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Political parties and presidential and National Assembly candidates on Tuesday signed the first National Peace Accord on issue-based campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections, pledging to shun violence, hate speech, misinformation, personal attacks and other conduct capable of undermining the electoral process. The accord was signed in Abuja at a ceremony organised by the…
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two suspected vandals for allegedly breaking into and vandalizing transmission equipment at the Africa Independent Television (AIT) station in Benin. The suspects, Martins Donatus, 26, and Mohammed Abubakar, 28, were arrested on August 10, 2026, at the station’s premises along Benin–Idogbo Road, Ikhueniro Community. They were…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has charged the new leadership of the state House of Assembly to embrace humility, unity, transparency and teamwork, urging lawmakers to put aside personal differences and focus on serving the people. The governor gave the charge when he received the newly elected speaker, Prince Yekini Oisayemoje Idaiye, who represents Akoko-Edo…
The Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) on Monday, 17th August, 2026 was thrown into a day of drama as the 8th Assembly witnessed the resignation and immediate suspension of the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku. The day also saw the election of a new Speaker, the member representing Akoko-Edo Constituency I, Hon. Yekini Idaiye. The chaotic…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a fresh N10 billion suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged denial of access to his wife and son while in custody. The suit, filed by his lawyer, Ubong Akpan, also lists the Chairman of the ICPC and…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has appealed for peace and unity in Osun State after his re-election, even as the All Progressives Congress weighs its legal options after losing Saturday’s governorship election. Adeleke was declared winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission after polling 511,067 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a sprawling drug trafficking network with seizures worth more than N3.6 billion in Lagos alone, while arresting a 48-year-old businessman who allegedly sold off his business and personal assets to finance a cocaine consignment destined for India. The dramatic arrest of Nwankwo Onyebuchi, a Lagos-based marble…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, was on Sunday declared elected, having won 19 out of the 30 local government areas in the governorship election held across the state on Saturday. The State Returning Officer, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, declared the result of the poll at about 7:24 am…
The Managing Director of the Edo State Geographic Information Service, EDOGIS, Dr. Ehiaguina Bello, has identified fake, incomplete and irregular documents presented by applicants as major reasons for delays in the processing and issuance of Certificates of Occupancy in the state. Dr. Bello said although the agency targets 30 days for the processing of land…
No fewer than 72 cases of child abuse involving children between the ages of two and 10 years have been recorded in Edo State between January and August 2026, with fathers accounting for about 50 percent of the reported cases. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugenia Abdallah, disclosed this at the monthly…
