idahagbon, has petitioned the Senate President, accusing Senator Adams Oshiomhole of making “reckless, false and malicious” allegations of corruption against him during a Senate confirmation hearing. In the petition dated and addressed to the Senate President, Idahagbon said Oshiomhole’s objection to his […]
Edo state government has opened its audited records around how money was channeled towards a controversial project executed by ex-governor ,Godwin Obaseki, saying he took the sum of N25 billion bond to finance the hotel he later allegedly sold to one of his cronies for peanut. This revelations was contained in a video posted by […]
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo has called on the State House of Assembly, the National Universities Commission, NUC, and the Council of Legal Education, CLE, to investigate the alleged controversial Professor of Law title conferred on the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Roland Otaru, SAN. The party said the call for […]
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has sacked Fred Itua as his Chief Press Secretary. The Secretary to the State government, Barr.Umar Musa Ikhilor, disclosed this in a statement dated December 4, 2025 and made available to newsmen in Benin-City. Ikhilor, who did not give any reason for the sudden sack, however, announced the appointment […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, on Thursday announced that the issue involving the reported assault on Mrs Juliet Enabulele Asein, a reporter with the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS), has been fully resolved. NUJ Chairman, Comrade Festus Alenkhe, disclosed this during a press conference held at the NUJ Press Centre, Benin City. […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, has condemned in strong terms the assault on Mrs .Juliet Enabulele Asein, a reporter with the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS), who was reportedly assaulted and manhandled by Kelly Okungbowa (Ebo Stone) at a public function in Benin City on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. In a terse […]
Edo State’s renewed offensive against violent crime gained significant momentum at the weekend as Governor Monday Okpebholo’s security architecture ensured the demolition of a property allegedly used as a major operational base by kidnappers in Egbai community, Ovia North-East Local Government Area. The operation, executed by the Edo State Special Security Squad, underscores the administration’s […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is threatening to resume its suspended strike action following the expiration of a one-month window given to the Federal Government to address outstanding issues from the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement. The Benin Zone of ASUU has vowed to comply with the directive of the National Executive Council (NEC) to […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Mr. John Mayaki has commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for his swift and coordinated intervention that averted what could have been a major bloodbath in Benin city following violent clashes in Ogheghe community. There was tension in the sleepy Ogheghe and Ohoghobi communities in Ovia […]
Edo State Local Service Commission on Wednesday directed Heads of Local Government Adminstration across the 18 local government councils to go on compulsory leave. Chairman of the commission, Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, gave the directive while briefing journalists on the outcome of the commission’s visit to the 18 local government councils. According to Adjoto, the compulsory […]
The crisis rocking the Edo state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worsened on Sunday as a new faction loyal to Nyesom Wike, FCT Minister, elected Nosa Ogieva as factional chairman. Ogieva and 13 other executive members were sworn in after a congress attended by 576 delegates from 192 wards. He pledged to reunite the party and […]
A group, Edo State Market Women Association (EMWA), on Wednesday September, 24, protested the alleged imposition of Market Leader otherwise known as “Iye-eki on them. The group also accused them of collecting the sum of N1.5 million to facilitate the installation of the Iye-Eki on them. The group in a terse statement titled: “Iye-eki: Appeal […]
…..vows to restore peace to pave the way for credible elections in state chapter The Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State has strongly denied being an appendage of any of the feuding factions in the raging crisis in the state council of the union. Besides, it also vehemently denied the erroneous […]
The chairman of the Edo state branch of textiles and garment union , Comrade Ochei Oyenbuchukwu Mike has resigned his appointment as a member of the Edo state Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)care taker committee purportedly set up by the National President, comrade Joe Ajaero, on Thursday ,28th August ,2025. It was reliably gathered that two […]
The Caretaker Committee of Edo State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has debunked any link with any of the factions in the raging crisis in the State Council of NLC. Rising from a crucial meeting in Benin City with the first set of invited leaders of more than eight affiliate unions of NLC in […]
The Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”, has intensified its crackdown on criminal elements across the State with a large-scale bush combing operation that led to the recovery of firearms and ammunition in strategic locations. The coordinated exercise was carried out under the direct supervision of the Chief Security […]