Edo State News

Edo APC Chairman Jarret Tenebe denies rift with Adams Oshiomhole and says the party is targeting 3.5 million votes for President Tinubu in 2027.

NDLEA and the Nigerian Army arrest five suspects, including a medicine vendor and supermarket owner, with over 11,000 tramadol capsules in Edo.

Edo police uncover a staged kidnapping by a dispatch officer who tried to cover up a ₦1.3m gambling loss; suspect to be arraigned in court.

Joint security operatives arrest eight suspected kidnappers in Edo’s Esan Central forest raid, uncover camps and recover victims’ mobile phones.

Edo Police arrest five suspects for alleged NNPC pipeline vandalism in Ekpoma and recover an excavator used in damaging critical oil infrastructure.

Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo reshuffles his cabinet, reassigning commissioners and appointing a new Chief of Staff to improve governance and service delivery.

Akoko-Edo Local Government Chairman Alabi Bliss Oshionogue has been impeached by seven councillors, with a viral video showing him being booed out of office.

The Conference of Registered Political Parties has threatened to sue Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo over plans to launch a state-owned airline, calling the project wasteful and misplaced.

Edo ADC leaders say they will challenge Governor Okpebholo’s reported promise to deliver 2.5 million votes for President Tinubu in Edo South in 2027.

Edo NLC asks the state government to recognise the Prof. Igbafen-led caretaker committee as the legitimate labour leadership in Edo State.