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Members of the Obaretin Community in Benin City of Edo State has accused one Emmanuel Aigbogun of aiding the release of Lucky Imasuen Osifo Ogiamen and Uyi Osaheni who are said to be standing trial for the murder of Edwin Ogiemwense who was brutally killed on the 29th of March 2023 in Ubiaza community.  Speaking to Journalists in a peaceful protest to the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Benin City the Edo State capital earlier in the week, the spokesperson of the Community, Apostle (Dr) Cassy Chukwu said that they were at the Edo NUJ to demand for justice for the murder of Emmanuel Aigbogun. According to him, "Few years ago there was a problem between Ubiaza Community and Obaretin Community and when the problem was escalating the IG then wrote to the Palace of the Oba of Benin to inquire if there was a community known in the kingdom as Ubiaza Community and the Palace replied that there was no known community with that name in Benin kingd...

An Edo born teacher, Miss Winifred Iwenamen, is set to break the Guinness World Record in biking with an ambition to ride a Cross- over Country bike covering a distance of over 500 kilometers in 12 hours nonstop. Speaking to Journalists on at the premises of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin City the Edo State capital, the English and Literary Studies graduate from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, pointed out that she nurses the ambition to surpass the existing record of 500 kilometers. According to the Ewatto born bicker from Esan South East local government area of Edo State, Winnifred told journalists that the race is set to take place on Saturday the 3rd of May, 2025 in a dedicated and approved race track in Evbobanosa, after Light House Polytechnic along Benin- Agbor Road in Benin City Edo State capital. She said that it was her love for riding bikes that propelled her to venture the exercise. According to her, “I love ridin...

...Commences Demolition of properties Linked to Sponsors Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has launched a crackdown on crime-related properties, beginning with the demolition of buildings connected to kidnappings and cult-related violence in the state. During the demolition of a residential duplex in Benin City used for kidnapping and organ harvesting, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Fred Itua, who spoke on behalf of Governor Monday Okpebholo, told journalists that the government had also sealed off Eterno Hotel and an event centre. These facilities, according to Governor Okpebholo, are being used by cult groups as gathering points before launching attacks that claim several lives. Mr. Itua confirmed that the demolished property was the site of a gruesome crime involving the abduction and killing of a young woman for organ harvesting. He revealed that the suspect has been arrested in Lagos and will be extradited to Edo State to face prosecution. “...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from its meeting today, Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 adopting the recommendation of the PDP Governors that the Deputy National Secretary of the Party, Arch. Setonji Koshoedo should act as the National Secretary of the Party until further notice. The position of the NWC was disclosed to journalists by the Acting National Chairman of the Party, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagun at the end of the NWC meeting this evening. Damagun in a terse press brief stated that the NWC adopted the recommendation of the PDP Governors on the issue of the Party’s National Secretary adding that it would be forwarded to the National Executive Committee (NEC) He also stated that the NEC meeting has been scheduled to hold in Tuesday, May 27, 2025 in line with the recommendation of the Governors’ Forum. Details later…

The Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Mrs.) Maria Omozele Oligbi-Edeko has identified bad governance as the root cause and driving force behind poverty in Nigeria, noting that the problem has become deeply entrenched across the country. Rt. Hon. Oligbi-Edeko, a lawyer, lecturer, and human rights advocate before joining politics, is representing Esan North-east constituency 11,  She made the assertion as a discussant on the paper presented titled "Abolition of All Forms of Poverty in Nigeria: Whose Task?" At a lecture to commemorate the 70th birthday of a legal icon, renowned human rights activist and one of her mentors, Dr. Osagie Obayuwana (Esq) held at the Benin Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday in Benin.  In her address, the Deputy Speaker stated that the cause of all forms or dimensions of poverty is bad Governance and at the base of bad governance is the weak structure & selection method for electing th...

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has promised to improve learning facilities, recruit more qualified teachers, provide good infrastructure, a conducive learning atmosphere, and secure school environments across the State. Governor Okpebholo made the pledges when he inspected ongoing renovation of some schools in Edo Central, which were hitherto in very bad shapes when he visited the facilities in January, 2025. The Governor, who since the assumption of office, has taken bold steps by embarking on people-oriented programs and policies had earlier declared a state of emergency in the education sector. He said he is working to change the narrative in the education sector. The infrastructural development of the Okpebholo-led administration has already transformed many public schools. Many of the schools abandoned by Godwin Obaseki-led administration now have new structures, including good classrooms and perimeter fences, to ensure the safety of school children. He a...

In what appears like an almost belated condemnation of the persistent killings of innocent people in their homes and in their farms by Fulani herdsmen, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has decried the incessant killings in parts of Nigeria, expressing frustration over what he described as the deafening silence from those in authority. Speaking during a Special Service at the Glory Dome in Abuja, the cleric recalled receiving a heartbreaking call from a village pastor shortly before the service. According to him, the pastor narrated how entire families were wiped out and children murdered in their sleep during an attack on their community. Lamenting the worsening insecurity, Enenche questioned the failure of leadership to address the situation, asking why blood continues to spill with no meaningful action from those responsible for protecting lives. “You have your farmland and some people come to uproot cassava to feed their animals, a...

