Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has said, with its robust collaboration with the Federal Government, the state is on course to become the envy of other states. The governor made this declaration when he received the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin Madein, who was on a courtesy visit to the Government House in Benin City. According to Okpebholo, Edo …

Edo has recorded 56 Lassa fever cases and eight deaths between 30 December 2024 and January 2025, says the Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole confirmed the incident on Friday in Benin while formally declaring the situation of Lassa fever in the state. “The 2025 epidemic year began on 30 December 2024. Since then, 336 suspected cases have been …

The governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo has ordered heads of various security agencies in the State to make the state unsafe for criminal elements including cultists who have been on a killing spree for the past two weeks. As of Monday morning, not less than seven people have been killed as a result of cult-related clashes. The killings …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday assured Edo State governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, of his support, saying he will not walk alone when he assumes office. Sanwo-Olu stated this when he received Senator Okpebholo, who paid him a ‘Thank You Visit’ at Lagos House, Marina, after his victory in last Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. Sanwo-Olu assured Senator …

Afrobeats sensation Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, is poised to set the ancient city of Benin on fire as he holds his first-ever homecoming concert tonight. The concert billed to hold at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, is one of a kind, marking the beginning of a new era in the entertainment landscape of Edo state. This homecoming concert follows a …

In line with the directive of Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has recruited 5,500 teachers. Executive Chairman of the state SUBEB, Ozavize Salami, on Friday in Benin, the state capital, said the recruitment was to fill teachers gaps and boost teaching and learning in schools. She noted that the teachers who went …

The Edo State Government, in partnership with Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), is set to meter about 500,000 houses in the state. The Commissioner for Mining, Energy, Oil and Gas, Enaholo Ojiefo, who stated this on Saturday, said the exercise would begin on 13 August in order to eliminate the problem of estimated billing in the state. Shortly after signing …

Key leaders in Edo South on Saturday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, was going to have an easy ride over the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) candidates. “Senator Monday Okpebholo is intellectually sound, results-driven and humble. He attracts youth voters who are frustrated with high unemployment and lack of opportunity in …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accuses the All Progressives Congress (APC) of masterminding the violence by thugs which resulted in the unfortunate death of a gallant Police officer in Benin City, Edo State capital on Thursday 18 July 2024. In a statement on Friday, 19 July 2024, by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the Party calls on the …

The acrimony between the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) festered on Tuesday with the APC describing the call for Philip Shaibu’s resignation from the PDP as irritating and baseless. Shaibu, a former deputy governor of the state who was impeached on 8 April but still remains a member of the PDP, on Sunday …