Category: Local

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday continued his one-year anniversary inspection tour of key infrastructure projects across the state, with jubilant residents in the Southern Senatorial District celebrating what they described as a new era of purposeful governance and rapid development. From the newly renovated Army Day Secondary School in Ikpoba Hill to […]

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has declared an end to the long-drawn controversy surrounding the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), affirming that the project will be restored to its original and rightful purpose; a cultural edifice envisioned to honour the heritage of the Benin Kingdom. The Governor made the declaration on Friday when […]

Edo Government Sets Up Special Committee on Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) The Edo State Government has announced the constitution of a Special Committee to address ongoing concerns surrounding the operations and governance structure of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA). The move follows a series of protests and petitions from members of […]

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has signed into law two landmark legislations: the Edo State Public Property Protection Law, 2025, and the Customary Court of Appeal (Re-establishment) Law, 2025. The two new laws represent a bold step in the administration’s ongoing reforms to restore institutional discipline, promote transparency, and protect the collective patrimony of […]

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has declared that his administration has successfully subdued and defeated violent cultism in the state through a combination of strategic security interventions, intelligence coordination, and political will. In a statement released in Benin City and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua on Thursday, Governor Okpebholo, said the […]