Edo State

May 13, (THEWILL) – Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, to immediately arrest and prosecute Olorogun Ese Kakor,...

May 12, (THEWILL) – Governor Monday Okpebholo has vowed to initiate legal consultations to take decisive action against the Neo Black Movement, also known as Black Axe, following the recent surge in killings and cult-related violence in Edo...

April 30, (THEWILL) – Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has reiterated his commitment to ensure a crime-free environment in the state. Speaking when he personally supervised the demolition of a building located in the Ogheghe area of Benin City, the...

April 15, (THEWILL) – Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr. Sam Amadi, has warned that Nigeria’s 2027 general elections risk being rendered meaningless if the ruling of the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal is...

April 14, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Edo State Security Network (ESN) have intercepted four armed travellers in Benin City, recovering guns, ammunition, and other dangerous weapons. This development comes less than a month after a similar incident in which...

April 12, (THEWILL) – The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, says Northerners are very safe in Edo State, pursuing their legitimate means of livelihood. Gwarzo is the Chairman of the Kano State Government's high-powered...

April 09, (THEWILL) – A mild drama played out on the floor of the Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday when the member representing Egor Constituency, Hon. Natasha Irobosa Osawaru, introduced herself as “Née Idibia” — a designation...

April 08, (THEWILL) – The Igbanke community in the Orhionmwon local government area of Edo State, have faulted the recent directive of the Benin Traditional Council, directing that their traditional rulers should hand over to the Odionwere of the...

April 05, (THEWILL) – The United States of America has expressed its concerns over recent tribunal judgement affirming the victory of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21 governorship election in...

April 02, (THEWILL) – The Kano State Government has lauded President Bola Tinubu and Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, for their condolence visits following the killing of 16 Kano indigenes in Uromi, Edo State. In a statement issued on Tuesday,...