The Edo State Government has confirmed the outbreak of dengue fever, with 86 cases already recorded across the state. This is as the state is also battling an outbreak of Lassa fever, which has claimed 24 lives from 137 confirmed cases since the beginning of the year. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, disclosed this during a press …

The Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC)-led government on Wednesday bickered over the state Assembly’s approval of a N100 billion loan request by Governor Monday Okpebholo. It would be recalled that the House of Assembly on Tuesday approved a N100 billion loan request for Okpebholo to carry out infrastructural development across the …

The Edo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in last September’s election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo has extended warm Father’s Day greetings to fathers across the state and Nigeria. He extolled fathers’ vital role in shaping families and communities, describing them as indispensable pillars in the upbringing of future leaders. In a message he personally signed on Sunday in …

The Edo State candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last September’s governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo has congratulated Muslims in the state on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir. In a message in Benin City, the state capital, on Thursday, which he personally signed, Ighodalo stressed the need to reflect on the invaluable lesson inherent in the celebration, …

20-year-old Iwinosa Okunrobo, who was trafficked to Burkina Faso when she was 15, has reunited with her family on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State. Her return was facilitated by Governor Monday Okpebholo, in collaboration with the office of the First Lady and the Edo State Migration Agency. Okunrobo was lured with a promise of greener pastures but was forced into …

Edo State has confirmed a diphtheria outbreak with two fatalities among five cases, prompting an emergency response meeting and public health warnings from Commissioner Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole

Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army in Benin on Monday, uncovered the hideout of an internet fraudsters and ritualists syndicate in Benin, Edo State capital. Acting on a tipoff, the troops, led by the Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Oduyebo stormed a building within First Bank Estate, called Awesome Garden, along the Benin-Sapele Bypass in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cancelled centralised May Day celebrations in Rivers and Edo states, citing the imposition of emergency rule in Rivers and alleged political interference in the affairs of its Edo State council. The national leadership of the NLC has directed all affiliated industrial unions in Rivers State to organise and limit Workers’ Day celebrations to the …

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Working Committee has confirmed that Tony Aziegbemi’s Caretaker Committee leads its Edo State chapter. Recall that the crisis within the state chapter of the PDP recently escalated, as some party members opposed the Aziegbemi-led Caretaker Committee. Responding through a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Thursday, the PDP NWC urged the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 19 individuals for allegedly engaging in internet fraud in Benin City, Edo State, on Saturday. As indicated in a statement posted on the agency’s X handle on Monday, the arrests were carried out by operatives of the EFCC’s Benin Zonal Directorate, who acted on reliable intelligence that pinpointed the suspects’ involvement …