  ...VIGILANTE MEMBERS TO BE RECRUITED INTO STATE CIVIL SERVICE Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, said kidnappers caught in Edo State will face the death penalty, specifically by hanging, expressing readiness to sign the death warrants of convicts. Governor Okpebholo disclosed this at the stakeholders' session at the Uromi Town Hall, where he had an interactive session with leaders and members of the Arewa community in Esan land. The Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) had passed a bill amending the Kidnapping Prohibition Amendment Law (and Related Matters 2013). The bill prescribes the death penalty for kidnappers and mandates the confiscation and demolition of properties used in the commission of their crimes. Governor Okpebholo said his administration will not tolerate insecurity, killing, and kidnapping anymore in the State as he will deal ruthlessly with all criminal elements in the State. "I take the issue of insecurity seriously and will not bend ...

  Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has predicted the collapse of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, as more of its members continue to dump it for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Okpebholo said this in his office while receiving the member representing Ikpoba Okha State Constituency, Nicholas Asonsere, who dumped the PDP for the APC. With the decamping of Hon. Asonsere, the ruling APC now controls the majority in the Edo State House of Assembly EDHA with 15 members, while the opposition has nine members. The Governor thanked all new members who joined the APC from other parties and assured them that the party is a place of opportunities as they will not be discriminated against but given a room to contribute to the development of the State. "Thank you for the decision to join the APC and all of you that moved to our party. The winning party will not regret it. The party will stand with you as it is a place of un...

Chairman, Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr Tony Aziegbemi has called on Christians across the state to use the good Friday to pray for the peace and unity of Edo State and Nigeria. This was contained in a message he signed and made available to the Press earlier today in Benin City the Edo State capital. According to him, he Urged all well meaning Edo people to use the period to pray particularly for the state and nation—especially for unity, progress, and enduring peace . "On this solemn occasion of Good Friday, the Edo State PDP Caretaker Committee joins Christians across the state, nation, and the world in reflecting on the profound sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ. "Good Friday is a powerful reminder of love, selflessness, and redemption. It teaches us the importance of compassion, unity, and unwavering faith in the face of trials. As we remember Christ's suffering and crucifixion, let us also be inspired to live lives that reflect peace, sacrifice, and...

  The OSIOMO INDUSTRIAL PARK , an indigenous Power Plant, located at Ologbo, in Ikpoba Okha local government area of Edo State, has actually come to stay, to provide the much needed succour and to bridge the gap of power need of the communities that make up Edo state. The initiative which came on stream with IPP 1 in the year 2020 has made tremendous and commendable impart at cushioning the near zero access to energy as a result of incessant national grid collapse occasioned by decayed infrastructure and inefficient management. Osiomo Industrial Park, a full grown independent Power Plant which is predominantly preoccupied with the generation, transmission and distribution of power has provided 100 percent access to power to consumers located around the transmission and distribution system since 2020 thereby steadily and consistently bridging the energy gap of the state  Speaking to Journalists at the facility during a Media tour of the facility, the Edo State bo...

...Allegations Against Me Are Baseless-Elder Osasere Egharevba  Members of Orior Ozolua Community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, Edo State has called for the removal of Elder Osasere Egharevba who they claimed has served 37 years as the Okaighele of the community which is against the community laws, which stipulates a 2-year tenure.  The elders, women and youths of the community who protested to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council with placards with different inscription like "Elder Osasere, Leave the youths alone", "We Need Freedom from Osasere", "Liberate Us from slavery - Orior Ozolua Community," "Elder Osasere Must Go", etc. stated that his continuous holding the position of Okaighele has generated insecurity and leadership crisis currently threatening the peace and stability of our community. The community youth secretary, Ajayi Nehikhare, in his speech who appealed to the Benin Mon...

A teacher, Winifred Iwenamen, is set to break the Guinness World Record with an ambition to ride a Cross- over Country bike covering a distance of over 500 kilometers in 12 hours nonstop.  Speaking to Journalists today at the premises of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Benin City the Edo State capital, the English and literary studies graduate from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State , pointed out that she nurses the ambition to surpass the existing record of 500 kilometers.  According to the Ewatto born bicker from Esan South East local government area of Edo State, Winnifred told journalists that the race is set to take place on the 26 day of April 2025 in a dedicated and approved race track in Ebhobanosa, after Light House Polytechnic along Benin- Agbor Road in Benin City Edo State capital.  She said that it was her love for riding bikes that propelled her to venture the exercise.  According to her, " I love ridi...

