Community News/Events

The Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty Obi Epiphany Azinge, has declared that there can be no closure or complete healing for the people of Asaba until a sitting Nigerian President publicly apologises for the 1967 killings, 59 years after the Asaba Massacre. The monarch made the declaration yesterday in Asaba, Delta State, during the 59th anniversary memorial of the …

A lecturer in the Department of Medical Laboratory Science at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Matthew Uwuigbe, has been found dead in a hotel room after allegedly engaging the services of a 21-year-old sex worker. The incident occurred in Ekpoma, headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, with the police receiving a report at about 8am on …

OROGHO: The leadership dispute in Orogho Community, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, has deepened, with the Council of Elders rejecting allegations against the Enogie of the Dukedom, Prince Patrick Osayanede Akenzua and challenging the authority of two indigenes to speak on behalf of the community. The fresh development followed claims attributed to Mr Osahon Imaru that the Enogie …

Suspected political thugs have allegedly attacked the campaign office of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency in the 2027 general election, Hon. Frank Uyi Omosigho, in Benin, the Edo State capital. The incident reportedly occurred at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday with campaign posters, banners and other materials allegedly destroyed during the attack. A visit to …

Panic erupted on Sunday afternoon on Ikpoba Hill in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria when a 40-foot tanker lost control while descending, crashing into several vehicles. At the time of filing this report, at least three people were reportedly injured, while six vehicles were damaged in the multiple crash. The tanker, laden with groundnut oil, was said to have …

Six people, including two operatives of the Edo State Security Corps (ESSC), have been hospitalized following a machete attack at Ogun Community in Edo State. The Edo State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this to our correspondent in Benin at the weekend. The incident occurred at about 1:30pm on September 9, 2026, when operatives of the …

The enormous economic value of Nigerians living abroad came into sharper focus at the recent Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW) convention in Dallas Texas, USA, with the Chairman of the occasion, Chief Dr. Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan calling for deliberate policies to turn diaspora resources into sustainable national development. Chief Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, SAN, noted that the Edo diasporans’ contribution alone to Nigeria’s diasporans’ …

Edo State Government has distributed school bags, books, shoes and other educational materials to pupils across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas. Officials say the intervention, recently implemented through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), is aimed at improving access to learning materials and raising the standard of basic education in the state. At the flag-off ceremony, SUBEB Chairman, …

Half salary payment to Academic Staff of the University of Benin for the month of August is generating tension among Academic Staff Union of the University, ASUU. Non-Academic staff of the University were, however, paid their full salary for August. It was learnt that the payment of the August half salary to the Academic staff was made without payment for …

A new executive of the Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW) was constituted on Sunday September 6, 2026, at the 33rd annual convention of the premier Edo organization in the Diaspora which took place in Dallas Texas, the United States of America. Among those sworn into the various offices, in a ceremony that was performed by the immediate past Chairman of …