April, 2026

AHEAD 2027: Engr. Victor Osagbouwa Obanor Declares Intention To Represent Egor Constituency At Edo State House Of Assembly

A former functioning Director, Projects Implementation and Monitoring in Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Commission , EDSOGPADEC, Engineer Victor Osagbouwa Obanor has declared his intention to contest the Egor Constituency Seat at the Edo State House Of Assembly. Engineer Obanor who is a patron of various professional bodies and paramilitary organisations within and […]

ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Residents In Construction Areas Across Edo Central Express Gratitude To Gov. Okpebholo For Intervention

Residents along road construction areas across Edo Central senatorial district , Edo State, have continued to express gratitude to the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo for the construction of some key important roads to improve economic growth in their areas. Edo Central Correspondent, Chris Omijie who visited some roads under construction, reports that residents and […]

PLANNED BOMB ATTACK: Six Held Over An Alleged Plot To Bomb Government Facilities In Ondo

No fewer than six persons have been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command over an alleged plot to bomb government facilities in Akure. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Adebowale Lawal, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Thursday, adding that 10 other suspected criminals were apprehended across the state, bringing the total number of […]

Sexual Assault: Lagos Pastor Bags Life Jail For Raping Church Member’s Daughter

A 63-year-old cleric, Chris Douglas, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja for raping a church member’s daughter. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that Douglas, the General Overseer of Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, Oshodi, abused his position of authority and trust […]

Alleged Fraud Case: Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Ex-Minister, Sadiya Farouq

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has issued a warrant of arrest against a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, and a Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Bashir Nura Alkali. The court issued the arrest warrant over their failure to attend court for their arraignment […]

AMLSN, UBTH Chapter Commemorates International Biomedical Laboratory Science Day With Awareness Campaign Rally & Lecture

The need for medical laboratory scientists to embrace innovative, cost-effective and environmentally responsible approaches in the diagnostic process has been emphasised by Resource Persons at the 2026 International Biomedical Laboratory Science Day organised by the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) UBTH Chapter. The commemoration earlier featured an awareness Rally across critical departments […]

Edo CP, Monday Agbonika Says No Hiding Place For Criminally-Minded Officers

Any policeman found extorting unsuspecting members of the public will be visited with severe sanctions and possible dismissal from the force. The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Mr. Monday Agbonika, handed down the warning when he visited the Communications Complex of Independent Television and Radio, Iguosa, Benin City, as a guest of the Radio […]

EDSG Declares Open Three-Day Retreat For Ministry Of Regional Devt., Tasks Participants On Fresh Ideas

Edo State Government says the MEGA and SHINE Agenda have made the state a secure destination for industrial, commerce, tourism, and business development. The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, stated this during the opening ceremony of a three-day retreat organized by the Federal Ministry of Regional Development and Regional Development Commissions in Benin […]

Gov. Okpebholo Grants Full Scholarships To Children Of Late Commander Of 29 Task Force Brigade, Brig. Gen. Braimah

Edo State Government has approved full educational scholarships for three children of late Brigadier General Oseni Omoh Braimah, an indigene of the state who died in active service to the nation. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Monday Okpebholo, Dr. Patrick Ebojele, the approval ensures that the education of the […]

Leadership, Members Of APC Ward Two, Egor LGA Dissociates Selves From Orobosa Uwaifo’s Political Aspiration

The Executive, leaders, stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress Ward Two, Egor local government area, Edo State have dissociated themselves from the political aspiration of Mr. Orobosa Uwaifo in his quest to contest as a Member, Edo State House of Assembly to represent Egor Constituency in the 2027 election. The Report by Williams […]