Edo State

The need for the exemplary display of patriotic fervour over and above personal sentiments and familial cronyism has been elevated to the front burners of national discourse in the conversation around the belated repatriation of artefacts looted from their...

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has felicitated with Muslim faithful on this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). Obaseki, in a statement, urged Muslims in the state to use the occasion of...

CBN INTERVENTIONS IN DELTA AND EDO STATES The Central Bank of Nigeria undertakes some developmental functions to facilitate the attainment of its objectives. These include stimulating finance to key sectors of the economy like the agricultural and real sectors, facilitating...

September 29, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has elected Ibrahim Musa Gusau, as its new president. Gusau was chosen during the 78th NFF Elective Congress, which took place on Friday, in Benin, Edo State. He received 21 votes,...

September 30, (THEWILL) – Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has denied reports that he endorsed the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Governor, in a statement issued on Wednesday, by his Special Adviser...

September 30, (THEWILL) – Barely one week after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) published the names of candidates who emerged from the Dan Orbih-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factional primary in Edo state, the Supreme Court on Friday,...

September 29, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has further adjusted the timetable for the conduct of local government elections across the 18 local government areas in the state. The electoral body, in a statement signed by Sunday...

September 28, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in the Obazagbon to Ogheghe axis of the Irhirhi-Arogba-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road, starting from 12:00 am Thursday, September 29, 2022 to 12am Friday, September 30, 2022. A statement signed...

September 27, (THEWILL) – As part of efforts to ensure Esan boys and girls are taken away from the streets, the Association of Esan Professionals (AEP) has launched a N250 million Education Trust Fundraising to improve the standards of...

September 24, (THEWILL) – Betty Obaseki, the wife of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has been awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoraris Causa) by Wellspring University, a private institution based in Benin City. She was awarded Doctor of Business...