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Jubilations in Edo as Gov Okpebholo inspects Ramat Park Flyover in Benin

Peter Anayo
  CHRIS AKHABUE, Edo There was wild jubilation at Ikpoba Hill in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area as residents trooped out in large numbers to welcome Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, during an unscheduled inspection of the Ramat Park flyover project, now about 90 per cent completed. The atmosphere was......
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Gov Okpebholo orders release of students arrested over Ekpoma unrest

Peter Anayo
.Says crisis not student protest, assures on rebuilding burnt shops   CHRIS AKHABUE, Edo  The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has again made it clear that the recent unrest in Ekpoma the administrative headquarters of Esan West local government area was not organised by students of Ambrose Alli......
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Gov. Okpebholo visits Ekpoma fire scene, promises to rebuild burnt shops

Peter Anayo
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Monday evening visited Ekpoma to assess the damage caused by the overnight fire that razed several shops constructed by the Police Officers’ Wives Association, assuring the affected traders of swift government intervention and renewed security action. The Governor described the incident as disturbing......
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Gov Okpebholo presents Edo’s 2026 budget of N939bn, targets growth of infrastructure

Peter Anayo
.Taraba Assembly passes 653.6bn 2026 appropriation bill into law   CHRIS AKHABUE, Edo and EMMANUEL AWARI, Jalingo   Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, presented a ₦939.85 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill, christened Budget of Hope and Growth, to the Edo State House of Assembly, outlining an ambitious fiscal......
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Edo Gov sacks Fred Itua as CPS, appoints ex-Champion man, Ebojele

Peter Anayo
  CHRIS AKHABUE, Edo Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has sacked Fred Itua as his Chief Press Secretary. It is reported that the Secretary to the State government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, disclosed this in a statement dated December 4, 2025 and made available to newsmen in Benin-City. Ikhilor, who......
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Okpebholo presents over N200m cheques to 47 families of bereaved Edo civil servants

Peter Anayo
.As ADC vows to take over power from APC in Edo in next election     CHRIS AKHABUE, Edo Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has presented cheques to 47 families of deceased Edo State workers and has awarded educational scholarships to one member from each of the families. The......
Sports

Edo to host 2026 N’ Delta Sports Festival as Okpebholo declares State ‘Ready to Win It All’

Peter Anayo
  CHRIS AKHABUE, Edo Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has announced the state’s full readiness to host the 2026 edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival, assuring that Edo will deliver a world-class event when athletes from nine states converge on Benin City in February. The governor made the......
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Edo State Governor, Okpebholo vows to deal with those involved in shady deals in MOWAA controversy

Peter Anayo
CHRIS AKHABUE, Edo    The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has reiterated his administration’s uncompromising commitment to transparency, accountability, and institutional integrity in the ongoing controversy surrounding the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA). He stressed that the state is not at war with investors but will not hesitate......
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First anniversary: My sole business in Edo is to develop the state, says Gov Okpebholo

Peter Anayo
CHRIS AKHABUE, Edo The Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said that he has no other business in Edo other than to develop the state for the benefit of the people. He made this declaration while on a tour of the ongoing projects embarked upon within one year in......
Politics

First year anniversary: Gov Okpebholo reveals how he subdued, defeated violent cultism in Edo

Peter Anayo
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has declared that his administration has successfully subdued and defeated violent cultism in the state through a combination of strategic security interventions, intelligence coordination, and political will. In a statement released in Benin City and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, on......
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