Category: News
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Abuja – The University of Benin (UNIBEN) and residents of Oluku, Egba, and the Ihovbor environs will experience power outages for up to 10 hours daily in March, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Benin Region. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, disclosed this in a notification issued in Abuja on…
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Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has vowed to quit if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the 2027 general elections. Okpebholo made this promise on Friday during an interview with African Independent Television (AIT). He listed the state’s development projects and stated that Edo people will vote for Tinubu in 2027. “Edo people have…
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The Edo State Police Command said it arrested no fewer than 113 suspected kidnappers in a day in the state. Edocelebrities reports that the Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday 26, 2026 in Benin City. Ikoedem said the suspects were arrested…
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Former Labour Party governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata, has described the recent attack on African Democratic Congress, ADC, leaders in Benin City, Edo State, as a deliberate attempt to discourage political participation. According to the former NBA President, “the violence sends a dangerous signal that engaging in politics could put citizens at risk”. The attack occurred…
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A former governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata, has recounted how he and other African Democratic Party (ADC) including 2027 presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, survived an alleged assassination attack in Benin City during the week. Recall that Obi and others came under attack during the formal declaration of Akpata for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Benin…
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A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the recent political tension in Edo. Ogidi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, described the recent hostilities involving prominent political figures as a “bad omen” for the nation’s democracy, especially…
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ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to adjust the timetable for the 2027 general elections in the wake of the Electoral Act 2026. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, disclosed the development on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. Prof. Amupitan explained that…
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BENIN CITY: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, has destroyed cannabis farms and seized nearly two tonnes of illicit drugs in coordinated raids across forest communities in the state. The Commander of the NDLEA in Edo, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin while briefing journalists on the command’s recent…
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BENIN CITY – In a renewed push against the scourge of human trafficking, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Wednesday inaugurated Anti-Trafficking Vanguards in two secondary schools in Edo State, mobilising students as peer educators and community advocates. The initiative, carried out in partnership with the International Centre for…
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Kassim Afegbua, the Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation has linked the recent attack on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other political figures in Benin City to internal crises within the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Afegbua made the allegations on ARISE News on Wednesday monitored by Politics Nigeria, suggesting that members…