Edo State
Okpebholo Urges National Assembly to Probe Persistent Power Outages, Grid Collapses
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has called for a thorough legislative investigation into Nigeria’s persistent power outages and repeated collapses of the national...
FG, Edo Agree on Mid-Year Takeoff for Benin Airport, Plan Indigenous Airline
The Federal Government and the Edo State Government have agreed on a mid-year timeline to commence full commercial operations at the Benin Airport,...
Keyamo Sets Up Technical Committee for Edo State Indigenous Airline
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has constituted a technical committee to fast-track the launch of an indigenous airline for...
Eleven Feared Dead, Seven Injured in Fatal Benin–Asaba Highway Crash
No fewer than eleven passengers have lost their lives, while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal road accident that...
Abducted Edo Doctor Regains Freedom After N50m Ransom Payment
An abducted medical doctor, Dr. Ibrahim Tahir, has regained his freedom after his family paid a ransom of N50 million to his abductors,...
Kidnappers Demand N100m Ransom for Eight Abducted Imoga Indigenes in Edo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have demanded a ransom of N100 million for the release of eight indigenes of Imoga Kingdom who were...
Edo Governor Mourns Victim of Ekpoma Kidnapping, Orders Security Clampdown
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed deep sorrow over the kidnapping and killing of a young man in Ekpoma, Esan West Local...
Edo PDP Chairman Tony Aziegbemi Defends Former Governor Obaseki’s Right to Choose his Residence
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi, has asserted that former Governor Godwin Obaseki cannot be compelled...
Governor Okpebholo Receives Back-to-Back Edo Icon Awards for 2024 and 2025
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has been honoured with the Edo Icon Award for both 2024 and 2025. The awards were presented...
Obaseki Accuses Okpebholo of Orchestrating s and Vows to Respond
Former Edo State governor Godwin Obaseki has accused his successor, Monday Okpebholo, of sponsoring attacks against him and has warned that he will...
