Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Edo on Tuesday trained members on use of technologies to counter misinformation and fake news ahead of 2023 general elections. Declaring the training open, Edo NUJ Chairman, Mr Fetus Alenkhe,…
The Nigerian Correctional Service(NCoS) has deployed Mr Charles Ogwude as the new Controller in Charge of Edo Command. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, DSC Aminu Suleman, made available to Nigerian NewsDirect on Friday in…
Some residents of Benin have called on INEC to deploy more Voter Enrollment Device in the state to ease the challenges facing prospective registrants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the ongoing voter registration in the capital…
Executive Chairman, Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mrs. Ozavize Salami, said the government is set to launch a five-year infrastructure renewal plan for the state’s education sector. Salami announced this on Sunday, in a webinar series of the Edo…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Edo on Tuesday arrested 27 suspects in connection with possession of 45,000 litres of suspected adulterated petroleum product. Head of Anti Vandal Unit of the command, Mr. Benedict Apochi, made this…
The primary healthcare agency in Edo has appealed to Edo residents to vaccinate and continue to wear their facemasks in order to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mrs Irene Uabor, Health Education Officer of the Edo State Primary…
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday arrested four suspected gold miners. Mr Aniekan Udoeyop, Commandant of the corps in the state, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in his office in…
A group under the aegis of Concerned Indigenes of Dangbala (CID) in Akoko- Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, said the delay by the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders in allowing legitimate licence holders commence mining at Dangbala site…
By Isaac Olamikan Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government plans to launch the state’s Oil Palm Development initiative and Cluster Farm initiative, as part of ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector to grow the state’s economy…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) e-registration committee in Edo says it has registered and revalidated no fewer than 202, 019 party members in the state in the ongoing party e-registration exercise in the state. Alhaji Kabiru Adjoto, Chairman, e-registration committee…
