—Edo Forum of Patriots, comprising political leaders and professionals in Edo State, has written to the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki,  expressing its concern over what it described as the sad state of the proposed University of Education, Ekiadolor, and appealed to the governor to hasten the processes which will transform the College of Education, Ekiadolor, to a university in order not to jeopardise the future of both students and staff of the College of Education.

Efforts of the Edo State Government at caring for its indigenes evacuated from Libya through several returnees’ welfare initiatives have received the commendation of the federal government.

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has told senior civil servants in the state that he intends to implement the 2018 budget to the letter and vowed to query any civil servant who failed to respond to memos within 72 hours.

WITH the recent reconstitution of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, ESIEC, and the proposed conduct of the local government councils election in the first quarter of 2018 and its outcome are expected to serve an acid test for the Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Administration.

THE first lady of Edo state, Betsy Obaseki has presented gift items to first babies of the year born in different hospitals, as part of the activities to celebrate the new year.

By SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN CITY-THE Edo state police Command has arrested a driver identified as Samson who allegedly killed his boss and dumped his body in a tank at Ekiadolor, Ovia North East Local government Area of Edo state. Two other suspects were also arrested in connection with the killing. Vanguard gathered that Samson was […]

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, insisted his government would utilize the state resources for the good of the people rather than share to some selected individuals, reiterating that there was no longer free money to share in Nigeria.

Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba Ewuare II, has sent a New Year felicitation to all Edo sons and daughters and indeed Nigerians across the globe wishing them a happy and prosperous New Year.

Edo State Government, yesterday, donated food items and other materials worth millions of naira to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Ohogua, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state.

The governor is always very emotional when he sees sordid pictures such as we all have seen in Libya, so he is very passionate in changing their lives and we pray they all come home and work

The Edo State Government has commenced the establishment of Ground Control Points for the planned Aerial Survey of the state.

The Edo State Government has officially kicked off the “Talk to Governor Godwin Obaseki (Talk to GGO’) program.

Teachers in Edo State got N1,108,476,358.72 for their October salaries from the N2, 391,150,633 allocation accrued to the Local Government Areas from the Federation Account, while N244 million was used to pay pensioners, the Joint Account and Allocation Committee, JAAC, has said. 

THE Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, and Ijaw elders in Edo State, weekend, raised an alarm over alleged plan by the state government to deploy soldiers to Gelegele and other Ijaw communities in the state, including Okikoro where they have their Egbesu shrine. They warned that such action will be a declaration of war against the Ijaw nation and will be resisted.

The Ijaws of Olodiama in Edo State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in crisis associated with the installation of the Pere of Olodiame, noting that the Olodiama Kingdom is not a newly-created Kingdom.