President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the infrastructural achievements of Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, particularly the ongoing development of the state’s inaugural flyover bridge, calling it a significant initiative in alleviating urban congestion and modernizing Edo’s transportation network.
The Edo State Administration, led by Governor Monday Okpebholo, has implemented a fresh statute aimed at dismantling clandestine societies and their networks throughout the state. This advancement was affirmed in a statement released on Wednesday, May 7, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Fred Itua.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confined four officials from the Edo State Depository Office, including the Accountant General, Julius Anelu, at its Benin Office. This follows an Invitation stretched out to them with respect to Agricultural loan gotten by the Edo State Government from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the […]
The Ministry of Education in Edo State has declared an endless delay of the resumption of all schools in the state because of the new expansion in fuel costs. This was uncovered in a notice obtained by bluebloodz.com as issued by the permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ojo Akin Alonge, on Saturday, September 7. “The […]
New Benin Market : Four women have been arrested in Edo state for selling donkey meat otherwise known as Jaki to Ignorant Buyers in Edo State. The women were arrested by a team led by the Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr, Peter Aikhuomobhogbe, yesterday July 14. Addressing newsmen after their arrest, […]
Human Trafficking Soars In Edo, Delta, Kano – US Reports. The United States has said in its ‘Trafficking In Persons Report June 2021’. The report released by the US Department of State chronicled the menace of human trafficking globally in about 200 countries across different continents. The report significantly noted that the Nigeria government was […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that his government is probing an alleged N10bn debt burden incurred by the immediate past local government administration in the state. The governor said his administration is committed to fixing the structural problems in the local councils to bring development closer to the people. Obaseki said […]
Anonymous gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed a 27-year-old man identified as Adedigba Oluwatosin at Isiohor area of Benin City, Edo state. According to Standard Gazette crime correspondent, Mr Festus Alenkhe, the deceased was into Printing business. It was gathered that the deceased was discussing with his siblings when a yet to be identified […]
An Edo mobile court sitting in Benin and presided over by a Chief Magistrate, Bright Oniha, has convicted 16 people for disobeying the directive of the state government on compulsory use of face masks and restriction of movement between 10pm and 5am. The convicts, after pleading guilty to the offence, were sentenced to three hours […]