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Gov Okpebholo Bags NECO Excellence Award Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has bagged the National Examinations Council (NECO) Award of Excellence following Edo State’s emergence as the state with the third highest percentage of candidates who obtained five credits and above in the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal examinations since the council’s inception. NECO, Nigeria’s national examination body was set up in April 1999. Currently headed by Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, it is responsible for conducting the annual SSCE. While announcing the annual award the Council said it recognises state governments and institutions that have demonstrated consistent excellence in students’ academic performance and participation in its examinations. The examination body noted that the category of award highlights measurable, data-driven achievements, including high pass rates, expanded access to examinations, and sustained i...

Residents Cheer as Security Squad Demolishes  Criminal Hideout in Ubiaja Residents of Ubiaja in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State erupted in jubilation as the Edo State Special Security Squad demolished a building allegedly used as a hideout for kidnapping and drug-related activities linked to suspected kidnap kingpin, Jerry Okoyomo. The demolition attracted a large crowd of residents who commended the state government, describing the action as a decisive step in the fight against criminality in the area. Chairman of the Special Security Squad, Noah Paddy Idemudia, said the building was identified during investigations into a recent kidnapping incident in Irrua which led to the arrest of nine suspected kidnappers. “This house was identified during investigations into the recent kidnapping incident in Irrua which led to the arrest of nine suspected kidnappers,” he said. Idemudia stated that preliminary findings indicated that the ...

*Subject: On the Resignation of Hon. Esosa Iyawe and the Growing Crisis of Imposition, Interference, and Marginalisation in Edo APC*   We, the Concerned Edo South APC Stakeholders, receive with deep concern, profound disappointment, and growing alarm the resignation letter of Hon. Engr. Esosa Iyawe FNSE, Member representing Oredo Federal Constituency, from our great party, the All Progressives Congress. Hon. Iyawe’s resignation is not an isolated incident. It is not a one-off. It is part of a widening pattern, a recurring pattern, a dangerous pattern of disillusionment, alienation, and frustration among loyal APC members who built this party from the ground up, who sustained this party through years in opposition, and who delivered victory for this party in Edo State in 2024. Today, those same loyal members feel excluded. They feel sidelined. They feel pushed aside from the decision-making process of the APC in Edo State. *Our Observations:* 1. *Government Interfer...

Breaking: Oredo House of Rep. Member  Esosa Iyawe Dumps APC For NDC According To Sources Close To The House Of Reps Member said His Reason For Leaving The Party Is The Imposition Of Candidates By Governor Of Edo State Monday Okpevbelo 

EKPOMA KIDNAP: Misplaced Narratives, and the Need for Fair Public Discourse over security in Edo State By Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele PhD  The recent tragic killing of Citizen Justin Otene in Ekpoma has understandably stirred grief. He was a businessman, a community member, and by all accounts, a hardworking Nigerian whose life was cut short in a violent incident that has no place in any civilised society like ours is trying to become. The sympathy of the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo remains firmly with his family, friends, and the entire community. For the records, in the immediate aftermath of the incident, Governor Monday Okpebholo's response was swift. Security agencies were promptly mobilised to Ekpoma and adjoining communities, with clear directives to intensify surveillance, track down the perpetrators, and prevent any escalation of tension. Tactical deployments were reinforced, intelligence gathering was activated, and inter-agency coordination was strengthen...

Hon Ogbeide Ihama,  an aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Edo South Senatorial District has appealed to the leaders in the Senatorial District to give him the ticket as he is the most qualified and experienced to represent Edo South in the Red chamber.  He made the appeal when he visited the leadership of the party in Edo South Senatorial District where he declared his intention to run for the Senatorial ticket in Benin city. Ogbeide Ihama said all of them contesting for the ticket are qualified but he feels more experienced and qualified haven been a member of the House of Representatives twice, he is most qualified to represent the people of Edo South in the Senate and appealed that the ticket should not be used as " Try your luck". "The Senate carries out legislative business and it takes experience and capacity to be a Senator as legislative business should not be left in the hands of a new comer as we need more Senatorial ...