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The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has directed all visa applicants to provide a complete list of their social media usernames—from all platforms used over the past five years—when filling out the DS-160 form.In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, the embassy emphasized that applicants must certify the accu...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has summoned the contractors handling the section of the Benin-Sapele road project funded by the state government, to explain reasons for the delay or face serious sanctions.Governor Okpebholo who expressed displeasure over the slow pace of work on the ongoing section of the road project despite the financial mo...

A middle-aged man, identified as Adamu, has been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Security Network for allegedly vandalizing abandoned vehicles belonging to Edo Line, the state-owned transport company, in Benin City.The suspect was repo...

The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, the royal family next in line to produce the Awujale of Ijebuland, has begun spiritual preparations for succession following the passing of Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona of the Ogbagba Anikilaya Ruling House.On Sunday, members of the ruling house converged at ‘Ile-Nla’ in the Agusenbi royal family compound for a solemn prayer session in honour of their ancestors who onc...

The Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, has confirmed the death of three persons in a multiple road crash that occurred in Auchi, over the weekend.Matthew who attributed the accident to brake failure, disclosed that it involved a Dangote truck and three other vehicles, including a Mercedes Benz GLK...

Angry women and youths of South Ibie community in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State have accused operatives of the South Ibie Divisional Police Headquarters of masterminding the escape of a suspected female human trafficker from custody.They made the allegation during a protest at the premises of the police station....

The Edo State Police Command has promised to rescue three seminarians kidnapped from the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivianokpodi-Agenebode, on July 11.The attack also left one officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps dead....

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the conduct and the results of the Saturday, August 16, 2025 Senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections in the state....

The Federal Government, through the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, has issued new guidelines on Public-Private Partnerships, Decentralising Approval Powers to ministries, departments, and agencies.The guidelines provide directions and requirements to set up the Project Approval Board for the new approval thresholds of under N20 billion fo...

The Edo State Police Command has busted a criminal syndicate involving a serving police inspector and three civilians accused of extorting, brutalising, and robbing residents in Benin City.The breakthrough followed a viral video in which a victim alleged he was abducted by policemen, dispossessed of his phone and valuables, and ...