The Edo State governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday affirmed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s victory in the September 21, 2024, election in the state....
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives on Tuesday described the killing of Hausa travellers in Edo State as barbaric. The caucus, in a statement...
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the murder of travelling hunters in Edo State. At least seven hunters were intercepted by members of a local vigilante group...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has condemned the killing of seven suspected kidnappers by an angry mob in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State said on Wednesday it had uncovered a planned protests across the state to destabilise Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration....
A Seminarian with St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Ivukwa, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Peter Andrew, has been killed by his kidnappers. Andrew...
The abducted priest of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Ivukwa, in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Rev. Fr. Peter Ekweli, has regained his...
The Senate on Tuesday asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye-elections for the vacant seats in Edo Central and Anambra South. The Senate...
Police operatives in Edo have arrested a 27-year-old man with a fresh human head in Benin City. The spokesman for the state police command, Moses Yamu,...
Police operatives in Edo have arrested two suspected kidnappers in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Moses Yamu, confirmed the development to journalists...
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Monday abducted the duo of Rev. Fr. Philip Ekweli and Seminarian Peter Andrew at St. Peter Catholic Church in the...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Thursday the caretaker committee led by Dr. Tony Aziegbemi remains the leader of...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie. The Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor,...
The absence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) witnesses on Wednesday stalled hearing in the petition challenging the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, election at...
Police operatives in Edo on Monday rescued three kidnapped persons, including a police officer, who were abducted in the state. The victims – ASP Elisha Jeremiah,...
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging the election of Governor...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday called more witnesses in the petition challenging Governor Monday Okpebholo’s victory in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in an alleged cybercrime training centre in Edo State. The commission’s Head...
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin City, on Thursday reserved its rulings on motions challenging the declaration of Governor Monday Okpebholo as...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Miller Dantawaye as the new Commissioner of Police for Kogi State. The commission also approved the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin in Edo State. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele...
The Edo State Police Command has arrested one Theophilus Osazuwa for allegedly killing his four-year-old son, Testimony Osazuwa, in what appears to be a drug-induced episode....
The Edo State government has approved the dissolution of all commissions in the state public service. The Secretary to the state government, Umar Ikhilor, disclosed this...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the former administration led by Godwin Obaseki withheld books donated to the state by President Bola Tinubu for...
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to give the immediate past governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki N50 million, if...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended all Market Unions and Associations in the state over alleged extortion. The governor directed the police and other...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has ordered heads of security agencies to make the state unsafe for criminal elements. Okpebholo, according to a statement issued...
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has directed members of the Edo State Security Network to resume regular duties, in the wake of the deteriorating...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the embattled Deputy Governor of Edo State, Godwin Omobayo, to appear in person by...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday expressed optimism that some of his administration’s reforms would remain intact after his exit from office on November...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported nine new Lassa fever cases in Edo and Ondo States. The NCDC stated this in...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine smuggling in Edo State. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had in...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Akwa Ibom and Edo States. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity,...
The Edo State government says it has uncovered plans by embattled former deputy governor Philip Shaibu to invade the Government House with thugs on Monday, September...
Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Saturday, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of five police officers who tragically...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023 General Elections, a habitual complainer. The APC’s...
Police operatives in Edo arrested six persons for various electoral offences during last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked for the immediate and unconditional release of voters, its members and supporters who were arrested in the ongoing Edo...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties and candidates in Edo State against engaging in electioneering campaigns beyond the Thursday midnight deadline. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has officially declared his campaign activities closed in the state....
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Wednesday urged the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to assume control of security operations during this weekend’s...
Police operatives in Edo on Sunday killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued his victim in the Egor area of the state. The spokesman for the state...
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the Presidency of planning to rig the September 21 governorship election in Edo State...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday led a delegation of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders to Edo State for the final campaign rally ahead of next...
The Acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, said on Saturday next weekend’s governorship election in Edo State would be a test of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the redeployment of the Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Anugbum Onuoha, ahead of this month’s governorship election in the...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday affirmed Olumide Akpata as the Labour Party governorship candidate in Edo State. The three-member panel headed by Justice Okon...
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed September 19 for hearing a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking...
Police operatives in Edo have arrested one Kingdom Paul for the alleged murder of a 38-year-old woman, Victory Oro, in the state. The 18-year-old was among...
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Nemi Iwo, said on Saturday the operatives have commenced a mop-up of illegal arms and ammunition ahead of the September...
