Tag: Edo

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for granting Edo State the hosting rights for the 2026 Niger Delta Sports Festival. The governor gave the commendation when the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, led a delegation—including the Commission’s Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye; […]

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chief Blessing Sheriff Agbebaku, has directed the Member representing Egor Constituency, Hon. Natasha Osawaru, to appear before the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges within one week. The summons comes in response to a viral video linked to the lawmaker, which the Speaker said […]

The Edo State Government has intensified its campaign against illicit drugs, and has arrested seven suspects, including a breastfeeding mother, in a coordinated anti-drug operation across Uromi, Ubiaja and Auchi in Edo Central and Edo North Senatorial Districts. The suspects, comprising three males and four females, were paraded in Benin City by the Edo State […]

The Edo State Police Command has raised alarm over the growing practice of blocking major roads and highways under the pretext of protests, warning that such actions violate existing laws on public assembly and will no longer be condoned. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Command reaffirmed that although the Nigerian Constitution guarantees citizens […]