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BENIN CITY — Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday declared that only individuals with deep urban understanding can effectively organise and brand a modern city, as he received leaders of the City Boy Movement at Government House, Benin City. The governor used the occasion to emphasise the importance of structured, grassroots-driven leadership while reaffirming […]

ABUJA — The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has disbursed N434.5 million as the final tranche of intervention funds to complete thousands of ongoing school projects across the country, while earmarking a fresh N5.18 billion for a new round of infrastructure upgrades targeting underserved communities. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, disclosed this on […]

Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports, His Excellency Comrade Philip Shaibu has heaped plaudits on the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON) for the silent revolution that the latter is engendering in Nigeria football. Shaibu led a team of NIS Management and Staff to the NFF […]

BENIN CITY — Suspected illegal loggers have invaded a protected forest belonging to the Benin monarch, desecrating the revered Ovia ancestral shrine and felling several timber trees in Iyowa Village, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. The suspects were apprehended on Tuesday, following a covert surveillance operation by youths mobilised by the Okaighele […]

Edo State is lavishly endowed with natural resources. Officially, on paper, it may appear as the tapping of these resources are yet to commence. Our discreet investigations, revealed that illegal and secret exploits of these resources are ongoing. It is absolutely of essence to highlight some of these resources and their location. In Akoko Edo […]

ABUJA — The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N2.036 trillion among the Federal Government, state governments and Local Government Councils (LGCs) as revenue allocation for March 2026, amid a mixed performance across key revenue streams. Details contained in a communiqué issued at the end of FAAC’s April meeting in Abuja […]

BENIN CITY — The Edo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has commenced the distribution of uniforms, travel bags and the administration of compulsory vaccination for intending pilgrims ahead of the 2026 Hajj exercise, as part of preparations for a smooth pilgrimage. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Executive Secretary […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the passing of Ambassador Mohammed Mahmud Lele, who died shortly after his appointment as Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to Algeria. According to a statement issued on April 22, 2026, the diplomat passed away in the early hours of April 19 in Ankara, Türkiye, following a prolonged illness. Before his death, […]

… Links leadership journey to spiritual guidance BENIN CITY – Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has credited part of his leadership journey and political resilience to the spiritual guidance and prayers of the Catholic Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Dr Augustine Obiora Akubeze, as the cleric marked his 20th Episcopal Anniversary. Speaking at […]

…. Seeks urgent Fed intervention ABUJA – The Senator representing Edo Central, Joseph Ikpea, has called for urgent federal intervention to address what he described as worsening ecological disaster threatening communities across Esan land. Moving a motion on the floor of the Senate titled “Urgent Need for Immediate Federal Intervention to Address Escalating Ecological Degradation […]

BENIN CITY — Edo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, has reiterated the need for collective responsibility in tackling insecurity as he received members of the Concerned Edo Hunters Association, Edo South Chapter, at Government House, Benin City. At the meeting, which also served as a condolence visit and formal introduction of the group, the […]

Abuja: Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has appointed his nephew and music superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, as head of youth mobilisation for his campaign council in the build-up to the state’s gubernatorial polls. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Afrobeats maestro disclosed this in a post on his […]