Tag: Edo State
Edo Boundary dispute: Policeman shot, battling for life
A yet to be identified police officer is currently battling for his life at the Irrua Specialist Hospital, in Edo…
Police arrest 50 crime suspects in Edo
The Edo Police Command on Friday said it had arrested no fewer than 50 suspects in connection with various crimes…
Edo ex-Speaker demands N500m damages from APC chieftain
Mr Kabiru Adjoto, former Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, on Wednesday demanded the sum of N500 million as compensation…
New Edo Commissioner of Police assumes office, promises fairness
Newly deployed Commissioner of Police to Edo state, Lawal Tanko Jimeta, has assured the people of the state of his…
Edo not among ‘commercial borrowing states’ – DMO DG
The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Mrs Patience Oniha, has lauded Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State for…
NYSC calls for completion of Edo orientation permanent site
The Edo State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator, Mr Ojo Adebayo, has appealed to the Edo State government to…
We’ve reduced poverty – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has boasted that his administration has done great work in alleviating poverty and creating…
Police arrest soldiers for kidnapping
Three soldiers and a civilian have been arrested for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery by the Edo State Police Command.
Service sector contributed N1.2trn to Edo’s GDP in 2017 – NBS
The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Edo state's service sector contributed N1.2 trillion to its N2.3 trillion…
Tragedy: Four children crushed to death in Edo
Tragedy struck on Saturday morning in Benin, Edo State, when a fast-moving BMW car crushed four children of the same…
Shop owners cry out as fire razes popular Edo market
No fewer than 300 shops and goods worth millions of Naira were on Saturday night destroyed by fire that engulfed…
Stop blackmailing me, Oshiomhole warns Obaseki
The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo to focus on delivery…
Edo govt‘ll compensate families of slain Police officers – Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government will compensate the families of two police…
Edo: Aggrieved members of APC call for new LG leadership
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the platform of Ikpoba-Okha Liberation Movement, have called for new…
Reports: Sex traffickers leave Edo for Ondo, Kogi, Bayelsa
Sex traffickers are moving out of Edo state to avoid detection as foreign donors pour money into anti-trafficking programmes in…
Fire guts TCN transformer in Edo
Fire on Sunday destroyed 150MVA transformer belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) at the 330/132/33KVA substation along Sapele…
Gov. Obaseki briefs new DSS Director for Edo
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday, received and briefed the new director of the Edo Command of the Department…
APC wins 10 assembly seats released so far in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Results of the March 9 State House of Assembly election held in Edo State are trickling in from…
NDLEA arrests 1,247 drug offenders in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has announced that no fewer than 1,247…
Edo State set to crash price of rice
The Edo State Government has said that its Food and Agro Fair will hold in Benin City, the state capital,…
Edo public school teachers begin indefinite strike
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications that students of public schools in Edo State who just resumed after the long vacation,…
Lassa Fever Claims One in Edo
An outbreak of Lassa Fever has allegedly claimed the life of one Henry Ehimati, a male nurse working with Okomu…
Govt aide calls for intensive awareness on illegal migration
Ms Efosa Uyigue, the Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Gender, on Friday said only intensive awareness would check…
Edo Govt., corporate bodies partner to ensure teachers ICT compliance
Edo Government says it will partner with individuals and corporate bodies to make teachers and pupils Information and Communications Technology…
Edo Govt. reaffirm commitment to boost Public-Private-Partnership (PPP)
Edo Government has renewed its commitment to promote Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) to attract investors. Gov. Godwin Obaseki said this while inaugurating…
$232mn debt: APC throws Edo into bottomless pit, PDP alleges
The Chairman of Edo State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, has accused the APC-led government…
Suspected herdsmen kill 5 in Edo
Five people have been reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen in two separate attacks in Esan South East and Ovia North…
Anti-open grazing: PDP send Bill to Edo Assembly
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo says it has forwarded an Anti-Open Grazing Bill to the House of Assembly…
Edo govt., is building new structures for its schools of agriculture – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration is building new structures for the schools of agriculture which will soon…
Edo Govt. calls for calm over Police/Youth Clash
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has called for calm over the clash between some youths and mobile policemen over the…