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As Nigerians watch the ongoing FIFA World Cup in hurt following the absence of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, a video has sparked discussion from one of the men who should be quietly easing himself out of the leadership system of Nigerian football. He is the former NFF president Amaju Melvin Pinnick. Amaju Pinnick, speaking recently on […]

The first chapter of the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup has delivered dramatic twists, emerging contenders and early disappointments, with Ghana making a stunning entry into the global top 10 while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal suffered a major rankings collapse. Following the completion of the opening matchday, all 48 participating nations have now taken to the […]

BENIN CITY — Primary healthcare delivery in Edo State has received a major boost following the implementation of the World Bank-supported Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project, with facility-based deliveries recording over 100 per cent increase since the intervention became fully operational in 2024. Dr. Coulson Oahimire Osoikhia, […]

…Caution pastors against pleading for arrested suspects Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo has said that criminal networks operating in the state are now being reinforced with recruits from other parts of the country with local collaborators arranging kidnap-for-ransom operations and handing over victims to hired gangs in the bush. Governor Okpebholo while addressing participants […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully airlifted sensitive electoral materials ahead of the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election and other scheduled senatorial and federal constituency by-elections across the country. The operation, carried out between June 15 and 16, followed a request from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the safe and timely […]

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Edo State Chapter, has congratulated Edo Queens Football Club on their historic emergence as champions of the 2026 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership. In a congratulatory message signed by the Edo SWAN Chairman, Comrade Kehinde Osagiede, the association commended the Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports […]

Edo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, on Wednesday, June 17, urged voters in Ovia South West Local Government Area to vote massively for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 11, 2026 local government elections. Idahosa made the appeal at the flag-off of the APC campaign for Ovia South West Local […]

Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa, has congratulated Edo Queens Football Club on their remarkable achievement of emerging champions of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership for the second time. In a congratulatory message posted on his official Facebook account, Idahosa described the team’s victory as a testament to the hard work, […]

For criminals who rely on concealed vehicle identities to evade detection, the Edo State Police Command says the game is up. The Command has launched a statewide crackdown on vehicles with covered, altered, defaced, obscured or missing registration number plates, warning that offenders risk arrest and impoundment of their vehicles. Police said the operation, activated […]