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Twelve state governors whose tenures will end in 2027 and early 2028 are set to leave behind a combined debt burden of about N5.3tn, comprising domestic and external obligations....

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has alleged that the State House of Assembly has failed to execute any constituency project since September 2025, despite funds released by the executive....

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council has uncovered about 58 bank accounts allegedly linked to its Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, as well as an alleged N400m tra...

The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the latest increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, describing it as “avoidable and unacceptable” and questioning why the Federal Government has not done more to ensure that...

A 52-year-old Islamic teacher, who identified himself as Jubril Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly preparing charms for kidnappers....

Former Chairman of the Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Osi Orbih, is dead.The statement was signed by Francis Udukhomoi Orbih, Esq., for and on behalf of the Orbih family....

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The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch, has vowed to challenge the Edo State House of Assembly for amending the Financial Autonomy Laws 2023....

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a major international drug trafficking operation spanning Africa, Europe and Asia, intercepting illicit consignments worth more than N6.2 billion in Lagos while arresting a suspected cross-border k...

The Federal Government has tightened its control over the deployment and redeployment of civil servants, directing Ministries, Departments and Agencies to stop moving officers from recognised professional pools without approval from the authorities responsible for their postings....