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Edo Security Squad Averts Bloodbath in Benin, Restores Peace to Tensed Communities

AdminOctober 31, 2025

Swift intervention by the Edo State Security Squad has averted what could have been a major bloodbath in Benin City, following violent clashes that erupted in Ogheghe and Ohoghobi communities, Ovia North East Local Government Area of the State. The crisis, which broke out on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, led to the death of one […]

Gov Okpebholo’s Reforms Propel Edo into Nigeria’s Top Five States in 2025 Fiscal Performance Ranking

AdminOctober 30, 2025

In just one year under the leadership of Governor Monday Okpebholo, Edo State has achieved a major governance milestone, breaking into the top five best-performing states in Nigeria’s 2025 State of States Fiscal Performance Ranking. The report, which measures how well states manage their finances, ranked Edo fifth nationwide, alongside top performers like Anambra, Lagos, […]

NO CONTRACTOR HAS PAID ANY BRIBE TO SECURE PROJECTS UNDER MY WATCH- GOV OKPEBHOLO

AdminOctober 27, 2025

VOWS TO SACK INCOMPETENT CONTRACTORS Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has revealed that no contractor in the State has paid any bribe to secure any projects under his watch since he assumed office last year. The Governor, in the same vein, has threatened to sack non-performing and incompetent contractors handling different projects across the […]

MY ADMINISTRATION IS DIVERSIFYING EDO’S ECONOMY THROUGH LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURE- GOV OKPEBHOLO

AdminOctober 27, 2025

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to practical and result-driven governance and the diversification of the State’s economy through large-scale agriculture. The Governor made the remarks when he led top government officials on an inspection tour of the State-owned Farm, located in Udomi, Edo Central Senatorial District. Speaking during the […]

HOMECOMING! GOV OKPEBHOLO’S FORMER SECONDARY SCHOOL GETS FACE-LIFT

AdminOctober 27, 2025

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has commended the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Nigeria Yongxing Steel Company Limited for renovating and upgrading Ujabholo Grammar School in Uwessan, Esan Central Local Government Area. The project, a China–Nigeria cooperation in education school reconstruction initiative, was instituted by the Consulate-General of the People’s […]

GOV OKPEBHOLO WARNS MOWAA OVER LAND ENCROACHMENT, VOWS TO PROTECT EDO PUBLIC ASSETS

AdminOctober 22, 2025

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has issued a strong warning to the management of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), cautioning against further encroachment on land belonging to Edo State Specialist Hospital, vowing that his administration will not tolerate the erosion of public property. Governor Okpebholo gave the directive during an inspection tour […]

EDO TEACHERS CELEBRATE GOV OKPEBHOLORECRUITMENT OF FRESH 3,000 TEACHERS IN EDO STATE UNDERWAY-GOV OKPEBHOLO

AdminOctober 22, 2025

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has been conferred with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Edo State Wing, in recognition of his exceptional reforms and commitment to repositioning the State’s education sector. The award was presented to the Governor at the Government House, Benin City, during a courtesy visit […]

INSECURITY: EDO STATE GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE ACTIVITIES OF SCAVENGERS, SCRAP DEALERS- GOV OKPEBHOLO

AdminOctober 21, 2025

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has pledged the State Government’s full support to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in its efforts to curb vandalism and regulate scrap and scavenging activities across the State. The Governor made the commitment on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the new NSCDC Commandant, Edo State […]

Edo Medical Association’s Planned Strike Faces Setback as Okpebholo’s Commitment to Health Workers Undermines Protest Justification

AdminOctober 19, 2025

The planned strike action by the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in Edo State has hit a major setback as facts emerging from within the healthcare community indicate that the proposed protest is unjustifiable, ill-motivated, and lacking in merit. At the centre of this unfolding development stands the administration of Governor Monday […]

Edo Security Squad Embarks on Anti-Cultism Road Walk in Benin City

AdminOctober 13, 2025

The Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists”, staged a road walk sensitization campaign across major streets of Benin City, the state capital recently. The aim of the road walk sensitization was to raise awareness against the menace of cultism and kidnapping in the state. The awareness walk, which drew […]

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Edo Security Squad Averts Bloodbath in Benin, Restores Peace to Tensed Communities

Gov Okpebholo’s Reforms Propel Edo into Nigeria’s Top Five States in 2025 Fiscal Performance Ranking

NO CONTRACTOR HAS PAID ANY BRIBE TO SECURE PROJECTS UNDER MY WATCH- GOV OKPEBHOLO

MY ADMINISTRATION IS DIVERSIFYING EDO’S ECONOMY THROUGH LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURE- GOV OKPEBHOLO

HOMECOMING! GOV OKPEBHOLO’S FORMER SECONDARY SCHOOL GETS FACE-LIFT

GOV OKPEBHOLO WARNS MOWAA OVER LAND ENCROACHMENT, VOWS TO PROTECT EDO PUBLIC ASSETS

EDO TEACHERS CELEBRATE GOV OKPEBHOLORECRUITMENT OF FRESH 3,000 TEACHERS IN EDO STATE UNDERWAY-GOV OKPEBHOLO

INSECURITY: EDO STATE GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE ACTIVITIES OF SCAVENGERS, SCRAP DEALERS- GOV OKPEBHOLO

Edo Medical Association’s Planned Strike Faces Setback as Okpebholo’s Commitment to Health Workers Undermines Protest Justification

Edo Security Squad Embarks on Anti-Cultism Road Walk in Benin City

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