Gunmen on Friday killed a middle-aged man identified as Danjuma Emokpaire in Edo State. A resident of the community told journalists that Emokpaire was attacked by...
Police operatives in Edo have arrested a suspected notorious cultist in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this in a...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) produced two governorship candidates in last week’s governorship primary in Edo State. The same week, the former Kwara State governor, Abdulfattah...
Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election held on Friday. Okpebholo emerged the party’s candidate for the...
A former chairman of Nigeria Breweries, Asue Ighodalo, on Thursday won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary for Edo State. The Chairman of the Edo...
A former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, said on Wednesday that President Bola Tinubu did not support the zoning of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appeal committee on the ward congress election in Edo State has called for a political solution to the crisis in the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Saturday conducted a local government delegates election ahead of the February 22 governorship primary in the state. The...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Thursday 16 political parties would field candidates in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. The INEC...
The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday lifted the suspension placed on one of its members, Sunny Ojiezele. Ojiezele was suspended on January 29 for...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cancelled the Etsako Central ward delegates’ election in Edo State over the alleged kidnap of nine electoral officers. The PDP...
The Edo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a strong warning to Governor Godwin Obaseki, urging him to halt his borrowing spree. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed January 29 for the screening of its governorship aspirants in Edo State. The PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature,...
The campaign cordinator of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu in the Ward 10, Esan West Local Government Area of the State, Otoide Abas, has narrated...
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of nursing grudges against him. Obaseki and his deputy have been at loggerheads since...
The Edo State Police Command has called on the general public to give information concerning the killings in Edo State, which has also incidentally claimed the...
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu on Tuesday derided his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, insisting that the governor should have discussed his succession plan with him...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a physically-challenged drug dealer, Godwin Emuneyin, for alleged involvement in illegal drug deals. The NDLEA’s Director of...
Police on Wednesday arraigned a 39-year-old school proprietor, Paul Okungbowa, at the Oredo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, for alleged breach of peace and...
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on environmental degradation in Edo State. This followed the adoption...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, said on Friday he has not anointed a successor ahead of next year’s election in the state. The governor, who...
The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin on Friday upheld the victory of the senator representing Edo South, Neda Imasuen,...
Results of the Saturday local government election in Edo State, which was organised by the state independent electoral commission, has shown that the Peoples Democratic Party...
Police operatives in Edo State have arrested a 24-year-old student of the University of Port Harcourt for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death. The state’s Commissioner...
Despite pledging his loyalty to Governor Godwin Obaseki, it seems the bad blood between the governor and his deputy, Philip Shaibu is far from over. Both...
Suspected armed robbers on Wednesday shot dead a soldier in Edo State. The spokesman for the state police command, Chidi Nwabuzor, told journalists on Thursday the...
Police operatives in Edo have arrested a former banker, Gift Igbinosun, for alleged N14.9 million fraud in the state. The spokesman for the state police command,...
A month after dissolving the State Executive Council, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sworn-in 15 new commissioners with a charge for them to sustain...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, approved the reduction in the number of workdays for civil and public servants in the state from five...
The Senator representing Edo South District, Mathew Urhoghide, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lawmaker confirmed his resignation from the PDP in a...
Police operatives in Edo State have arrested two suspected kidnappers over the abduction of 31-year-old Albert Igbinomwanhia in Benin, the state capital. The state’s command spokesperson,...
The Police operatives in Edo State have placed a N5 million reward for anyone that has information that could lead to the arrest of one Rachael...
Results of the March 18 State House of Assembly election in Edo State announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), shows that the Peoples Democratic...
Police operatives in Edo have arrested four suspected armed robbers in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Chidi Nwabuzor, who paraded the suspects...
The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday’s won the senatorial election in Edo North Senatorial District. The Independent National...
At least three people were feared dead and several others injured in protests over the scarcity of the new naira notes in Benin City, Edo State,...
The Edo State government on Monday confirmed eight new cases of Lassa fever in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, who confirmed...
Two more victims of last weekend’s attack on a train station in Edo State have regained their freedom. The development brought to nine the number of...
Security agents have rescued six passengers abducted by criminals in last Saturday’s attack at a train station in Edo State. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chris...
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over alleged “monetary inducement” of officials of the Appeal Court in the...
The Edo State government said on Wednesday it received N2.1 billion from the 13 percent derivation fund paid by the Federal Government to oil-producing states. The...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo State has updated the list of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National and State Assemblies candidates in the state....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested at least 20 suspects for drug-related crimes in four states. The NDLEA’s Head of Media and Advocacy,...
Police operatives in Edo have recovered the bodies of 10 dead men along a major highway in the state. The spokesman for the state police command,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign rally took place in Edo State on Saturday with several chieftains of the party in attendance. Those at the...
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered an accelerated hearing in a N5 billion libel suit filed against three factional members...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two suspected owners of a fraud coaching center otherwise known as “yahoo” school, alongside their students in...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended one Favour Haruna, a 25-year-old pregnant woman, in connection with 82 pinches of methamphetamine and other drugs...
The Edo State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of seven operatives for alleged extortion in the state. The command’s Deputy Police Public Relations Officer,...
Police operatives in Edo have 30 suspected cultists in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Chidi Nwabuzor, who disclosed this to journalists on...