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Immediate past Deputy speaker of Edo State House of Assembly; Oligbi-Edeko has Called for Stakeholders support for the Nigeria Reserved Seat Bill for Women and the Participation of Women Professionals in Politics to increase quota of women in Governance in Nigeria. Speaking as a panelist at the NBA 2025 Annual Law Week held at the High Court in Benin City, Rt. Hon. Maria Omozele Oligbi-Edeko, who represents Esan North East Constituency II at the Edo State House of Assembly, lamented the gross underrepresentation of women in Nigeria parliament due to cultural barriers.  Oligbi- Edeko stated that currently Nigeria has 3.6% women representation in parliament compared to other African countries like Rwanda, Namibia, Senegal with 61.3%, 46.2%, 44.2% respectively. The lawmaker called on members of the National & State Assemblies to pass the bill that seeks to provide for seat reservation for women in the National and State Houses of Assembly; Bill Num. (HB 1349) in the ...

Hon. Joe Ikpea, the former Chairman of the Esan South-East Local Government Council, has officially been nominated as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the upcoming Edo Central Senatorial By-election scheduled for August 16, 2025, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) In a related development, Barr. Omosede Igbinedion, a former member of the Federal House of Representatives for the Ovia Federal Constituency, will also be the APC candidate for the Ovia Federal Constituency By-election. At a press conference held at the APC party secretariat in Benin, Dr. Obuaja Stanley Uzomaka, Chairman of the APC 2025 Edo Central Senatorial By-Election Committee, confirmed that Ikpea triumphed over his opponent, Engr. Glory Oziegbe Momodu.  "The primary was conducted peacefully and orderly across all 51 wards of the Edo Central Senatorial District," Uzomaka stated. "Voting was carried out through a direct primary system, and resu...

...RAIDS CULTISTS' HIDEOUTS, RECOVERS GUNS, OTHER ILLEGAL ARMS The Special Security Squad, Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists, has arrested some notorious cult leaders and members in Evboutubu part of Benin City, as part of efforts to ensure a safe and peaceful environment for Edo people. The squad set up by Governor Monday Okpebholo to keep Edo State safe, on Friday evening, 18th July 2025, conducted another raid and arrested a suspected leader of a cult group in his hideout at Iguedaiyi village and his resident was searched where weapons were recovered. Two previous suspected cult members arrested in similar operations led by the Squad assisted in the discovery of several hideouts of their members where weapons and other dangerous materials were found. The team which is made up of the Military, Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC), Hunters, Vigilante groups, and repentant cultists, among other critical stakeholders in Edo State, carried out...

In a moment of an incident that brought tears to the eyes of many and renewed hope in humanity, Gospel Uebari Kinanee, who has been locked away in silence and forgotten for 18 long years, has finally regained his freedom—thanks to the tireless efforts of Haven360 Foundation.The Haven Foundation According to the report by officials of Haven360 Foundation, "We first met Gospel during one of our outreach visits in September 2024. He stood apart—not just physically, but in spirit. He barely spoke, his eyes were distant, his thoughts fragmented. But there was something in him that called out for help, for healing, for justice. "As we dug deeper, we encountered a shocking discovery: there was no record of Gospel in the prison system. No case file. No documentation. It was as if he didn’t exist. A ghost behind bars. Authorities had no answers. Prison officials could only say he had “been there for years.” How many? No one could say. Why? No one knew. "But we w...

  The Chairman of Ikpoba Hill Youths Association, Comrade Kingsley Osemwingie has said that the victory of the governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo at the Supreme Court today is a testament of the triumph of the will of the people. This was contained in a goodwill message signed and made available to the Press today in Benin City the Edo State capital. According to him, " I extend my warmest and most heartfelt congratulations to you on behalf of the teeming youths, all the good people and residents of Ikpoba Hill on this resounding landmark supreme Court judgment. " This judgment is a resounding affirmation of the people's mandate for you to govern them due to your proven integrity of purpose, your commitment to the progress and prosperity of our beloved state. "Your triumph at the various stages of contestation up to the supreme Court is a victory for democracy and a validation of the trust the people of Edo State reposed in your leadership....

The Principal Assistant Registrar/ Head, Information and Public Relations, Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Mike Ade Aledenika has said that the current management of the AAU Ekpoma, is systematically dismantling the restrictive policies impositions by the previous Special Intervention Team (SIT) and making huge success in repositioning the University for greater academic excellence. He made the disclosure today at the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, while interacting with newsmen in Benin City, the Edo State capital. According to him, " the current administration, of Professor Sunday Olowo Samuel, inherited a dormant part-time program with significant challenges, including backlog of un-cleared claims, examinations, and other issues. These challenges were largely due to poor government funding over the past eight years and restrictive policies imposed by the previous Special Intervention Team (SIT). Despite the...

The executive members of the Ikpoba Hill Youths Association and other members of the community defiled the early morning downpour to gather to appeal to the Edo State governor to deploy his working magic wand to fix  the deplorable road situation of the Benin-Agbor road which has degenerated to a death trap.  Speaking to newsmen at the worsening failed portions of the road by Tony Dee and at the Winners Chapel, the Chairman of the Association, Comrade Kingsley Osemwingie appealed to the Edo state working governor to expedite actions to intervene in the plight of the suffering Ikpoba Hill people and remedy the deplorable state of the road to avoid the state being severed from the Eastern parts of the country adding that if urgent comprehensive measures are not taken that the consequences on Edo state and the Eastern States of the country will be monumental.  According to him, Let me quickly use this medium to thank you, our highly esteemed and working governor...

...the too many failed portions will cut off Edo from the Eastern parts of the country  The residents of Ikpoba Hill in Ikpoba Okha local government area of Edo State have appealed to the Edo State government to urgently intervene in the deplorable state of the Benin-Agbor road which has continued to cause serious hold-ups as a result of the dilapidated condition of the road connecting the state to the Eastern parts of the country. They made the appeal during the weekend in Benin City at an enlarged meeting to discuss the issue of the road which has become almost impassable due to its deplorable condition. According to a press release issued, signed by the Chairman of the group, Kingsley Osemwegie, and made available to the press earlier today in Benin City, the group appealed to the governor to urgently see the need to intervene in the poor state of the Benin-Agbor road as it a strategic road linking the state to the Eastern parts of the country adding ...

His Royal Majesty, the Oba of Benin, Omo' N' Oba N' Edo, Uku Akpolo Kpolo, Oba Ewuare 11, has stated that there was the need for a clear understanding of who a traditional ruler is before the clamour for assigning constitutional roles to them.  He made the call in his palace in Benin City the Edo State capital recently during a media Parley with the Edo State Journalists who were led by the Council Chairman, Dr Festus Alenkhe. The Royal Majesty who commended the chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Dr Festus Alenkhe and his entourage for the visit to the royal palace, admonished them to always cross check and balance their stories before publication so as to avoid misrepresentation and misinterpretation of facts as he averred that there has been a lot of clamour for constitutional roles for traditional rulers amids gross misunderstanding of who a traditional ruler is. According to His Royal Majesty, "you will recall that there has been a lot o...