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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has taken his administration’s anti-cultism campaign to secondary secondary schools in Edo South senatorial. The campaign included distribution of anti-cultism materials, sensitisation talks and direct interaction with the students. Addressing students at the Edo Boys High School and the Ihogbe College, Governor Okpebholo, who spoke through his Principal Security Officer,…
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There was pandemonium in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State as kidnappers stormed the area and abducted no fewer than five persons, including a police officer. Edocelebrities gathered that abductions have become a daily routine in the Local Government Council to a point that the council authority and the traditional rulers imposed a curfew…
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Iconic Nigerian musician Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has addressed the long-standing public perception surrounding his personal life, stating that the label of being a “womanizer” is a major misconception. The legendary singer made this known during an exclusive interview with the Voice of Nigeria (VON), where he spoke candidly about how his relationships…
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The Federal Government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to suspend all enforcement actions relating to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products. The government also warned the agency to immediately stop sealing factories and warehouses over the issue. The directive was contained in…
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Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Amadin Enabulele, has disclosed that the state will present 282 athletes in 16 sports at the second edition of the Niger Delta Games. Enabulue stated this at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, while officially declaring open the Team Edo camp for the Games, which will hold in Benin from…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in a joint operation with the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, arrested five suspects and recovered 11,297 capsules of tramadol in Benin City The Edo State Commander of the NDLEA Mitchell Ofoyeju, told journalists in Benin City that the capsules were recovered from a patent medicine shop and a…
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The Team Edo camp has officially opened for athletes to fine tune their preparations ahead of the Niger Delta Games to hold between February 20th and February 27th . Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, who declared the Team Edo camp opened, inspected key sporting facilities to be used during the…
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Reports circulating on social media from Voice of Warri, a local media and gossip outlet based in Nigeria confirms the death of a woman identified as Madam Rita in Udu, Delta State, under controversial circumstances. According to the reports, Madam Rita confessed to being involved in a long-running extramarital affair with her husband’s sales boy.…
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Bendel Insurance Football Club, weekend, defeated former CAF champions Enyimba Football Club of Aba 2-0 in the match day twenty-five of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) 2025/26 season. Goals from Alex Oweilayefa and substitute Efe Ubiomo in the 26 and 79 minutes respectively gave Insurance FC the deserved victory as they returned to winning…
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Edo State continues to prove itself as one of Nigeria’s most powerful music breeding grounds. In recent years, a new wave of Afrobeats artists from Edo has broken into the mainstream, dominating charts, shaping youth culture, and exporting Edo sound to the world. From global superstars to fast-rising hitmakers, here are the top 5 Edo…