Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the payment of gratuities owed to pensioners since 2012, a move many say will address the long-standing plight of retired civil servants in the State. The State Government has, therefore, commenced the…
There was chaos in the early hours of Monday in Edobor, Ovbiogie community, Edo State, as rival cult groups clashed in a violent struggle for supremacy and territorial control. The usually bustling streets were deserted, businesses shut down, and residents…
…Man loses brother, business A young Nigerian man, Felix, has lost his elder brother and sole means of livelihood following a violent cult clash in Upper Sakponba, Benin City, Edo State. Felix, who narrowly escaped death, was caught in the…
In a chilling account of violence and survival, Marcellus Oshiokpekhai Ekhayeme, a 35-year-old Nigerian father, has revealed his escape from the clutches of a deadly cult and the tragic loss of his five-year-old son. Ekhayeme, a graduate of the Federal…
The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police has announced plans to arraign a gay suspect who was apprehended in a remote community and handed over to policemen on patrol while his fleeing lover Stanley Esimikhe was declared wanted. The…
Gunmen have reportedly killed a Police Inspector, an expatriate and three other workers of a quarry company in Edo State. The quarry firm is located at Ihievbe-Ogben in the Owan East Local Government Area of the State It was gathered…
The Edo State House of Assembly has confirmed the nominations of five members to the State Civil Service Commission. The nominees are Lalla Aluyi, who will serve as Chairman, alongside Ehi Obaseki, Gilbert Adegboyega, Julie Olatunji, and Margaret Ohiowele as…
Edo State Women on Monday assessed the seven and half years of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) administration in the state, saying the ruling party had failed. At a joint meeting of League of Women Voters in Edo State (LOWVIES),…
Edo state workers have begun to enjoy an upscale salary scheme of N70,000 new minimum wage unlike their counterparts in Abia State who furthered their lamentation on Sunday. Chris Nehikhare, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, in a…
The tight-knit community of Ugboko in Orhionmwon local government area of Edo State was shattered by a tragedy on 14th October 2022 as Mr Ikponmwosa Matthew and his son, Eric, were brutally gunned down while tending to their farm. Discovered…
