Donatus Igiekhume

The Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, has matriculated 2,200 new students into its National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes, with the intakes charged to be of good character and pursue excellence in their studies. Rector of the Polytechnic,…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday in Benin City, signed into law the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law 2021 as Amended (VAPPL). The governor also inaugurated a 24-man Committee of Edo State Gender and Sexual Based Violence…

The Edo State Government has urged residents to take advantage of the ongoing second dose COVID-19 vaccination exercise to fully protect themselves against the pandemic. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, who gave the charge while addressing journalists in Benin…

  The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for improved partnership and collaboration among stakeholders to restore and preserve forest reserves in the state, so as to reverse land degradation and desertification.   The governor gave the charge…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, received the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Welterweight Champion, Kamaru Usman, also known as ‘the Nigerian Nightmare,’ who hails from Edo State.  Receiving the UFC champion, who was accompanied by friends and family…

The Edo State Government has opened more temporary fixed posts in the metropolis, in addition to the already existing fixed and mobile centres across the state, to ensure that every eligible person for the second dose vaccination is inoculated against…

Efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to reform and optimise tax administration in Edo State has been hailed by the Ondo State Government, who embarked on a two-day study visit to Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) to understudy its…

…seeks citizens’ collaboration to protect aged population amid COVID-19  The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reassured elderly persons in the state of unlimited access to efficient, affordable and quality health services, noting that his administration is committed to…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, United States, has said it will return two Benin Bronze from its collection to its place of origin, further boosting the prospects of American museums to repatriate looted art pieces to…