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The senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Joseph Ikpea, has urged chairmanship candidates that  would be elected as chairmen of local government areas in Edo State in the July 11 election to explore the full autonomy they now enjoy to bring development to the people. Senator Ikpea who gave the advice at the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo Central Senatorial District campaign flag-off for the forthcoming local government election in Edo state also called on the incoming chairmen to be prudent with the local government financial resources to avoid incurring the wrath of the anti- graft agencies. Addressing the APC local government chairmanship candidates, the senator said: "Once you are elected and resume office, you should be prudent. That is really the major thing, be prudent. Once you are prudent and ensure that what comes is not made for you or for your pocket, it is for you to develop your local government, then you will be ...

The senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District and Chairman, Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, Senator Joseph Ikpea, has called for a collaborative measure between the executive and the legislative arms to address the persistent ecological degradation threatening communities across the senatorial district. Senator Ikpea made the call when he visited the Secretary to the  Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to facilitate a coordinated Federal Government intervention in tackling erosion, gully expansion, flooding and other environmental challenges affecting Edo Central Senatorial District. During the meeting, Senator Ikpea highlighted the devastating impact of ecological degradation on lives, livelihoods, infrastructure, farmlands and economic activities across the Edo Central Senatorial District, stressing on the need for a coordinated response involving all relevant Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under the leadership and c...

By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, June 9, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/insecurity-sending-orunmila-and-ogun-to-the-president/   I don’t know who divines for the President. I also don't know who his prophets and marabouts are. But I wish to commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to what Orunmila did when Death (Ikú), Sickness (Àrùn) Contention (Ìjà) and Loss (Òfò) waged a war of attrition against Otù-Ifè, where the Father of Divination lived at his Òkè Ìgètì home. To overcome the problem, Ifá, through Ogbè Òtúrá, asked Orunmila to let go of his favourites such as: Eku méjì olúwéré (two smart rats), Eja méjì abìwègbàdà (Two big fish), Òbídìe méjì abèdò lùkélùké (two ovulating hens), Ewúré méjì abùmu rederédé (two heavily pregnant goats) and Elílá méjì tó f'ìwo s'òsùká (two big cows with big pad-like horns).   In the place of those fanciful items, Orunmila was asked to accept only obì mérin (four kolanuts), orógbó mérin (four bitter kola), and ...

The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has marked World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026 by taking practical support and education directly to teenage girls at Benin Technical College. The Chairperson Comrade Habiba Sam, who led NAWOJ exco members visited the school to distribute free sanitary pads and hold an interactive session on proper menstrual hygiene. The outreach aligns with NAWOJ’s core mission: to support the girl child, amplify the voices of women, and protect vulnerable groups in society.  Addressing the students, Comrade Sam explained that the visit was aimed at equipping young girls with correct knowledge and confidence to manage their periods without shame. “Do not feel less of yourself when you are menstruating,” she said. “It is a normal and healthy part of growing up. The key is to maintain cleanliness,bathe regularly, change your sanitary pad every 4-6 hours, and use clean underwear. This helps prevent infections and keeps you com...

Ahead of the 2027 general elections,  Dr. Richard Edosa and Mr. Edwin Edebiri have emerged the candidates of the All Progressives Congress to represent Oredo West and East Constituencies at the state House of Assembly.  The returning officer of the primary election in the constituencies, Hon. Paul Ohonbamu made the declaration at the Oredo party secretariat in Benin City. Ohonbamu, announcing the candidates for Oredo West and East in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC admonished them to be magnanimous in victory, noting that the party was one big family. In Oredo West, Dr. Richard Edosa was unanimously returned unopposed by party members as the candidate of APC in the 2027 election. While at Oredo East, Edwin Edebiri polled 3,120 votes to emerge the candidate while the incumbent member of the Edo House of Assembly, Mr. Omosigho Uyi polled 69 votes to emerge second. Reacting to the overwhelming support given to him by party members, Hon. Edosa expressed ...

The All Progressives Congress in Edo South Senatorial District was thrown into uncertainty on Monday after two rival electoral committees announced conflicting results from the party’s primary election for the "Edo South Senatorial District seat*, leaving members and observers in limbo over who truly won the ticket. The contest, held across the 77 wards in the district’s seven local government areas, saw a large turnout of party faithful. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were present to monitor proceedings, but the process ended with two separate claims of victory for the senatorial ticket. In one declaration at Urhokpota Hall in Benin City, a faction of the electoral committee led by Mohammed Ajana announced former House of Representatives member Hon. Omorogie Ogbeide-Ihama as the winner of the "Edo South Senatorial District primary. Ajana said the results were collated ward by ward across Oredo, Ikpoba-Okha, Egor, Orhionmwon, Ovia North East...

BY OSARIEMEN IDIAGHE  The West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP) has trained journalists and media practitioners in Edo State on conflict sensitive reporting, Women Peace Security (WPS), Youth Peace Security (YPS) agenda. The 2- day capacity training/workshop was aimed at equipping journalists and media practitioners with relevant skills to report conflict sensitive issues, WPS and YPS agendas without escalating tensions and to promote responsible reporting. WANEP Programme Officer, Mrs Nkifan Owo- Akbor said the training was geared towards highlighting the need for the media to use its skills and platforms to report on WPS, YPS agenda in de-escalating tension among vulnerable groups and "undeserving communities" National coordinator for WANEP Nigeria, Dr. Bridget Osakwe urged Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo to assent to the Edo State Action Plan on Women Peace and Security as this would strengthen women involvement in peace building processes. Also speak...