Towards eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM) in Edo State, the State Government through its Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, has inaugurated the State Technical Working Committee as part of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) support project. The Committee is to oversee the implementation of eradicating FGM in four local government areas in…

As part of efforts aimed at enhancing food production in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area (LGA), the Council Chairman, Rt. Hon. Alabi Bliss Oshionogue, has welcomed the Young Agricultural Trained Personnel under the aegis of Enterprise for Youths in Agriculture (EYIA), who have been trained on soilless farming on vegetable crops such as carrot, Habeneru pepper…

By Tracy Ohovwore The Edo State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo says his administration has put strategies in place to support the youths and ensure they are empowered to thrive in their chosen fields. Governor Okpebholo added that his administration has given youths all the necessary tools and created an enabling environment for them…

Tracy Ohovwore In line with its commitments towards ameliorating the plight of the vulnerable, the Edo State Government through its Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, has paid a solidarity visit to Project Charilove, a haven for children, orphans and youths with special needs. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Chief Bisi…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Usman Sule (SAN), has congratulated Mrs Uchenna Ogunedo Akingbade on her emergence as the first female Chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch. In a congratulatory message, Sule expressed joy and pride over the successful elections and the emergence of new executives for the branch. He described…

All is now set as the 1971-1975 set of Government  Secondary School, Omu Aran, Kwara State, otherwise known as the Gateway Set, will on Friday July 4, celebrate its 50th year anniversary, with series of legacy projects. In a statement in Ilorin by Prof. Tajudeen Akanji, Chairman, Central Planning Committee, said many activities have been…

By Barikui Felix As preparations for the 2027 general elections in Nigeria intensify, civil society organisations such as the International Press Centre (IPC) and the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) have stressed the importance of amplifying the voices of women, youths, and persons living with disabilities in the electoral process. This formed the core…

By Prince Woke An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by Mr. Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Aloba had sought to overturn the legal advice that exonerated music label owner Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, and promoter Samson Balogun, alias Sam Larry,…

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday discharged a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Emmanuel Orekoya, accused of defiling his 17-year-old daughter, (name withheld). Justice Abiola Soladoye struck out the case and discharged Orekoya of the two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration, brought against him by the Lagos…

By Prince Woke The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, announced the arrest of two suspects in connection with a violent attack on Christian Benjamin Ediegene, Chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC) of Okana in Abua Central, Abua/Odual Local Government Area. Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Superintendent of Police…