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Edo Government has deployed a batch of 200 constabulary police officers to three Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state to enforce strict compliance with the state’s coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocol. The enforcement team stormed markets, parks, eateries and banks to arrest defaulters who flouted government’s directive on compulsory wearing of facemasks in public. The constables were deployed to Oredo …

Edo State has recorded 72 new cases of coronavirus in the last 72 hours, even as the number of health workers infected with the virus has risen to 143 in the state, in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic. The Edo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this in a virtual meeting of the State …

Eight new judges appointed to serve in the Edo State High Court, were sworn in on Monday by Governor Godwin Obaseki, who assured the judiciary of his administration’s support. The governor gave the assurance while addressing the new judges during their swearing-in ceremony at Government House, in Benin City. He congratulated the judges and urged them to carry out their duties …

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu also clarified that the Federal Government had reservations about the resumption of schools on January 18. According to him, while the states wanted to go ahead with the school’s resumption, the Federal Government was against it but had to reach a compromise since it does not control all the schools “We sat down, looked at …

WhatsApp has taken to social media channels to try to allay deep concerns that users have been voicing about data sharing and privacy. The company has decided to extend the deadline for its terms update acceptance from February 8 to May 15. However, millions have already decided to move to rival messenger services such as Signal and Telegram. Recently, WhatsApp …

Tunde Balogun, a 200-level engineering student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State, would visit the university campus after ten months of being at home. The university, like other schools in Nigeria, has been shut since March 19, 2020, following government’s directives that all schools nationwide be closed due to the deadly coronavirus in the country. …

United States (US) President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill will become the new White House residents when he takes office on Wednesday. Biden has made his family a major focus throughout his career, and his 2020 presidential campaign thrust them fully into the spotlight — with some members causing controversy but others breaking barriers. Here is a look at …

By Okhide Em’ya David It was a gory sight on Saturday at Ogiso Road axis, off Murtala Mohammed Way in the Benin metropolis, Edo State, Nigeria when a construction truck crushed two workers to death. An eyewitness who described the tragedy as “horrific workplace accident,” said it threw the neighborhood into commotion as residents ran helter-skelter looking for assistance. The …

Edo State Government will deploy the over 800 Police constabulary personnel across the state to enforce strict compliance with the state’s regulations to check the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Obaseki said at the weekend. The governor said defaulters would be prosecuted and those found guilty convicted by mobile courts set up across the state. Governor Obaseki, who disclosed …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State said on Sunday, that he has built the capacity to conduct 600 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests daily. He said “there are three additional Real Time-PCR Molecular Reference Laboratory operational in the state.” The governor, in a statement, urged stakeholders and residents to support the government’s efforts to contain the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He …