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The Edo State Government has urged residents to support efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to secure the health and wellbeing of the Edo people by complying with all guidelines and precautionary measures against the spread of the coronavirus…

The 55MW CCETC-Ossiomo Power Plant, recently completed in Edo State, to provide stable power to government buildings, other public utilities and local industries, is set to be expanded to a 550MW capacity gas power plant to be constructed in three…

The Edo State Government has said that it has not authorised the reopening of schools for 3rd term academic activities, warning that the government will impose sanctions on schools that would flout the directive. In a statement, Commissioner for Education,…

…reaffirm support for governor’s reelection bid Teachers in Edo State, under the aegis of Concerned Edo Teachers, have thrown their weight behind the second term aspiration of the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on account of his sterling performance in…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that 80 more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have recovered and cleared to reunite with their families and the society after testing negative to the virus. In a statement, the governor said the death…

The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), toeing the path of his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, who had earlier defected to the party.…

As the rainy season becomes intense in Edo, the state government, in collaboration with the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), has revved up measures to avert flooding in the state, accelerating ongoing construction works on about 10 erosion…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, is due to appear in court tomorrow, July 2, in a case preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), bordering on an eight-count charge of…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed worry over the alarming rate of community spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, urging residents to be cautious and observe precautionary measures against the spread of the infectious disease. In…

… as Gelegele, Ologbo get marine posts to check piracy In furtherance of its efforts to boost security on the state’s waterways and protect the lives and property of the citizenry, the Edo State Government has purchased more armoured gunboats…