Tag: edo
Reps summon NPDC over spillage in Edo community
The House of Representatives, Committee on Environment and Habitat on Thursday summoned the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), to appear…
Nigerian Govt hands over N3.85bn Water Project to Edo State
The Federal Government has handed over the completed Northern Esan Water Project at Ugboha Community, Esan South East Local Government…
Edo Govt. donates Armored Personnel Carrier to the Police
The Edo Government has donated an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) to the Police Command in the state to enable it…
Edo assembly calls on INEC to review number of constituencies
The Edo House of Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the…
Police establish marine base in Edo
The Nigeria Police Force has established a marine base at Iguobazuwa in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo.
Farmers/Herdsmen: NSCDC resolves 11 disputes in Edo
The Edo Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has resolved about 11 disputes between…
Edo partners EU to provide potable water in 46 communities
The Edo Government says it is partnering with the European Union (EU) to provide potable water to 46 rural communities…
Human Trafficking: NAPTIP, NEMA to empower 150 victims in Edo
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it will train 150 victims of human trafficking…
Illegal Migration: EU, Edo Govt partner to evolve solution
The European Union Parliament says it will partner Edo Government to evolve solution to illegal migration which is common to…
4 persons convicted for noise pollution in Edo
Edo State Government Monday said it has secured the conviction of four persons for noise pollution.
Edo Police recover 120 arms, arrest 5 suspects
The Police Command in Edo said it had recovered 120 arms and ammunition in compliance with the Inspector-General of Police’s…
Edo denies alleged plans to sell Observer Newspapers, EBS
The Edo State Government has denied an alleged plan to sell the State-owned Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS) and the Nigerian…
Lassa fever: Edo records 521 suspected cases
Dr Osamuwonyi Irowa, the Director of Disease Control, Edo, says the state has recorded 521 suspected cases of Lassa fever…
30 IDPs secure admission to tertiary institutions
No fewer than 30 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the North-East, camped in the International Christian Centre for Missions (ICCM),…
Lassa fever kills 11 people in Edo, many still hospitalised
No fewer than 11 persons have died of Lassa fever in Edo State in the latest outbreak of the hemorrhagic…
Obaseki to Edo farmers: Don’t allow herdsmen scared you out of your farms
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State Monday admonished farmers and residents of the State not be scared out of their…
Libyan returnees: Edo plans to establish permanent accommodation facility
Prof. Yinka Omoregbe, Chairman, Edo Task Force on Anti Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration, says plans are underway to establish…
Edo Police kill robbery suspect in gun battle
The Police in Edo have confirmed shooting to dead a member of an armed robbery gang and the escape of…
Alleged tax invasion: Edo Revenue Service seal-off AIT, Radio Nigeria
The Edo State Internal Revenue (EIRS), on Tuesday sealed-off two broadcast outfits in the State, over non-payment of taxes.
5, 037 Edo Libya Returnees to arrive Benin in January
No fewer than 5000 indigenes of Edo State who are trapped in Libya are expected to be evacuated in January,…
Edo street sweepers protest 8-month salary arrears
Sweepers employed by the Edo State Management Board to sweep major streets in Benin, Thursday staged another protest to demand…
Edo: Installation of “Pere of Olodiama Kingdom,” sacrilegious, criminal
The Edo State Government has condemned the planned installation of a new monarch in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of…
Illegal migration: Edo to enact law to tackle human trafficking
The Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, has disclosed plans by the state government to…
Edo pays retirees N6.2bn in 9 months
Edo State Government on Wednesday said it has paid N6.2 billion to retirees in the state between January and September…
Illegal levies: Edo demotes four school principals
Edo State Government has demoted four secondary school principals to classroom teachers, for collecting illegal levies from students.
Former super eagles coach inaugurates Footballers Social Club
Austin Eguavon, former Super Eagles Coach, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Ex- Nigeria International Footballers Social Club in Edo to take…
ERA collates 33,200 signatures against multinational company in Edo
Over 30,000 persons across the globe have allegedly appended their signatures expressing displeasure over activities of a multinational company, Okomu…
Photo News: Edo tragic accident
Nineteen people lost their lives in a road accident at Ugoneki village, located along Benin-Asaba highway, in Uhunmwode Local Government…
Sallah eve tragedy: 19 die in Edo motor accident
It was a tragic Sallah eve in Edo State, as 19 persons lost their lives in a ghastly road accident…
Edo bans use of school premises, roads for social events
Edo State Government on Wednesday announced the immediate ban on the use of premises of all public schools, roads and…