Author: Iduozee Efe Paul

Edo Civil Society Organization has thrown its weight behind Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration in the fight against cultism and cult-related matters. The group, led by its Coordinator General, Comrade Omobude Agho, staged a march to Government House in Benin City to show solidarity with the government’s efforts. The protesters, who were received by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paul Ohonbamu, and the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Fred Itua, expressed their support for the government’s actions against cultism. Agho commended Governor Okpebholo for his efforts so far and expressed the group’s readiness to support the government in…

The Aidonogie of South Ibie, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, His Royal Highness Inusa Umoru Inusa has rejected the recognition of Alhaji Kelvin Danesi as the substantive ruler of the community by the state government. In a petition to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Inusa said the presentation of Alhaji Danesi from the Danesi branch of the Okhokho Ruling House as the traditional ruler in 1997 was unpopular because his father was not an Aidonogie and he was also not the eldest surviving son of a former Aidonogie from Danesi branch as required by the law governing the succession…

Edo State Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa has freed Shaibu Adams and Musa Ibrahim, inmates of Oko Correctional Centre. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Adams, 27, from Akwa Ibom was arrested for alleged kidnapping and theft of a cell phone remanded on July 3, 2023 and was never charged to court. Adams told the Administration of Criminal Justice Ministry Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) that he was arrested on his way back from work. Musa Ibrahim, a 22-year-old from Kogi State, was charged with alleged forceful entry and remanded on January 16, 2024. Ibrahim spent one year, three months, and…

The NEPL/Seplat Joint Venture (JV) has unveiled a solar-powered mini-grid project, graduation of its pioneer Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) participants and the commissioning of a borehole project in Ologbo N’ugu, Edo State. With the theme, “Building Capacity for a Greener Grassroots Economy,” the three-pronged initiative was centered around providing access to power, stable water supply and potential employment and placement pathway for the youths. The solar-powered mini-grid, with a capacity of 18.45 KWp 30 KWh battery and 20KVa inverter, is designed to provide electricity to about 138 households and businesses in the community, while the YEP is a comprehensive empowerment…

A former military governor of the South-Eastern State – Akwa Ibom and Cross River States – Major General Paul Omu is dead. According to a statement by the family, Omu died at the age of 84 on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The statement signed by Oghenekome Omu, said the late general, a native of Igbide community, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State served Nigeria and his community in various capacities. “Major-General Paul Ufuoma Omu was a family man, patriot, statesman, soldier, and community leader whose life was marked by unwavering commitment to the service of Nigeria and his…

There is tension in Benin City, Edo State capital, as rival cult groups, Black Axe and Maphite Confraternities have resumed their battle of supremacy that has led to the killing of no fewer than 15 people so far. The ugly situation is coming barely three months after the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpehbolo, signed the Secret Cult Prohibition Bill into law that prescribed 21-year jail term for cultists and their sponsors. It was gathered that the renewed cult war said to be between the two rival groups started on a Friday with the killing of a physiotherapist, simply…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has stated his determination to ensure security and conducive learning environment for teachers and students in Edo state. Egbetokun stated this on Friday in Benin City at the launching of the Nigeria Police Force School Protection Squad, which he said was part of the ongoing commitment of the Force to safeguard educational institutions in the country. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum, where he was represented by AIG in charge of Zone 5, Benin, Salman Garba-Dogo, Igbetokun said the School Protection Squad was specifically trained to work with school communities, and will serve as a…

Private school owners in Edo State have staged a peaceful protest in Benin City over what they described as an “alarming increase” in personal income taxes imposed by the state government. The school owners under the umbrella of the Coalition of Associations of Private Schools (CAPS), carrying placards and banners, converged at the premises of the Ministry of Education to register their grievances. The coalition includes Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON), Association of Formidable Education Development (AFED), National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) and Association of Model Islamic Model Schools. The protesters called on the…

A restless and Distressed father, Mr. Umoru Imokha Abdulahi, has appealed to kind hearted Nigerians and the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to help him offset the N330,000 medical bills of his wife and newborn baby that have been detained at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) for over a month. The appeal followed his inability to pay for the Cesarean Section (CS) used to deliver his wife of the baby. Abdulahi is an indigene of Agenebode in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. According to him, his wife had CS on March 20, 2025, during…

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edoba Omoregie, has said that the institution would soon begin the campaign to plant 10,000 trees to checkmate the impact of climate change. The Vice-Chancellor stated this when the leadership of Edo State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) paid him a courtesy call. Prof. Omoregie said the tree planting was part of his five points’ agenda of what he planned to achieve for the institution. He said, “Since I came on Aboard, I have been emphasizing that the University of Benin must move forward. And the reason for…