Business

Union Bank launches 5 upgraded branches in Edo

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2017 0

To celebrate its 100-year milestone while delivering on its promise to provide consistent banking solutions, Union Bank Plc, one of the longest-standing innovative banks in Nigeria, recently launched five state-of-the-art branches in Edo State. The upgraded branches are located at Akpakpava

Politics

APC planning to set Edo INEC office ablaze, PDP alleges

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2016 0

National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the weekend alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State was planning to burn down the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in the state with a view to preventing the electoral umpire from providing credible evidence at the tribunal. The Edo State governorship […]

News

Recession:Edo Will Be The Most Prosperous Economy In The South South Within Three Years,Says Obaseki

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2016 0

Governor Godwin Obaseki has expressed his administration’s desire to make Edo state the most prosperous economy in the South-South within the next three years.According to a press statement endorsed by his chief press secretary, Governor Obaseki expressed confidence that in another seven to ten years, his desire was to position the State as the number […]

Headlines News

Edo partners World Bank, FG on poverty reduction

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2016 0

The Edo state Government has entered into partnership with the World Bank, the Federal Ministry of Finance as well as that of Budget and National Planning ministry to assist the state efficiently execute its poverty reduction schemes. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Mr. John Mayaki, said the partnership is […]

News

Villagers place N3m bounty on 31 years old man in Edo

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 October 2016 0

Elders and traditional priests of Evbodobian community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have placed a bounty of N3 million on the head of a 31-year-old Osarodion Osayande over his willful disappearance to avoid the performance of some rites of passage for his late father. The bounty option the elders said became compelling […]

Politics

I want to be remembered for destroying Edo godfathers –Oshiomhole

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2016 0

The governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, will soon leave the Government House after eight years on the saddle. Recently, he met with President Muhammadu Buhari and thereafter spoke about his achievements in the state, why PDP did not stand a chance in the last election, what he wants to be remembered for and why […]

News

Political Thuggery: Uyi Omoregbe, OtherPFM Members On Wanted List

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 November 2015 0

BENIN CITY – The 2015 general elections may have come and gone but the last is yet to be heard of the violence culminating in the loss of lives and destruction of property worth millions of Naira in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. This is even as the Edo State Police Command, through […]

Headlines News

11 Edo Officials Arrested over Cult Killings

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

No fewer than 11 officials of the Edo State government were among the 56 persons arrested by the Police in connection with cult-related killings in Benin City, the capital, the Daily Times learnt on Thursday. The state government de­scribed the development as “shocking” and called for calm among the residents. A special squad was set […]

Crime News

Two Students, Women Killed in Edo Cult Clashes

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2015 0

Two students and two women, were reportedly killed, on Tuesday, by suspected cultists in different areas of Benin, the Edo State capital. There have been an increase in cult-related killings recently in the state due to suspected reprisals. It was learnt that the ‎women, said to be the mothers of two men, who had been […]

News

140,000 APC Votes Voided in Edo, Says Oshiomhole

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that in spite of the 140,000 All Progressives Congress (APC) votes that were voided in the last presidential election, the state was the only one in the entire South South and South East geopolitical regions that gave President-elect, Maj.-Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd) over 45% of the votes […]

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Edo APC Sweeps 20 Seats in Edo, PDP Wins Four

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State, has won 20 seats of the 24-member House of Assembly in last Saturday’s elections. APC won in Edo South senatorial district, Orhionmwon South, Orhionmwon East, Ovia North East 1 and 11, Ovia South West, Egor, Ikpoba -Okha, Oredo West and East and Uhunwode. For Edo Central senatorial district, […]

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Anxiety as Whereabouts of Edo APC Chieftain Remain Unclear

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2015 0

  Anxiety has gripped family members and friends of the Edo State Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Us­man Mogaji, whose whereabouts are still unknown while they al­lege being harassed by soldiers. His family members also al­leged that soldiers from the Ni­gerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering in Auchi, arrested the […]

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‘Election Materials Reach Difficult Terrains in Edo’

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

  The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Edo, Mr Mike Igini, said election materials, including life jackets for regular and ad-hoc staff of INEC, had been taken to all the difficult terrains in the State. Igini made this known during interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Friday. He explained that […]

News

EDO PDP Urges Binis to Support Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2015 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has urged the Bini people to reconnect with the PDP-controlled Federal Government by voting for President Goodluck Jonathan. The party supporters, while holding a rally tagged Opera­tion Final Push on Tuesday, at the Garrick Memorial School, urged the Bini to support the party. Addressing the mammoth crowd, […]

Politics

I Stay out of Politics but Mrs Buhari Called Edo Women Prostitutes – Uche Jumbo

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2015 0

Okay this is what happened. Uche Jumbo reposted a write up on facebook which talked about how Buhari’s wife called Edo women prostitutes. She got blasted by some fans for reposting the article and now she has come out to say that she is not rooting for any particular party but only a women’s right […]

News

Threat To Life : Death of Apprentice Sets Family, Master On Collision Course

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2015 0

Residents of Benin Agbor road in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government areas of Edo State were thrown into confusion and shock recently following an alleged attack on Mr.Festus Asemota as a result of the death of one Sunday Osaretin, an apprentice attached to him . A source at the scene of the incident who preferred anonymity, said […]

News

Cleric after the life of a young man

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 March 2014 0

The family of Ezomo Edison in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State have cried out for help and security assistance over the constant harassment and threats to the life of their son, Ezomo Edison. A family member, who spoke to our reporter said that Edison, a barber by profession was living in Lagos State, […]