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Insurance Football Club of Benin on Sunday afternoon, surrendered all points available in the Nigeria National League match day 21 as they fell to J.Atete FC by 1-0 in Abakaliki. Onuora Nwachukwu scored the only goal of the match for J.Atete FC in the 42nd minute after goalkeeper Kolawole Oladipo’s …

BENIN CITY-Determined to address issues of police extortion and human rights abuses, the Edo State Police Command has appointed its lawyer as Desk Officer of the Command’s Human Rights and Extortion Investigation Unit in Benin City. The appointed police lawyer is Barr Polycarp Odion domiciled at the State Command headquarters, …

Benin City: Poised to add $200m worth of investment into the state’s economy, the Edo State Investment Promotion Office, (ESIPO) in collaboration with Germany’s leading provider of International Cooperation Service, GIZ, is reviewing investment strategies to position Edo as Nigeria’s most attractive and viable investment destination. Welcoming participants to a …

Benin City – The Edo State Government has said that plans are underway to revive Principals’ Cup in the state’s schools in a new move to advance grassroots sports development. The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Joan Osa-Oviawe, said this during an interactive session with journalists on the preparedness of the …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has expressed satisfaction over the conduct of its 2022 mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held in 45 centres across the country on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the examination was for candidates who could not participate in the …

Benin City – The Edo State Government has disclosed plans to recruit 1,000 new secondary school teachers and train 650 others on digital teaching methods. The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Joan Osa-Oviawe said this during an interactive session with journalists on the preparedness of the Ministry of Education for the …

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Government has urged residents to get vaccinated against hepatitis, which is a leading cause of death. The Director, Disease Control and Immunization, Dr. Gideon Iraoyah, said this at an event to mark the 2022 World Hepatitis Day in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government …

BENIN CITY-The inside story of two alleged suicides reported to Edo Police Command last July has been revealed in Benin City. The cases are that of Mr Efene Eric Oyakhilomen, 40 and Miss Cynthia Agho, 27. Poised to revealing the inside story, our reporter in synergy with the office of …

BENIN CITY-The Edo State Police Command said it has set up an Ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations of official corruption levelled against its personnel across the state. The command also stated that it has arrested, detained and commenced investigation of seven of its operatives with cases of official corruption. The …

The Edo State Government has extended the deadline for the enforcement of the use of state colour code by commercial drivers in the state. In a statement, the Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Osasere M. Evbuomwan, said the state government is not insensitive to the plight and requests of the drivers …