Agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were not seen in a number of polling units during Saturday’s by-election in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State.
A visit by our reporter to polling centres in Oluku, Owina,...
The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo as governor of Edo State, dismissing the appeal filed by PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo.
In a unanimous judgment, the five-member panel held that Ighodalo failed to prove allegations of...
The Deputy Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Maria Oligbi-Edeko, has resigned her position. She made the announcement during plenary in Benin City on Monday.
Her resignation follows the defection of several PDP members, including the Speaker, to the...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has increased the minimum wage for state workers by ₦5,000—raising it from ₦70,000 to ₦75,000.
Speaking at the May Day celebration in Benin City, the governor said the move was aimed at improving the lives...
An officer attached to the Edo State Police Command has allegedly shot and killed 18-year-old Chinedu Abimbor for failing to stop at a checkpoint in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area.
Sources said the incident occurred on Wednesday when the...
The Edo State government has confirmed 15 deaths from Lassa fever since the outbreak of the disease this year.
Dr. Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health at the state’s Ministry of Health, revealed that over 1,000 suspected cases had been...
An environmentalist, Dr. Tom Aneni, has urged the Edo State Government to ban single-use plastics to combat pollution and erosion.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum in Benin, Aneni, who leads the Sustainable Environment Development Initiative (SEDI), said plastic waste has become a major issue...
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended a 35-year-old ex-convict, John Agbontean, for armed robbery just two days after his release from Oko Prison, Benin-City, on December 19, 2024.
Agbontean was arrested on December 22 at the Restoration...
Akpooh Edet, a 35-year-old security guard at the Rubber Estate in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, has been arrested for faking his own kidnapping to extort N50 million from his employer.
Edet was captured by Ondo’s...
A coalition of civil society organizations in Edo State has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Nigeria Police, Edo State Command, to clarify the circumstances surrounding the death of Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, a former Edo State NLC chairman, at...
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Artist and curator Jemima Kakizi is bringing renewed energy and international connections to Rwanda’s growing contemporary art scene.
Her...
