The Contractor handling the ongoing reconstruction work at the Oba Market in Benin City Engr. Shahid Mahmud has promised to complete and hand over the project to Edo State Government (EDSG) in the next week. The contractor spoke to journalist at the Oba Market after Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo paid an unscheduled visits to […]

By Raphael Okhiria The immediate past speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, now member representing Esan West/Esan Central/Igueben federal constituency at the House of Representatives (HoR), is currently faced with a political opposition that is threatening to stop his desire to return to the HoR. Going by the timetable of the Independent National […]

By Ehichioya Steve Odion The dominance of the Iruekpen Community in Esan West local government area in the politics of Edo Central Senatorial District is on the radar ahead of the 2027 general elections. Attention had to be directed at this obvious anomaly following increasing complaints by some political interests within Edo State of marginalization. […]

By Flourish Osetohanmen For two days, aggrieved youths in their hundreds took to the streets, barricading a section of the ever-busy Benin–Lagos Expressway near the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Ugbowo Campus, in protest against worsening economic hardship. Chanting war songs and different slogans demeaning the federal government, the mammoth crowd of people mainly youths described […]

By Felix Azamosa The Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has called for unity, hope, and renewed faith among Christians in Edo State and across Nigeria as they celebrate Easter, marking the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In his Easter message, the Governor described the season as a sacred period that embodies […]

Concerned by what he described as the lackadaisical attitude of the Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo to the untold hardship the people of the state are presently passing through, the chairman of the Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) has urged the governor to immediately change the narrative or resign from his position. In […]

In its bid to boost electricity supply to residents, the Edo State Government has granted a license to Chinese firms to begin exploration with a view to generating electricity from coal deposits in the state. The Chinese firms are also to begin cement production and produce ceramic tiles from clay. Edo Commissioner for Mining, Andrew […]

By Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele Globally, history has almost often provided humanity with the clearest verdict on leadership. Today in our state, Edo, and examining the education sector, that verdict is beginning to take shape, drawing a sharp distinction between a recent period of decline and a new phase of deliberate recovery driven by policy-backed […]

By Raphael Okhiria There was unlimited jubilation throughout Edo State when 54 construction equipment procured by the State Government for the 18 Local Government Councils, was commissioned yesterday in Benin City. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), His Excellency Nyesom Wike, who performed the commissioning, described the initiative as a major boost to […]

By Raphael Okhiria A highly respected grassroots politician based in Benin City, Edo State, Hon. Sunny Aguebor, popularly known as ‘BIBI’, has given reasons why he refused to decamp from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling-All Progressives Congress (APC), but instead moved to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Aguebor, who is well vast […]