Team Edo have taken the lead in the ongoing second edition of the Niger Delta Games, tagged Edo ‘2026.’ In an unprecedented dominant display in swimming and weightlifting events, Edo, the host state, towered with 22 gold and 12 silver against second and third placed Delta (14 Gold) and Bayelsa (13 Gold) respectively. As at…
The Nigerian Army in a statement on Monday confirmed that the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division and Commander Sector 2 of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Bemgha Koughna, survived an ambush by suspected Lakurawa terrorists near Mayama Hill in Kebbi State. In the statement, the army said the attack…
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, ononday, narrated how he abandoned by friends and the party immediately he sacked as the national chairman in 2023. The senator representing Edo North disclosed that he was abandoned by leaders and members of the party when he…
The camp of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has dismissed speculations that security and anti-graft agencies may file surprise charges against him in the build-up to the 2027 general election. Speaking in an interview, Obi’s former campaign spokesman and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, insisted there…
Bandits operating in parts of Kebbi South have demanded N100 million from Utouno community in Ngaski Local Government Area, threatening to launch an attack if their demand is not met. According to report, the demand was conveyed through a letter addressed to the community leaders. The threat comes amid growing security concerns in parts of…
In anothet victory by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria through the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has yet again won a complex international arbitration. European Dynamics UK Ltd, an international technology contractor, had entered into a dispute with the bureau over a national e-Procurement project. In the ruling which is final and…
The Edo State Commissioner for Works, Dr. Felix Ehiguese Akhabue JP has appealed to the Edo people to support the Senator Monday Okpeholo led administration by paying their accurate taxes to enjoy more democratic dividends. The commissioner said by paying accurate taxes more resources will be at the disposal of the government to work. The…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday, arrested 20 suspects for sundry electoral offences in the just- concluded Federal Capital Territory, FCT, local government elections. The suspects were arrested across the FCT, for offences ranging from vote buying, vote selling to obstruction of officers to the tune of N17.21million. One of…
The Edo State Branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Sunday pushed back claims that the management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) was engaged in some dealings unconventional to the running of the hospital. A viral post had suggested that the hospital’s leadership had improperly engaged a private laboratory for healthcare…
A 22-year-old woman, Walida Abdullahi from Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has narrated a harrowing account of how she was allegedly abducted, abused and exploited, before finally escaping into freedom. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Walida, who said she left home in 2023 while still a Senior Secondary School 2 student…
