The Edo State Ministry of Education is collaborating with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, to ensure that students from the state benefit optimally from the various welfare programmes emanating from the ministry and the Fund. Disclosing this in a statement, Edo State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Paddy Iyamu, said the step would not only…

The Edo State government has commenced the demolition of houses used as hideouts by kidnappers in a bid to deter crime and criminality in the state.

The Executive Director of the Network for the Advancement of People with Visible Disability (NAPVID), Melody Omosah, has decried the killing of a person with disabilities during a violent leadership crisis in the Obazagbon community, Edo State.

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a parish priest, Rev. Fr. Philip Ekweli, and a major seminarian during an attack on St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukhua-Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State, on Monday night. The spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, revealed this in a statement on…

The people of the Gbolomotin community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State have absolved themselves of responsibility for the killings of migrant farmers in their farm cluster. Recall that several persons were killed in the agrarian communities following a clash between the migrant farmers and the people of Gbolomotin. The community,…

Governor Monday Okpebholo has reassured the people of Edo State of his administration’s unwavering commitment to tackling security challenges and ensuring the safety of residents. In response to recent criticisms from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the governor emphasised that his government is taking decisive action to combat insecurity. A press statement released by…

No fewer than 23 persons were feared dead, with several others injured, in an attack on seven farming settlements in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo on Friday, Feb. 21. The affected communities included Marindoti, Gbelemontin Domiju, Kola Village, Taiye Camp, Eto Camp, Dipe Community, Bala Dele Community, and Thousand Community. It was…

The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has outlined his administration’s achievements in his first 100 days in office.

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has unveiled a digital platform for the issuance of certificates and report cards to students in the state public schools.

The Edo Government has confirmed 13 deaths from outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health at the State Ministry of Health, gave the update during an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Benin. According to him, three cases of Mpox otherwise known as Monkeypox were also recorded, though…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) abruptly closed its defence at the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday, despite earlier pledges to present 24 additional witnesses. This unexpected decision followed damaging admissions from APC’s own witnesses under cross-examination, who confessed to over-voting and widespread non-compliance with the Electoral Act by the Independent National Electoral Commission…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is lining up 28 witnesses that would testify and tender exhibits before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The party made the disclosure on Wednesday after it opened its defence to the petition that is seeking to nullify the outcome of the governorship…