By Flourish Osetohanmen The Nigerian First Lady, Sen. (Mrs) Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday in Benin City, Edo State, inaugurated 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses and launched a N1 billion economic empowerment programme for 5,000 beneficiaries in Edo. The First Lady, who performed the inauguration and launched the empowerment programme, said both initiatives of Governor […]

By Raphael Okhiria The Edo State Chapter of the Association of Community Newspapers’ Publishers of Nigeria (ACNPN), has expressed concerns about the slow rate of development, and poor socio-infrastructural facilities, and amenities in rural communities in Edo State, saying that federal and state legislators, as well as local government council chairmen must assist, and complement, […]

By Raphael Okhiria The Executive Chairman of Ovia North East Local Government Council, Hon. Orobosa Christopher Eriamantoе, has congratulated His Excellency, Chief Lucky Imasuen on his well deserved appointment as the Edo South Coordinator of the APC 2027 Presidential Campaign Council. Hon. Eriamantoe described the appointment of Chief Imasuen into the APC Presidential Campaign Council […]

By Raphael Okhiria The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District in Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber in Abuja, Senator Neda Imasuen, has been honoured with an Award for Legislative Excellence and Democratic Governance. Senator Imasuen who serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, received the award at the 16th African […]

By Patrick Akhere Ebojele, PhD It has been more than two decades! For residents of Obaseki Street and neighboring communities in the Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City, life was full of anxiety whenever the dark clouds began gathering. Every rainy season brought with it for this long period of time the same cycle of […]

By Raphael Okhiria A chieftain of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Sunny Aguebor, has disclosed that several millions of Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora are very much in high spirit to support and elect the presidential candidate of the NDC, Mr. Peter Obi as the president of the country in 2027. Mr. […]

By Raphael Okhiria The Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP), has condemned in the strongest term the Children’s Day near tragedy that occurred at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium during the commemoration of the Children’s Day, organized by the Edo State government. The CRPP in a press statement signed by its national chairman, Dr. Samson Isibor, […]

By Happiness Ilusota The Edo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugenia Abdallah, has urged journalists and media professionals to adopt conflict-sensitive reporting and use the media as a tool for promoting peace, unity, and inclusion across society. Speaking recently through the ministry’s Director of Media, Daisy Osunde, during the opening of a […]

By Raphael Okhiria Prof. David Osarumwense Osifo, has successfully concluded his screening exercise with the Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the House of Representatives ahead of the forthcoming party primaries in pursuant of the 2027 General Elections. Osifo is a leading aspirant for the Orhiomwon/Uhunwode federal constituency in Edo state. According […]

By Raphael Okhiria The Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP), has threatened to drag the Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo to theEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to touchlight the activities of his government. The threat is contained in the communique CRPP released after its 2nd general meeting held recently in Benin City, Edo […]