The first ever Regional Meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) will be hosted in Benin City from Friday, June 27 to Saturday, June 28, 2025, by the Edo State Government. The event which will bring together governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is being hosted by the Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo. Governor Okpebholo, who assumed office in November 2024, is hosting the Inaugural regional edition of the PGF meeting, which aims to decentralize deliberations and foster more direct engagement with sub-national realities. The Progressive Governors Forum, comprising 23 governors of…
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To mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Pope Leo XIV has called on governments and global law enforcement agencies to redirect their focus from punishing drug users to dismantling powerful drug trafficking cartels. Addressing anti-drug advocates at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, the pope emphasized that the real war should be waged against the criminal syndicates profiting from the multibillion-dollar global narcotics trade, not the vulnerable individuals suffering from addiction. “There are enormous concentrations of interest and ramified criminal organizations that states have the duty to dismantle,” Pope Leo XIV declared. “Too often, in the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that by-elections into the vacant Edo Central Senatorial District and the Ovia South West/Ovia South East House of Representatives seats will hold on Saturday, August 16, 2025. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who made the announcement during a meeting in Abuja on Thursday said the will be used for the conduct of by-elections to fill other vacant seats in the National and State Assemblies across 11 states in the country. These vacancies he explained arose from resignations, deaths, and court-ordered annulments. The other affected national constituencies are: Anambra South Ikenne/Shagamu/Remo North…
Nigeria’s premier private university, Igbinedion University, Okada, has appointed Mr. Ahola Orgeh as its new Registrar. He succeeds Mr. Friday Benji Bakare, whose tenure recently ended. In a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Public Relations, Mr. Lucky U. Eboho-Onokwe, the university described Mr. Orgeh as an accomplished university administrator with vast experience. “Mr. Orgeh brings extensive administrative experience to his new role,” the statement read. “He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Master’s degree in Industrial and Labour Relations from the University of Ibadan (1999).” The statement added: “He is a…
President Bola Tinubu has appended his signature to the four tax reform bills recently passed by the National Assembly at Aso Rock in the company leadership of the National Assembly, governors, ministers, legislators and aides of the President. The four bills are the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill were recently passed by the National Assembly. The new tax laws is expected to transform tax administration, lead to increased revenue generation, improve business environment, and boost in domestic and foreign investments. One of the four…
Edo State Government has launched an education programme aimed at taking children off the streets and returning them to classrooms. it is called Project Edu Rescue. The Project is in response to the increasing number of school-age children seen on the streets, in markets, and public spaces during school hours. The initiative seeks to identify these vulnerable children, understand their individual circumstances, and reintegrate them into the education system, ensuring no child is left behind. Flaging-off the project in Benin City Governor Monday Okpebholo Governor of Edo State said the initiative to address the alarming rise in out-of-school children across…
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the N110 billion fraud trial of the immediate past Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and two others until July 8; October 8 and 9; and November 12 and 13. Bello is facing trial alongside Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, on16-count charges bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of N110.4 billion. The offence, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is contrary to Sections 96 and 311 of the Penal Code Law Cap.89, Laws of Northern…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has announced a new date to open its portal address for prospective applicants desiring to apply into the Service of their choice. In a statement the Secretary of the Board CDCFIB), informed the general public that its recruitment portal which was earlier slated to open on Thursday 26th June, 2025, will now open on Monday 14th July, 2025. In addition it said the Board’s portal address for prospective applicants desiring to apply into the Service of their choice, is now: recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng. It advised all applicants, “To take note of the above…
The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, the suspected killer of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member Salome Adaidu, to death by hanging. According to a report by CHANNELS, the Judge presiding over the case, Justice Simon Aboki delivered the judgment on Thursday, finding Ajayi guilty of the brutal killing and dismemberment of the late corps member. Ajayi was charged with one count of culpable homicide, an offence contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, which is punishable by death.
Edo State Government has said that a reactive vaccination campaign across affected Local Government Areas (LGAs), targeting children aged 5 to 14 years is ongoing. The vaccination exercise, which began this week, is being coordinated by the Edo State Ministry of Education in collaboration with health authorities, and aims to curb the spread of the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease. According to an official circular and signed by Abudukadiri Ikoghode, Director of School Support Services, the campaign is currently ongoing in Egor, Ikpoba Okha, Oredo, Ovia North-East, and Uhunmwonde LGAs. The vaccination drive has healthcare workers visiting both public…