Edo State

February 16, (THEWILL) - Barring any last-minute changes, a 2,500 barrel per day (bpd) modular refinery, five megawatts power plant, 40-million-scf gas processing facility, and a data centre, among others, will come on stream in Edo state in March,...

February 10, (THEWILL) - The Edo State Government, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) and other partners have flagged off the 16.7km Ikpako-Ajoki Road project in Ovia North East and Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Areas of the state. Speaking after...

February 08, (THEWILL) - The Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), in Benin, Edo state, Baba Abdul-Hamid Saliu, was on Monday evening abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. His driver, whose identity still remains unknown as...

February 03, (THEWILL) - Okomu Oil Palm Company, Edo State, has suspended operations, the firm  disclosed on Thursday. Managing Director, Dr Graham Hefer, who made this known in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, said the...

February 03, (THEWILL) - Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army (NA) acting on credible intelligence, have killed three kidnappers, believed to be part of the notorious kidnap cum robbery gang terrorising the ever-busy Auchi-Benin Road in Edo state. The Director,...

January 24, (THEWILL) - The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State chapter, Comrade Sunny Osayande, is dead. Osayande, elected on April 25, 2019, passed on in the early hours of Sunday. His death is coming ahead of the...

January 14, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command has arrested six persons for alleged illegal gold mining in Ojirame-Afe, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. Commandant of the Corps in the state, Aniekan Udoeyop, made...

December 29, (THEWILL) - The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma chapter, has sued the Edo State Government over Special Intervention Powers Provisions Law 2021. THEWILL reports that the Special Intervention Powers Provisions Law 2021...

December 28, (THEWILL) - The Edo state government has denied reports that it plans to retrench workers this coming year. The government said it has concluded plans to further employ more hands. The state's Head of Service (HOS), Barr. Anthony Okungbowa,...

December 28, (THEWILL) - Edo state Governor Godwin Obaseki has faulted old political actors and the relevance of their style of politics to resolving current national challenges. Obaseki, who believes that Nigeria’s political system has failed the nation, said the...