The Edo State Government said the compensation process for the families of the 16 migrant hunters killed in Uromi in March is currently underway. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Fred Itua made the disclosure to Daily Trust in Benin over the weekend. It would be recalled that on 28 March, the hunters, who were returning to Kano …

The Edo Government has launched a broad initiative aimed at tackling the issue of street children across the state. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Chief Olabisi Idaomi, disclosed this during an interview with newsmen on Friday in Benin. Idaomi explained that the Ministry has identified two categories of street children: those living on the street and children …

The Edo State government, yesterday, said it has deployed 70 doses of anti-diphtheria vaccines to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), where two persons died last week of the infection in what seemed to be a resurgence of the ailment. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, stated this shortly after donating the vaccines to the hospital where …

The Edo State Government and the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday traded words over Governor Monday Okpebholo’s re-election campaign for President Bola Tinubu. The Presidency, on Saturday, called for a halt to any of such campaigns and disclaimed any campaign material. Reacting through a press statement on Monday, the state PDP Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare, said the Federal …

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration of causing setbacks across various sectors in just three months. Speaking at a press conference titled ‘Edo PDP – State of the State Address,’ the party’s Caretaker Committee Chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, claimed that Edo had suffered a severe decline in education, healthcare, security, infrastructure, and …

Members of the dissolved Edo State Civil Service Commission have instituted a suit before the Benin Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) challenging their removal from office, which they said is unconstitutional. They are calling for their reinstatement and claiming damages of N250 million as compensation for the purported abrupt termination of their appointment. The suit marked …

Chairman of the committee set up to recover vehicles belonging to the Edo State Government, Kelly Okungbowa, has declared that over 200 vehicles are currently missing. Okungbowa disclosed that within 24 hours of the committee’s existence, it had recovered three vehicles in a private residence. The committee chairman, who spoke to journalists on Friday on the success of his committee …

The Edo State Government stated on Monday that Philip Shaibu is impersonating the deputy governor and should stop presenting himself as such. A Federal High Court in Abuja reinstated Shaibu as the deputy governor of Edo State on July 17, three months after the Edo House of Assembly had impeached him. Judge James Omotosho declared that Shaibu’s impeachment by the …

Officials of the Edo State State Network and members of the Public Works Volunteers, on Sunday, pulled down the security post in front of the residence of the former deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, in the Government Reservation Area, Benin. Shaibu was impeached by the Edo State House of Assembly last Monday over the allegation of leaking official secrets and perjury. …

The Chief Executive Officer of Adozi Empire, Onyeka Adozi, has said that the company partnered with the Edo State Government to host fast-rising Edo-born musician, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, to a sold-out homecoming concert in Benin. Adozi said the artist has defied the odds to record success in the nation’s competitive music scene. The event was organised by …