•Armed Fulani herdsmen The Edo State Commissioner for Public Safety and Security, Festus Ebea, has alleged that some people are bringing criminal elements from outside the state for kidnapping and other crimes. The commissioner disclosed this yesterday in Benin during the monthly briefing organised by the state’s Ministry for Information and S...
A total of 39 aspirants are to contest at the primary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State. State Chairman of the party, Tony Alile, who stated this in an interview, said the primary would take place in 192 wards across the state, reports The Nation. Alile said there would be no consensus […]
Indications have emerged that major opposition parties in Edo State, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may not participate in the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for July 11, 2026. According to guidelines released by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), political ...
A group under the aegis of the ADC Grassroots Mobilisation for Change (AGMC) has raised the alarm over repeated attacks on members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State. The latest incident, according to the group, occurred on Sunday evening at the residence of the party’s National Legal Adviser, Oserheimen Osunbor, in Iruekpen...
•Amaechi Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has appealed to leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the south-south region to support his presidential ambition. Amaechi spoke when he addressed the ADC South-south leaders meeting held at the residence of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, reports The Nation. Security was beefed...
Team Edo has officially been crowned overall champion of the second edition of the Niger Delta Games, delivering a historic performance on home soil in Benin City and ending a 24-year wait for regional supremacy. In a fiercely contested medal race that stretched to the final day, the host state surged ahead of Delta and […]
•Olumide Akpata and Peter Obi Barely a day after the attack of some chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State, including Peter Obi, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, has narrated how the incident happened. Akpata, former Edo State governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), said he ...
•Olumide Akpata and Peter Obi A chieftain of the African Democratic Party (ADC), Peter Obi, has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) government after an attack by suspected gunmen. Gunmen suspected to be political thugs attacked some chieftains of the ADC at the residence of the erstwhile APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, in...
•Lassa fever No fewer than six persons died in a recent Lassa Fever outbreak in two local government areas of Edo State. Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Benin City on Friday, said 28 cases were confirmed in the state. Dr. Oshiomhole said the outbreak occurred […]
•Hoodlums Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs last night reportedly attacked the Edo State secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), attempting to set the facility ablaze. It was gathered that the attackers shattered windows and damaged other items in the building located on Ogbelaka Street, Benin City, after they were unable ...
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