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As part of intensified measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Edo State, the government intensified screening of residents across the state, testing over 2,824 people, contact tracing 1,398 others and visiting over 663 rural and…

A Mobile Court sitting in Benin City has convicted 16 persons for violating the Edo State Dangerous Infectious Diseases Prevention Regulations, put in place by the government to curtail the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The Edo State…

The Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area, Hon. Evbareke Jenkins Osunde, has shut down the area council secretariat for one week after one of its staff tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), as a precautionary measure against the spread of the…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has named the Chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Senator Ehigie Uzamere, to reconcile members-elect in the Edo State…

The Edo State Government has said the appointment of Mr. Efe Stewart as Commissioner for Communication and Orientation is subject to confirmation by the Edo State House of Assembly. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and…

With the steady rise in number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID) in Edo, residents have been urged to support the state government’s efforts at containing the pandemic by observing social distancing and complying with all directives against the spread…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has condoled with General Charles Airhiavbere (Rtd.) over the death of his mother, late Madam Mary Orhue Uzamere, who died at the age of 85. The governor, who was accompanied on the visit…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of Mr. Stewart Efe as Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the appointment takes “immediate effect.”…

(C) OSM MEDIA TEAM* JUNE 3, 2020 The executive governor of Edo state, Governor Godwin Obaseki today submitted his nomination and expression of interest form to the national Secretariat of All Progressive Congress (APC) at Abuja where he indicated his…

The Edo State Government has said it is working with consultants in domesticating a Sex Offenders Register, as part of the government’s stance against rape and other forms of gender-based violence. Chairperson, Edo State Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Response Team…