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Edo Police backs govt crackdown on Illegal revenue collectors
1xSlotskixAugust 20, 2025
… Vows strict enforcement, 10 suspects arrested BENIN CITY — The Edo State Police Command has pledged its full support for the state government’s ongoing crackdown on illegal revenue collection, assuring that it will collaborate with relevant agencies to ensure strict enforcement of the ban and restore public order. The commitment was reaffirmed at a […]
Okpebholo celebrates APC Nat’l Chairman Yilwatda, Urhoghide on birthdays
1xSlotskixAugust 20, 2025
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has felicitated with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, and Senator Matthew Urhoghide, the Director-General of his campaign council, on the occasion of their birthdays. In a congratulatory message released by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, Governor Okpebholo commended the leadership […]
PDP’s hypocrisy and desperation: A tired script from a dead political party
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
The attention of the Edo State Government has been drawn to yet another baseless and laughable press statement by the moribund Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, signed by…Read More
Edo govt moves against commercial sex workers
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
The Edo State Government has intensified efforts to rid the state of criminal elements with the arrest of 29 suspected female commercial sex workers in Benin City. The operation was…Read More
Edo govt endorses AutoVision project to tackle glaucoma, boost road safety
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
The Edo State Ministry of Health has officially endorsed the AutoVision Initiative, a multi-partner programme to improve eye health, reduce preventable blindness from glaucoma, and promote safe driving across the…Read More
Okpebholo fast-tracks Edo’s first flyover, sets April 2026 deadline
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
… Ovia by-election is APC’s 2027 test run – Idahosa UROMI — Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has announced that the State’s first flyover bridge will be completed by…Read More
Opportunities in digital assets to hit $10trn by 2030 – SEC DG
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has projected that opportunities in digital assets will be worth $10 trillion by 2030. SEC Director-General, Dr Emomotimi Agama, made the projection in his…Read More
Iyowa elders reject land grabbing allegations
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
Elders of Iyowa Village in Ovia South-West Local Government Area have dismissed rumours of land grabbing, extortion, and illegal relocation of property, insisting the community remains one of the most…Read More
Nigeria’s debt to World Bank hits record $18.23bn
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
… As FG pays N5.12bn pension arrears Nigeria’s debt to the World Bank has risen to an all-time high of $18.23 billion as at March 31, 2025, reflecting a $420…Read More
Sustaining the Crackdown on Edo’s Revenue Predators
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, the Edo State Government, through a press statement signed by Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, announced a ban on all state revenue…Read More
Gov Okpebholo celebrates Deputy Governor Idahosa, describes him as a trusted ally on his birthday
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
The Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has extended warm congratulations to the Deputy Governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa on the occasion of his birthday.…Read More
Nigeria’s non-oil exports hit $3.225bn in H1 2025 — NEPC
1xSlotskixAugust 14, 2025
ABUJA — Nigeria’s non-oil exports in the first half of 2025 were valued at $3.225 billion, representing a 19.59 per cent increase over the $2.696 billion recorded in the same…Read More