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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of Prince Clement Obayemi Erimiakhena Ogbena as the village head of Ojirami in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The governor gave the approval at the Weekly Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held via zoom on Wednesday, October …

The Edo State Government has condemned the destruction and looting of critical public assets by suspected hoodlums, who hijacked the #EndSARS protests, appealing to the youths to stop further destruction of infrastructure in the state. Executive Chairman, Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA), Isoken Omo, who led a government delegation …

The seven-man Special Visitation Panel set up by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to look into the affairs of Ambrose Alli University on Wednesday met with stakeholders of the state-owned university, in Ekpoma. The Chairman of the Panel, Prof. I. K Omoruyi, while addressing journalists after the meeting, …

ABUJA – The Minister of Power Engr. Sale Mamman has revealed that one of the major problems constraining the efficient transmission and distribution of electricity in the country is the preponderance of poor or obsolete equipment in the power sector. The Minister made this known when he Received the National …

ABUJA – Dr. Omale Amedu, the National Coordinator of National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), yesterday pleaded for the provision of adequate funding for the procurement of quality blood in the healthcare sector. Speaking during his 2021 budget defence session held at the instance of House Committee on Health Services, Dr …

BENIN CITY – Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA), has stated that it is doing its best to ease traffic congestion in Benin municipality and its environs with the deployment of more officers to roads in the aftermath of the twelve days “End SARS” protest which crippled legitimate …

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the Benin Royal Museum project will serve as a critical institution to preserve the audio-visual heritage of Edo people and help revive interest and study of history among youths. The governor said this in commemoration of the …

ABUJA – Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said that she met N2.3 billion debt on her assumption. She added that there were few numbers of vehicles that were functional with other malfunctioning utilities. Adeyeye disclosed this during the 2021 …

BENIN CITY – The seven-man Special Visitation Panel set up by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to look into the affairs of Ambrose Alli University has extended the date for submission of Memoranda from Monday, 26th October, 2020, to Wednesday, 4th November, 2020. Mrs. Priscillia Aziegbemhin, Member/Secretary of …

BENIN CITY – As the people of Emuhi-Igor community in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo state continue to suffer untold hardship following the deplorable state of their road, they have reiterated calls on the state government to fix their road. The people, who are predominantly pineapple farmers urged …