Red Cross Takes War On Flood To Schools, Trains 60 Pupils, Others On Disaster Management In Edo
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting With the determination to inculcate the right life saving skills on the children, the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) with support from the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and funding from Italian government has trained 60 pupils in Edo State on how to respond to emergency situations, especially flood waters as […]
Edo Commissioners In Wild Rush to Buy Tinubu-Style Caps After Okpebholo’s Warning
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A mild drama has ensued in Benin City on Wednesday as newly appointed commissioners in Edo State have said to have been in a wild rush to local cap-makers to purchase President Bola Tinubu’s signature ‘Asiwaju cap’—a day after Governor Monday Okpebholo warned that any cabinet member without it would be locked […]
Again, Another PDP Chieftain, Sen Uzamere Resigns from Party
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo State, Senator Ehigie Uzamere, has resigned his membership of the party, saying move was necessitated by the commitment to serve humanity. He announced his resignation in a letter to the chairman of Ward 12, Ovia North-East Local Government of the state, Mr. […]
Task Force Seals Petroleum Station Over Expired Fire Extinguishers in Edo
The Edo State Petroleum Task Force in Ikpoba-Okha Local Council sealed the NIPCO Filling Station on Upper Sakponba Road on Monday after discovering all its fire extinguishers had expired since 2024. Ehichoya Joshua, leader of the task force, revealed that the station’s management had been repeatedly warned to replace the outdated equipment but failed […]
FG Doles Inputs, Equipment To 500 Smallholder Farmers In Edo
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The federal government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has distributed inputs and equipment to over 500 smallholder farmers in Edo State. Senator Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, flagged off the distribution of inputs to farmers in the state. Kyari, represented by Dr Perpetual Iyere-Usiahon, Assistant […]
CISLAC Makes Case For Enforcement of Edo State Child Rights Law
…As SOTHAWACA Raises Alarm Over Increase In Child-Labour Lucky Obukohwo Reporting A group on the aegis of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has made case for the enforcement and implementation of the Edo State Child Rights Law, with the view of protecting the rights of the children in the […]
FG Empowers Edo Farmers With Inputs, Herbicides To Boost Food Productions
Lucky Obukohwo Reporting The Federal Government has empowered no fewer than 25 maize farmers in Edo State with inputs, herbicides and sprayers. The government also built the human capacity of the farmers on the best modern farming technologies. The empowerment was carried out by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. […]
Edo Suspends NULGE Election Over Reported Cases Of Violence
Lucky Obukohwo Reporting The Edo State Local Government Commission has suspended the just concluded Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), election over reported cases of violence in some LGAs. The Edo State Local Government Commission, in a letter addressed to the president of NULGE in the state, attributed the suspension to […]
Troops Storm Kidnappers’ Hideout to Rescue Edo Seminarians, Hunter Wounded
Troops of the Nigerian Army, alongside vigilantes and local hunters, launched a daring rescue operation to free two seminarians abducted from Ivianakpodi Minor Seminary in Agenebode, Edo State. The operation, initiated on Sunday at 5:15 a.m., targeted a suspected kidnappers’ hideout in Alarke village, beyond the Awara area of Kogi State, following credible intelligence. […]
Still on Edo Central By Election: Why Electorates Must Put Esan First — By Darlington Okpebholo Ray
This Saturday, the people of Esan land face more than a by election; they face a defining choice about unity, fairness, and the future of our people. In my recent interview on Arise News, I spoke frankly about my support for Uromi. Some dismissed it as mere sentiment. Let me be clear: that was […]