Edo Launches Education Talent Hunt, Targets 54 Students For Fully Funded Scholarship
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Edo State government, has launched Monday Okpebholo Education Talent Hunt to promote educational educational excellence across public schools in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. Addressing Journalists during the flag-off ceremony at the Senior Secondary Education Board (SSEB) premises at Iyaro, Benin, the Executive Chairman, Edo State SSEB, Rita […]
Governor Okpebholo Shoulders Medical Bill Of Ekpoma Fire Victim
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has offsets the medical bills of a man who is currently receiving treatment for severe burns at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. The governor made the intervention during a visit to the hospital, where he also settled the medical expenses of several other patients admitted in different […]
Blackout: Edo Governor Joins Protest, Threatens To Break BEDC’s Monopoly
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Edo governor, Monday Okpebholo, has threatened to break the monopolistic tendencies of the Benin Electricity Distribution Plc to ensure fair distribution of power to the residents of the state. He disclosed this when he made a stopover at the take off point of the protest of the “mass action against BEDC oppressions” […]
I Will Step Aside If Tinubu Fails To Win 2027 Election, Says Okpebholo
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has vowed to step aside the governor of the state if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the 2027 general elections. Truth Live News Media reports that Okpebholo made the boast when he appeared in an interview with African Independent Television (AIT). He listed the state’s development projects and […]
Okpebholo Seeks Support, Prayers As Govt Increases Security, Development Drive
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has reiterated administration’s strong commitment to restoring security, driving development, and improving the quality of life across the state, even as he sues for continue support through prayers and goodwill. The governor said this during a special end-of-the-month Thanksgiving service at Living Faith Church, Irrua, in Edo […]
Army Day Secondary School, Ekenhuan Commends Edo Gov Over School Remodeling
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Students, teachers, and management of Army Day Junior and Senior Secondary School, Ekenhuan, Benin City, have lauded the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, for comprehensively renovating and remodeling the school. The principals of the Junior and Senior Secondary Schools, speaking separately with newsmen, described the intervention as timely and life-changing, noting that […]
More Condemnations Trail Arrest Of 52 Ekpoma Varsity Students As EDOCSO Gives Seven Days Ultimatum To Edo Govt, Police
…Wants Police To Use Same Energy To Go After Kidnappers Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Edo Civil Society Organisations (EDOCSO), has given seven days ultimatum to the state government and the Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Ogbonika to release the 52 students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma arrested and detained over the protest on unabated kidnapping […]
AAU52: PDP Berates Arrest, Calls For Unconditional Release Of Detainees
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the arrest and detentions of over 52 students of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, over protest against rising spate of insecurity in the senatorial district. The party’s condemnation was contained in a statement made available to Journalists in Benin City […]
Edo Govt Storms Kidnappers Den, Pulls Down Hideouts Along Okpella–Okene Expressway
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has pulled down illegal structures and shanties used as hideouts for suspected kidnappers along the Okpella–Okene Expressway. The demolished structures, located at the Obu/Oguda/Bua Cement Axis, were uncovered through intelligence reports and investigations as operational bases from which kidnappers allegedly carried out their nefarious activities. This […]
Edo To Procure Drones To Combat Insecurity
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting As the level of insecurity continue to increase across the country, Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has disclosed that his administration is procuring drones to combat insecurity in the state. The governor who said this while receiving the new Commander of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, General Ahmed Olatunboju Balogun, on a […]