The Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reported to the national leadership of the party, the proposed plans by the State Governor, Godwin...
A new index has ranked 19 Nigerian states below the benchmark for transparency and accountability in the use of public funds and overall governance. The report...
It was mixed fortunes for Nigerian states, as 18 states out of 36 including federal capital territory recorded negative Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2020. This...
Edo Government has directed all civil servants in the state to resume regular work hours from Monday. The state’s Deputy Governor, Phillip Shaibu, gave the directive...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing and re-bagging cement in Edo State. The NSCDC Commandant in the...
The Edo State Government on Tuesday evening demolished properties belonging to former Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Pius Odubu, former Secretary to the State Government...
Edo State government has reconstituted the 13 sub-committees of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) to be hosted by the...
The National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, on Saturday, charged the Edo State government to recover funds allegedly misappropriated by...
The Edo State government on Friday confirmed 53 new COVID-19 cases in the state. The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this during...
Some Edo residents marched to Government House, Benin with the body of one of the seven persons killed in Ugboke, Oshodi, Okokodo, Ariyan and Yoruba camp...
The Edo State government on Tuesday confirmed 59 fresh COVID-19 cases in the state. The Edo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this...
The Edo State government on Monday confirmed 103 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the state. The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed...
The Edo State government said on Friday the state has recorded 38 fatalities since the onset of second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state....
The Edo State government has recorded no fewer than 29 fresh cases of COVID-19 and has also confirmed the recovery of 16 patients who have tested...
Edo State Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu has disclosed that its command has arrested five suspected kidnappers around the Benin-Lagos road. The Edo police chief said...
The Edo State government on Monday confirmed 82 new COVID-19 cases in the state. The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this in...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has called on corporate organisations, especially banks in the state to join hands with the state government in curbing the spread...
A 47-year-old man, Anthony Ogbevon, on Friday, approached the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and demanded a N50 million compensation for alleged unlawful arrest and...
Obehi Ogbeh, one of the prisoners who escaped from the White House Correctional facility in Edo State, has been been arrested by men of the Ogun...
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin on Wednesday voided the deputy governorship candidacy of Audu Ganiyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the...
A man identified as Austin Ndibisu has reportedly fled his home after his wife, Rita, gave birth to quadruplets on January 2. According to a Facebook...
The Edo State government on Tuesday confirmed five new COVID-19 related deaths in the state. The COVID-19 Incident Manager in Edo, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed...
Edo State government on Thursday confirmed 14 fresh COVID-19 cases in the state. The State Incident Manager on COVID-19, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has demanded Governor Godwin Obaseki’s resignation over worsening insecurity in the state and disobedience of court’s order. The...
Police operatives in Edo State have uncovered a plot by criminals to rob several banks and commercial centres across the state during the yuletide period. The...
Unidentified gunmen on Friday shot a senior police officer in Edo State. The spokesman of the state’s police command, Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the incident to...
Police in Edo State on Friday released an 11-year-old boy, Gift Osayuhi, who was arrested last week over his alleged involvement in the attack on a...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday extended the ultimatum given to fleeing inmates to return by one week. The governor had on Wednesday ordered...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on the state following the hijack of the #EndSARS protests by hoodlums. The...
Members of a vigilante group on Tuesday arrested two hoodlums while trying to break into people’s shops in Benin City, Edo State. The vigilante men spotted...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has condemned Friday’s attack on #ENDSARS protesters by hoodlums in the state. The governor told journalists on Saturday he has directed...
The Edo State government on Friday directed the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies in the state to fish out the killers of...
The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday reversed the recent impeachment of the former Speaker of the House, Francis Okiye, and commuted it to resignation....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, hinted on Thursday that he would challenge the outcome of the September 19...
Anselm Ojezua, a factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, on their...
The immediate past Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Bukola Saraki has reacted to the emergence of Governor Godwin Obaseki as the winner...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has commended all stakeholders who made Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State a success....
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has asked voters in Edo State to protect their votes as the governorship election in the state enters the crucial stage...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Friday accused the police of harassing governors elected on the party’s platform ahead of...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday challenged the staff of the commission to “rise to the occasion” in...
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Ikimi, said on Wednesday the “cash-laden bullion vans” of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would no longer use the z-pad for the Edo State governorship election. The commission had initially planned...
The Lagos State Police Command has deployed 1,000 officers to complement other security personnel sent to Edo for this week’s governorship election in the state. The...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, said on Sunday the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expected the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible governorship election...
Voters in Edo and Ondo states have been told that they must wear face masks before they would be allowed to vote in the forthcoming governorship...
“So this is how we will just adjust to the new fuel price at the petrol stations, and government will get away with the imposition of...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, said on Monday Governor Godwin Obaseki destroyed his chances of re-election by failing...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, said on Friday his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, had no development plan for the state during his tenure. Obaseki, who is the...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, came under scathing criticism from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday over the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recent report...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, said on Sunday he was determined to deal with thugs that may be used to disrupt the September 19 governorship election...