The Edo State House of Assembly, and its Speaker, Francis Okiye, on Thursday, withdrew the suit they filed to stop the moves by the National Assembly to take over the state assembly’s functions. This came barely two weeks after Justice…
Obaseki vows to deal with corrupt commissioners (Punch)
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday warned that he would deal with members of his cabinet and civil servants caught in any act of corruption, saying they would be prosecuted. Obaseki who expressed worry at the rate of…
Fire razes 90 shops at Edo market (Nation)
A midnight fire has razed over 90 shops at the biggest spare parts market in Uwelu, Egor Local Government of Edo State. The areas affected were sections where Mercedes Benz, Mazda, Ford and Toyota parts are sold. Some of the…
Youths block Benin-Ore road over woman’s killing by suspected herdsmen (Punch)
Some youths in the Ofumwengbe community in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, on Tuesday, blocked the Benin-Ore Expressway to protest the death of a yet-to-be-identified woman, who was allegedly raped and killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen.…
Again, suspected cultists kill hotel manager in gangs’ shootout (Guardian)
Gunmen suspected to be cultists yesterday killed the manager of a hotel belonging to Nigeria’s ex-international footballer, Osaze Odewingie, located at Erediauwa Street, off Upper Sokponba road, Ikpoba-Okha local government area of the Edo State The hotel manager, Mr. Von…
Stop impregnating your daughters, Edo govt cries out (Punch)
Edo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Magdalene Ohenhen, has raised the alarm over rising cases of men having sex with their daughters. She raised the alarm on Wednesday when she joined a protest to the NUJ…
Edo govt tasks 26 intending Christian Pilgrims to be good ambassadors (Vanguard)
The Edo State Government has charged 26 intending Christian Pilgrims to be good ambassadors of the state while on pilgrimage, urging them to shun the temptation to abscond, which can dent the image of the state and country. The Secretary…
Edo ready to pay minimum wage (Nation)
Edo State Government said it does not require the advice of the Nigeria Labour Congress to include the N30,000 minimum wage in its 2019 budget. It said it has been unequivocal in its resolve to pay the new minimum wage.…
Police in Edo to prosecute sellers, buyers of fireworks (Nation)
The Nigeria Police Force, Edo Command, on Tuesday reiterated the ban on sales of fireworks, also known as knock out and warned that offenders would be prosecuted. DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, the command’s Public Relations Officer, gave the warning in Benin.…
22 Yahoo Yahoo boys jailed in Edo (Nation)
The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has secured conviction of 22 persons who were involved in yahoo yahoo within it’s operational base in the last one year. It said millions of naira were…
