EDSG Reviews VAPP Law, Moves Against Cyberstalking, Sextortion, Deepfakes
By Rosemary Okoduwa The Edo State Government has commenced a review of the Edo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2021, to strengthen protections for survivors and address emerging forms…
Edo Ministry Renews Appeal to Locate Family of Elderly Woman Found Abandoned on Airport Road
The Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has renewed its appeal to members of the public to assist in locating the family of an elderly woman identified…
Suspected Itsekiri Youths in Ologbo Thwart Ossiomo Power Company’s Effort to Restore Electricity to Edo
By Rosemary Okoduwa Efforts by officials of Ossiomo Power Company to restore electricity supply to customers in Benin City and its environs were reportedly thwarted on Thursday when suspected Itsekiri…
Edo Govt, RETSO Forge Stronger Alliance for Women, Families, Grassroots Development
By Rosemary Okoduwa The Edo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening strategic partnerships with relevant organisations to promote women empowerment, strengthen families and improve the welfare of vulnerable…
HOW OKPEBHOLO’S SHINE AGENDA IS ADDRESSING EDO’S 35-YEAR RECKONING (2
) By Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele When Governor Monday Okpebholo took office in November 2024, his inaugural messaging centered on five pillars: Security, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Agriculture, and…
UBTH Gets NUC Approval to Run BNSc Programme, Inaugurates Governing Council
By Rosemary Okoduwa The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has inaugurated the Governing Council of its College of Nursing Sciences following the National Universities Commission (NUC) approval for the…
HOW OKPEBHOLO’S SHINE AGENDA IS ADDRESSING EDO’S 35-YEAR RECKONING (1)
By Dr, Patrick Akhere Ebojele In 1991 General Ibrahim Babangida regime, carved Edo State out of the old Bendel state and that was beginning its peculiar journey — neither entirely…
Benin–Agbor Road Agony: Umahi Apologises to Commuters, Orders Arrest of Asphalt-Ripping Contractors
By Rosemary Okoduwa The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has apologised to commuters and residents of Edo and Delta States over the deplorable condition of the Benin–Agbor Road, assuring…
Persistent Rains Slowing Down Edo Road Projects- Afegbua
De-Patriot News The Edo State Government has assured residents and road users that ongoing efforts to rehabilitate and reconstruct major roads across the state remain on course, attributing the recent…
Edo Women Affairs Ministry Rescues, Reunites Two Teenagers with Family
By Rosemary Okoduwa The Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has reunited two teenage girls, Elizabeth Yawe, 15, and Anadoh Yawe, 12, with their family after rescuing…