Edo State news

Youths in Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria, have torched a local police station and killed suspected Fulani kidnappers, after accusing them of murdering a young man from the community. The violent…
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The Edo State Government declared an indefinite postponement of the resumption of all schools in the state. This is attributed to the recent hike in the prices of fuel. The was contained in a memo signed by the Permanent Secretary in the…
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Father Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault on 7-Year-Old Daughter in Edo State In a deeply distressing incident, a man identified as Mr. Felix Iloghevbo has been apprehended by the police in Edo State for the alleged defilement of his own…
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Gunmen Kill Catholic Priest In Edo Reverend Father Charles Igechi of the Archdiocese of Benin was allegedly gunned down by assailants in Benin City, Edo State. On his way to his assigned location, the priest was…
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Subsidy removal: Edo govt increases minimum wage to N40,000 Edo State's governor, Godwin Obaseki, has reduced the number of workdays for civil and public servants from five to three per week. This comes days after…
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Protest rocks Edo On Thursday, Edo Civil Society Organizations took to the streets to protest the removal of fuel subsidies, which has led to an increase in the price of fuel at the pump. During the public…
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Edo Varsity Sacks 13 Over Extortion, Sexual Harassment Ambrose Ali University (AAU), owned by the state of Edo, has dismissed thirteen academic and non-academic employees. The affected employees were terminated for…
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Court Nullifies Obaseki’s Suspension Of Union Activities In Universities The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Benin City, Edo State capital, has declared the Edo state government's June 8, 2022 directive…
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Subsidy: Salary payment unlikely after June, says Obaseki Mr. Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo State, stated on Monday that the Federal Government may not be able to pay workers' salaries after June 2023 without resorting to…
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Full List of ethnic groups in Edo State has been highlighted here on Ejes Gist News Nigeria.  Edo state is often perceived as being solely inhabited by the Binis and Esans, however, this belief is not entirely accurate. The land is…
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They Rigged The Election With Armoured Tanks, But Expect Obidients & Us To go to Court — Philip Shaibu In a video that surfaced online earlier today, the Deputy Governor of Edo state, Comrade Philip Shaibu,…
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Obaseki Bans Cash Transactions In Govt Offices As Edo Goes Cashless From March 1 The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has declared that as of March 1, 2023, Edo State will be completely cashless. According to him, cash…
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APC Chairmen, 3,000 Members Defect To PDP At the weekend, the House of Representatives bid of Omosede Igbinedion for the Ovia Federal Constituency of Edo State received a boost as more than 3,000 members of…
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