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Edo Government Sets Up Special Committee on Museum of West African Art (MOWAA)

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

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 […]

WE’LL RECONSTRUCT FEDERAL ROADS IN EDO, GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT- GOV OKPEBHOLO

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, at the weekend, said his administration will continue to reconstruct and repair damaged federal highways in the State in order to ease the suffering of the people. Governor Okpebholo said after the major interventions on the federal roads by the State Government, he will approach the Federal Government for […]

UNAUTHORIZED SALE, TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY NOW ATTRACT FIVE-YEAR JAIL TERM

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

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 […]

FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY: GOV OKPEBHOLO REVEALS HOW HE SUBDUED, DEFEATED VIOLENT CULTISM IN EDO STATE

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

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 […]

GOV OKPEBHOLO DONATES PATROL VEHICLES TO BOOST SECURITY IN EDO CENTRAL

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has commissioned and handed over 10 brand new Toyota Hilux patrol vehicles to the Nigeria Police Force, Irrua Area Command, in a move aimed at strengthening security operations across Edo Central Senatorial District in particular and Edo State in general. The vehicles, which were officially received by the Area […]

GOV OKPEBHOLO LEADS UNITED EDO APC FRONT, ENDORSES PRESIDENT TINUBU FOR 2027 RE-ELECTION

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Friday led a powerful coalition of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in formally endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in 2027. The endorsement, which took place in Edo Central, brought together key political figures including the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa,Senator Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole and the […]

Police Arrest 13 Over Killing of 23-Year-Old in Edo Community Clash

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Edo State Police Command has arrested 13 suspects following a violent clash that erupted in the Ogheghe community, Upper Siluko Road, Benin City, after the killing of 23-year-old Chigozie Ifeonu. The unrest, which occurred on Wednesday, reportedly began when a youth of Northern extraction allegedly stabbed Ifeonu to death during a dispute over a […]

Swift Security Response Averts Bloodbath in Edo Communities

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

A swift intervention by the Edo State Security Squad has averted what could have escalated into a major bloodbath in Benin City, following violent clashes that erupted between youths in Ogheghe and Ohoghobi communities, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The unrest, which broke out on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, claimed the […]