Month: July 2025

Edo Central Senatorial By-Poll: LP Issues Certificate Of Return To Paul Okojie

By Eben Enasco The Labour Party LP, in Edo State has issued a Certificate of Return to Paul Okojie, declaring him their party’s candidate ahead of the August By-election of Edo Central Senatorial District. The Certificate of Return serves as…

BUHARI: The Man Who Missed Redemption

By Israel Adebiyi In literature, few tales haunt the conscience as profoundly as that of Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables. A former convict hardened by the cruelty of the world, Valjean was presented a second chance—one forged in…

EDO: SPECIAL SECURITY SQUAD LAUNCHES MANHUNT FOR CULT LEADERS, KIDNAPPING SYNDICATES■ OVER 20 SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN FIRST MAJOR OPERATION IN BENIN

The Special Security Squad, Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists, set up by Governor Monday Okpebholo to keep Edo State safe, has arrested over 20 persons in its first operation in Benin City, the State Capital. Places raided on Tuesday,…

Nigeria: A Country Producing Lawyers, But Not Obeying The Rule Of Law

Eben Enasco Nigeria’s legal system is facing significant challenges that hinder its effectiveness and erode public trust. The Council of Legal Education, which is the body in charge of the Nigerian Law School said 2,736 students participated in the resit…

Breaking News: Former President Buhari is Dead

President Tinubu announces President Buhari’s passing, orders VP Shettima to the UK to accompany body back home President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the passing of his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari died today in London at about 4.30…

Bloody Cult Killings In Edo: Who will Stop the Escalation?

Eben Enasco Reporting. Benin City, the capital of Edo State, has been plagued by a wave of violent cult killings, leaving residents in fear for their safety. While the innocent in Benin and its environs sleep, acclaimed strong men from…

Politics in Edo: Labour Party’s Paul Okojie – A Fresh Perspective for Edo Central Constituency

Eben Enasco Reporting. The Labour Party’s, LP, Paul Okojie and potential candidate for the Esan Central Constituency, is bringing a fresh perspective to the political landscape in Edo state politics. For years, Edo state political space has been recycled by…

PROBE: EDO STATE GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING ON OBASEKI’S TENURE

Edo State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Friday, said his administration will set up a Commission of Inquiry to look into former governor Godwin Obaseki’s records. The Governor disclosed this while speaking to party leaders, youths, market women,…

SUPREME COURT VICTORY, CALL TO HIGHER SERVICE, UNITY, SHARED PROGRESS FOR EDO STATE- GOV OKPEBHOLO

Benin City- The Supreme Court of Nigeria today delivered a landmark judgment affirming Senator Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected Governor of Edo State, bringing to a conclusive end all legal contestations arising from the 2024 Governorship Election. This definitive…

GOV OKPEBHOLO CONNECTS RURAL COMMUNITIES TO NATIONAL GRID

■ ADDRESSES ESTIMATED BILLING, VANDALISM OF POWER INFRASTRUCTURE, OTHERS Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has launched an ambitious and far-reaching ‘Rural Electrification Programme’ designed to break the cycle of infrastructure neglect and power deprivation in Edo rural and semi-urban…