Edo State

The Edo State Government has disowned a declaration by Governor Monday Okpebholo’s media aide that Davido had been banned from entering the state or performing there for the remainder of the governor’s administration. Okpebholo’s Senior Special Assistant on...

Governor Monday Okpebholo’s aide has declared Davido unwelcome in Edo State, saying the singer should not expect to perform in the state for the remainder of the governor’s tenure. The aide said Davido had crossed the line with...

The Edo State House of Assembly has opened a formal investigation into allegations of corruption and financial impropriety against its former Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, The Assembly simultaneously dissolved all its standing committees as part of a sweeping reorganisation...

Edo State House of Assembly Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, resigned during Monday's plenary after reports that 18 lawmakers had backed moves to impeach him, saying he accepted the decision "in the interest of peace" in the state. Moments after...

July 3 (THEWILL) — The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored the Benin–Omotosho 330kV transmission line to service, bringing to an end a week-long outage that constrained electricity supply to parts of Lagos, Edo, and neighbouring states served...

June 26 (THEWILL) — Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has nominated an Igbo community leader and businessman, Martin Anayochukwu Oli, as Commissioner-designate, in a move the state government says underscores its commitment to inclusive governance and broader representation of...

June 25 (THEWILL) — The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has declared that Edo State will not serve as a safe haven for kidnappers, bandits, armed robbers and other criminal elements, as he unveiled a grassroots community security network...

June 24 (THEWILL) — Traffic along the Lagos-Ore-Benin Expressway was disrupted on Wednesday after truck drivers blocked the Oniparaga axis of the highway in protest over alleged extortion by police officers in Ondo State. The action caused a massive...

June 16, (THEWILL) — The Edo State Government has intensified its crackdown on violent crime after demolishing a building allegedly linked to ritual killings and cult-related activities in Uromi, while sealing another property connected to the same suspects and...

June 7 (THEWILL) — Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has declared that Nigeria does not belong to kidnappers and other criminal elements threatening the nation’s peace and security, insisting that no individual or group should be allowed to hold...