Governor Obaseki Explains Why He Is Yet To Sign The Anti-open Grazing Bill Into Law
Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday, October 11, gave reasons on why he is yet to sign into law the ban on Open Grazing in Edo […]
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2 die in Edo over suspected money ritual practice
Two young men identified as Ebafor Abiye, 25, and Alex Benjamin, 36, on Tuesday died in mysterious circumstances at the same hospital in Igarra, Edo […]
Senate Confirms EFCC Board Members
The nominees for the appointment of Secretary and Board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari has been confirmed […]
9 crushed to death in Edo auto crash
Nine passengers of an intra-city commercial bus were on Tuesday morning crushed to death by a heavy-duty truck in Benin, the Edo State capital. The […]
Road rehabilitation: NIPOST boss lauds Obaseki
Director, NIPOST Training Institute, Dr. Julius Anjorin, has hailed the Edo State Government for rehabilitating the road leading to the institute in Egor, Benin. At […]
NDLEA Intercepts 24,311kg Of Heroin, Codeine At Airport, Seaport In Lagos
According to a report by The PUNCH, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized over 24, 311kg of heroin, codeine as well as Arizona […]
Police in pursuit of Sowore brother’s killers, Obaseki vows support
Activist and publisher of online news medium, SaharaReporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, has disclosed that his younger brother, Olajide Sowore, was killed on Saturday by suspected […]
Edo Residents Protest As Obaseki Makes Vaccination Compulsary
There was a massive protest by civil society groups on Monday in Benin, Edo State following the no-COVID-19 vaccine, no-public gathering order of Governor Godwin […]
NANS urges govts to tackle kidnapping on Benin-Auchi expressway
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged federal and state governments to intensify fight against banditry and kidnapping, especially on the Benin-Auchi expressway. […]
Edo @ 30: Obaseki consolidating on gains of predecessors—PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, on Friday, said Gov. Godwin Obaseki was consolidating on the gains of his predecessors as the state marked […]
Outrage over plan to turban Sultan of Shuwa Arab of Edo
Plans by some Shuwa Arabs, an ethnic group from Borno, to crown Idris Adanno as the Sultan of Shuwa Arab of Edo State, has been […]
Olu of Warri: ‘Palace has no hand in declaring princes wanted’
The Olu of Warri Palace has no hand in the police declaring two princes, Oyowoli and Omatsuli Emiko wanted, The Nation has learnt. Chairman of […]
No plan to lead party again, says Oshiomhole
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomole yesterday denied plotting to stage a come back to office. He also distanced […]
Nigerian Billionaire Businessman, Idahosa Okunbo Dies At 63
Capt. Idahosa Okunbo, the Nigerian billionaire businessman and Chairman, Ocean Marine Services Limited, is dead, according to SaharaReporters. It was learnt that Okunbo had been […]
Who are you to ask me questions? By Alex Otti
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything” – Albert Einstein One of […]
I Won’t Fight With Oba Of Benin Over Returned Artefacts – Gov Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has disclosed that his government will not engage in “disrespectful exchanges” with the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, over […]
Detained Edo Ex-commissioner Regains Freedom In France
A Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism in Edo state, Mr Osaze Osemwingie-Ero, has been released after he was arrested and detained by INTERPOL in […]
Edo PDP lifts suspension on state chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has announced the resolution of its leadership crisis and lifting of the suspension on the state Chairman, Dr […]
NDLEA destroys 22 hectares of cannabis farms in Edo Cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo Command on Saturday arrested seven farmers suspected to be cannabis farmers in Ughieudu, near Ehor, Uhumwonde Local […]
Obaseki to police: go after killers of Pa Ayomike, wife
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has condemned the murder of Pa Joshua Ayomike and his wife, Chichi, in their Warri home, Delta State. The governor […]