Edo

Another round of protests have broken out in several states across the country, including Oyo, Delta, and Edo, over the scarcity of the new N200, N500, N1,000 notes and rejection of the old naira bills. This comes less than two weeks…

Israel Afaere, the logistic manager of Nigerian recording artiste, Davido who is also known as Israel DMW has tied the knot with his partner, Sheila Courage today, Saturday, October 22 in Benin, Edo state. The wedding…

A 13-year-old boy identified as Abubakar has allegedly hacked his 79-year-old father, Osariakhi Oronsaye to death in Edo State. It was gathered that the incident happened at Egbon Estate in Evbuotubu, Benin City on Sunday, June 20.…

United States Government has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians involved in undermining democracy during the November 2019 Kogi and Bayelsa states elections. The spokesperson for the Department of State, Morgan Ortagus,…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced a portal where polling units election results can be viewed in real time. In a statement on Thursday, Festus Okoye, INEC spokesman, said the portal will “strengthen the…

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has been appointed to head the All Progressives Congress’ National Campaign Council for upcoming Edo State Governorship Election. This was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy…

Osagie Ize-Iyamu has been declared winner of the Edo All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the 2020 gubernatorial election, with a total of 27838 votes. Ize-Iyamu had defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC …

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday evening, has allegedly decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after being disqualified from contesting in the governorship primary by the All Progressives Congress (APC). According…

Management of the University of Ibadan has confirmed that Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, graduated from the institution, amid controversy over authenticity of his first-degree certificate. The university made this known in a press…

Independent National Electoral Commission (NCDC) has announced plans to fully introduce electronic voting (e-voting) in major elections starting from 2021. INEC disclosed this in a document released on Monday in Abuja, tagged,…

Edo State Government has discharged five out of the 15 confirmed patients, who tested positive for Coronavirus in the state. Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, in a post on Twitter on Friday said the five persons were discharged…

A High Court in Benin on Thursday, sentenced a housewife Eniobong Isonguyo and her pastor lover, Udoka Ukachukwu, to death for the murder of her husband, Engr. Victor Gabriel Isonguyo, a staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Company…

Two Nigerians have been arrested and charged with human trafficking after striking a deal to sell Blessing Obuson, a teenager from Edo state, for two million rubles (around $30,000). According to her lawyer, the suspects agreed to…

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, has lent its voice to the ongoing row between the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and the management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Speaking in response…

Over 3,700 card readers have been destroyed by flood at the Edo State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), prompting the commission to consider relocating the state headquarters. According to The…