Justice A. N. Erhabor of the Edo State Criminal High Court sitting in Benin has adjourned hearing in a case involving allegations of conspiracy, attempted murder, arson, and malicious damage to May 8, 2025. The case, with suit number B63/C/25, is between the Commissioner of Police and the defendants, Ahunmwan Osaro and Odaro Oviarobo. During the court sitting, Rose Igbinakenzua, a representative of the prosecution, informed the court that the charge sheet had not yet been served on the relevant parties.  There was however no legal representation present for the defendants. As a result, Justice Erhabor adjourned the matter to 8 May 2025 for proper service and continuation of hearing. The charges stem from an incident on January 1,2025, in the Iguosa area on Benin - Lagos Road, where Ahunmwan Osaro allegedly set his estranged wife, Tina Uyi, ablaze at her residence.

By Fred Itua At every defining moment in a nation’s journey, the call to give account of stewardship becomes not just necessary but inevitable. This duty is more profound for those whom providence has favoured to sit at the helm, guiding the affairs of the state and shaping the future of the people. In 1989, the late Ikemba Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, published *Because I Am Involved*, a 208-page introspective chronicle that offered a gripping account of his political convictions, nationalist ideals, reflections on Nigeria’s unrealised potentials, and the personal sacrifices he made for a country he so deeply loved. In that same spirit, this article borrows its title and energy from Ojukwu’s classic. *Because I Am Involved* is not merely a declaration; it is a commitment. Today, in Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo personifies that commitment. Since he assumed office, it is no longer business as usual. The tides have shifted, and the wheels of governance are now ...

By Damilare Adeleye Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has confirmed that 15 domestic staff working for former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, are legally held at its Medium Security Custodial Centre in Okaka, Bayelsa State. The Correctional Service stated that the staff’s detention was ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. A report had claimed that the former First Lady had been keeping the aides in custody since 2019 without a fair trial, allegedly using her influence to maintain their detention. However, in a statement dated April 5, 2025, the state Nigerian Correctional Service denied the claims, insisting the detainees were well treated at the custody. The statement reads, The Nigerian Correctional Service, Bayelsa State Command, wishes to debunk reports making the rounds in some sections of the social media that former President Goodluck Jonathan and wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, illegally detained 15 domestic staff without fair ...

...AS DR. LEE IKPEA ORGANIZES HOMECOMING FOR GOV IN EDO CENTRAL Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday, said a wave of massive defections will soon hit opposition political parties in the South-South zone ahead of the 2027 presidential election in the country. Governor Okpebholo spoke at a special reception held for him at Ewatto, Esan South East local government area of Edo State after the Governor’s victory at the election petition tribunal ruling last week. He thanked Edo people for their support, prayers, and counting him worthy to lead the State. He assured the people that Edo would progress and develop under his watch. “The people of Edo State will not regret voting me as their Governor. I am happy today that l am in a winning party. A party that was rejected by all and now has become the party that everybody wants to join. APC has come to stay as the government at the center is APC. “Very soon, there will be a lot of defections into the APC. Peop...

…Kidnappers fed a newborn baby to their dogs in the presence of the kidnapped mother The situation that took place in Uromi is regrettable and understandable at the same time. Regrettable because life, every life is sacred. In a normal functional society, people rarely resort to mob action and if and when they do, the consequences are usually dire. That is to be expected because the state provides adequate security for all to not warrant any resort to self help. As regrettable as the incident in Uromi is, no one living in that area can say he/she did not foresee the possibility of such an occurrence. The police in the area, if they write security reports to their superiors should have warned that this incidence was inevitable given the heightened state of insecurity attributable to a particular ethnic group operating in the environment.  The people are constantly under treat of theft, kidnapping, rape and gruesome murder in their farms with no one to turn for real hel...

The former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, is said to have held a secretive meeting with top officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Bayelsa State as tension and concerns mount over the controversial detention of 15 of her former domestic workers . According to sources from Naijaonpoint. com, the workers have been imprisoned for nearly six years without trial. According to a source close to the situation who spoke with SaharaReporters, Patience Jonathan was seen in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Friday, shortly after reports emerged regarding the harsh conditions faced by the detained workers at Okaka Correctional Centre. It is reported that Patience Jonathan got into Yenagoa and in contact with the officials of the correctional center moment the news of the controversial detention started making the rounds the source revealed.  The source added that Patience Jonat...

Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Thursday, stood still for Governor Monday Okpebholo and Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa, who arrived the State from Abuja after the election petition tribunal affirmed them as the duly-elected Governor and Deputy Governor respectively in the September 21, 2024 governorship election. Deputy Governor Idahosa, Secretary to State Government, Musa Ikhilor, and other top government functionaries, accompanied the Governor on a motorcade from the airport to the palace of the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare ll, where he acknowledged cheers from residents. The Governor and his entourage, while paying homage to the Oba of Benin,  thanked him for his prayers and support for the new administration since it came on board. Appreciating the people of Edo State, the Governor appreciated the judges for their unanimity in their decision in his favour based on what was provided before them by all parties. He...