The Edo State Government has described as misleading a video making the rounds on social media with a footnote that a Dangote truck was impounded in Benin City recently by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for allegedly conveying arms and ammunition and other contraband materials. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the […]

A month after the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the peace pact that he weaved between warring political actors in Edo State even while carrying the novel coronavirus in his body has died a natural death.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the state’s Incident Action Plan (IAP) for Coronavirus (COVID-19), which outlines its planning, financing, and implementation strategies in containing the pandemic. The governor, who signed the document at the Government House, in Benin City, acknowledged the efforts of different stakeholders in containing the spread of the […]

By Gabriel Enogholalase – Benin Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has said that the move by the previous administration in the state to convert the old College of Education into a University of Education was not feasible due to budget constraints. He added that the state was already blessed with two state-owned universities and […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Edo state government on Friday ordered the immediate shutdown of Lagos Street, an epicentre of trade and commerce in Benin City metropolis, to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Though called Lagos Street which was said to have been the route to Lagos in the 50s, […]

A meeting called by some leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Edo state on Thursday to have a consensus candidate to face Governor Godwin Obaseki in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election ended in a deadlock because, as Saturday Vanguard gathered,  some of the aspirants and their supporters felt that Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu could win the mini election especially after the 14 yet to be inaugurated House of  Assembly lawmakers were reportedly cleared to participate in the exercise.

By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-city Edo state government yesterday denied reports that it was planning to renovate the Benin office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) saying it was aware it has no dealing with the commission in the state, being an agency of the federal government. Reacting to the report, the Commissioner for Information […]

The Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Taiwo Akerele, suddenly resigned on Saturday for being sidelined, over his refusal to join the fight against the National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The resignation of Akerele came barely two months after Obaseki’s Senior Special Assistant on […]

The Catholic Archdiocese of Benin and members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Edo State, have donated hand sanitisers, facemasks and other relief materials to the Edo State Government to complement the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration’s efforts at containing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and cushion its economic effect on the people. While the Benin […]

The Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, has resigned. It was gathered that his resignation is connected with the lingering crisis between the Governor and the APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. In his resignation letter dated 25th April 2020, Akerele said; “My decision to exit the government […]