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BENIN CITY — The drive to improve electricity generation and supply ine Edoe State received a major boost over the weekend with the granting of transmission and distribution licences to CCETC Ogua Energy Limited for the full utilisation of its planned 100-megawatt power project in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. The development is expected to strengthen…
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BENIN CITY – The Edo State Government has called on Christian faithful, religious leaders and residents of the state to participate in a 14-day fasting and prayer exercise for divine protection, direction and wisdom as the state enters the 2026 ember months. The exercise, scheduled to hold from Sept. 1 to Sept. 14, will run…
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OKADA — Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), has deepened its strategic academic partnership with Jiangxi College of Vocational and Foreign Studies, China, with a specialised technology training programme designed to equip staff and students with practical skills in Python Programming, Big Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The capacity-building programme, held on Monday at the university’s…
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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has received the Prime Minister of the State of the African Diaspora, Dr. Louis-Georges Tin, and his delegation for the signing of a strategic development partnership and implementation framework agreement aimed at attracting investment and driving development across key sectors of the state. The proposed partnership covers several areas,…
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The Coordinator, office of the First Lady,Edo State Government, Mrs Edesili Okpebholo, says empowering women through micro-business grants will strengthen families, promote economic independence and boost prosperity across Edo State communities. Okpebholo stated this on Monday in Benin while addressing beneficiaries at an empowerment programme, theme “Micro Business Empowerment: Empowering Women, Strengthening Families, Building a…
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WHEN the concession of the about 125-kilometre Benin-Asaba Highway was initiated in 2023 and then officially launched in March 2025, road users, commuters and residents along the road corridors felt, for the first time, a road would be constructed in the South-South without the hitches of shoddy job, non-release of funds to contractors and other…
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The Edo State Police Command, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Security Corps (ESSC) and other security stakeholders, has intensified a joint clearance operation across Imiakebu, Okpella and adjoining areas of Edo State as part of sustained efforts to flush out criminal elements…
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The detainees, Usman Abdul Mumin and his friend, Mohammed Fahaas, have allegedly spent about two weeks in police custody and are facing a cyberbullying charge after Mumin posted a short video of the incident. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Danisko Hotel, based in Aviale, Edo State, Daniel Abu Shaibu, has been accused of…
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It is shameful that major roads in the heart of oil producing states such as Delta and Edo are in a sorry situation with government leaving road users and residents of the areas wondering if actually they are part of Nigeria. The Auchi-Abuja road which leads to Delta State, especially from Uromi-Ubiaja leading to Asaba,…
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The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027, saying the country’s borders are already open and therefore cannot be “reopened”. Atiku, during recent political engagements with stakeholders, had pledged to reopen all closed land borders, including those linking Nigeria…