Tag: Edo
Panic in Edo: Cult clashes, carnage ravage Benin city | #TheYNaijaCover
Residents of Benin have been in a united panic over the numerous killings and robberies in the city. The apparent ...
YNaijaEndSARSupdate: Hoodlums threaten progress of #EndSARS protests in Edo
Since the intensity of the #EndSARS protest has grown beyond expectations, some oppositionists have employed several means in an attempt ...
In a bid to woo investors to Edo, Obaseki slashes C – of – O to 50,000
Edo state Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki has shown time and again that he is fit for the job and concerned ...
In Edo, Obaseki is promoting economic prosperity through reduced market levies
In a bid to promote economic stability and human prosperity, the Edo state governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki has directed a ...
[The Injustice Blog] Edo IDPs in a close shave with death
The state of health of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Edo is one that requires emergency intervention by the state ...
‘About 10,000 people from Edo have been trafficked in one year’
The Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, said about 10,000 residents of the state were trafficked in the last ...
The Sexuality Blog: This PBS report puts a human face on the victims of the Nigeria/Italy sex trade
According to reports, there are literally no families in Edo state that have not been directly affected the Edo/Italy trafficking-sex ...
Just In: Abducted Edo zoo manager released
Abducted Director of Ogba Zoo and Nature Park in Benin, Edo State, Mr. Andrew Ehanire, has regained his freedom. What ...
The YNaija Tracklist: On Kaduna Declaration we stand, but… – Arewa Youth, Trump okays $600m bombers for Nigeria | More stories
From the papers, a tracklist. How devolution of powers will affect FG institutions – YNaija PDP shall be all-inclusive, no ...
Edo govt bans use of roads, public schools for social events
The Edo State government has banned the use of the premises of public schools, roads and other public places for ...
Move away from flood-prone areas, Gov Obaseki orders citizens
The Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki Monday, ordered people living around river banks and flood-prone areas of the state to ...
University not for the poor – VC
The Vice Chancellor of the state-owned Edo University, Iyamho (EUI), Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor said on Monday, in Iyamho-Uzaire, Estako-West local ...
BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms Obaseki as Edo governor
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the PDP challenging the election of Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki. ...
It’s either Biafra or death, Nnamdi Kanu insists (WATCH)
The leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has insisted that Biafra should be made independent from ...
FG announces resumption of the Azura Power Plant project in Edo
The Federal Government has resumed the Azura Power Plant project which was initiated during the administration of Adams Oshiomhole, and ...
5 dead, 10 injured in auto crash in Edo
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed the death of five persons in a road traffic accident involving several ...
NAPTIP nabs notorious human trafficker in Benin
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said on Sunday that it has arrested a notorious ...
[The Sexuality Blog]: Are we ever going to talk about the long term effects of the Edo-Italy sex trade?
Conversations around sex work and human trafficking in Nigeria cannot be had without referencing the 30-year tragedy that is Edo ...
Obaseki appoints 192 special assistants from wards
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has appointed 192 special assistants for grassroots governance. This was contained in a statement issued ...
Edo tribunal judgment, a testament that PDP lost – Oshiomhole
Former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has commended the judgment of the Election Petitions Tribunal on the Edo 2016 ...
BREAKING: Gov. Obaseki wins at Edo election petition tribunal
by Dolapo Adelana The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin has upheld the election of Governor Godwin ...
Suspected herdsmen kill ex-Edo council boss, abduct 15 persons
by Dolapo Adelana Suspected Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday attacked travellers along the busy Benin-Auchi-Okene Highway and ...
Edo declares 7 days mourning over Ogbemudia’s death
Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has declared a seven-day period of mourning in honour of late Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, a ...
BREAKING: Ex-Edo governor Ogbemudia is dead
Former Military governor of Edo State, Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia has died. Ogbemudia who turned 84 last September reportedly passed ...
Edo first lady trains 500 widows on poultry production
by Dolapo Adelana The wife of the Edo state governor, Mrs Besty Obaseki on Tuesday organised a 1-day training programme ...
Protesters disrupt Osinbajo’s stakeholders meeting in Edo
Protesters on Monday disrupted a stakeholders meeting held by acting President Yemi Osinbajo in Edo State. The trip by Osinbajo ...
Osinbajo arrives Edo for Niger Delta dialogue
by Dolapo Adelana As part of the Niger Delta Dialogue of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo ...
Gunmen kidnap 3 teachers, demand N10m
by Azeez Adeniyi Suspected herdsmen have kidnapped 3 secondary school teachers in Ebomisi Secondary school, Ugbogiobo village in Ovia North-East ...
FIRST PHOTOS: Edo Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, Bishop Idahosa, others attend Union Bank 100-year anniversary dinner in Benin
Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s first-generation banks, marked its centenary anniversary dinner with customers in Benin on Tuesday, 22 February 2017. ...
Abiola Ajimobi is the worst governor in Nigeria | See the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking
We are back with the latest governors effectiveness ranking. This week, Willie Obiano, the Anambra state governor remains the best ...
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