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Some of the benefitting Muslim widows from the Eminent Muslims Forum of Nigeria and Secretary to the Edo State Government's empowerment programme. By Editor March 11, 2025 The secretary to the Edo State Government, Barrister Umar Musa Ikhilor, has empowered one hundred Muslim widows in the State. DailyMonitorngr reports that the empowerment of the 100 widows was on behalf of the Eminent Muslims Forum of Nigeria. Ikhilor, said the N1 million  empowerment of the widows was part of his contribution to the Muslim body in  making the ongoing Ramadan more easy for the beneficiaries. The SSG, made the empowerment as a Special Guest at the Ramadan lecture and empowerment organised by the Eminent Muslims Forum of Nigeria in Benin City. Represented by Alhaji Yusuf Bako, Secretary-general of the Forum, the Secretary to the State Government commended the Forum for its annual empowerment and imparting Islamic knowledge to the Muslim Umnah. According to him, I am informed that p...

By Editor March 10, 2025 Eight passengers have been burnt to death in a tanker explosion in the Agbede community in Etsako West Local Government Area of the State. DailyMonitorngr reports that the accident happened on Sunday in the community by channel 5, along the Auchi- Benin expressway. Cyril Mathew, the Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the accident to newsmen on Monday in Benin City. Mathew said the accident involved four vehicles with two of them carrying diesel and other petroleum products. Mathew said the information available to him, revealed that one of the tankers descending the Ewu hill on the Benin-Auchi road had a failed brake and in the process rammed into other vehicles which ignited fire. According to him, as of today, Monday,  after the fire service had put out the fire, we counted seven corpses including the two that died on Sunday.  "Four victims with varying degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospi...

By Editor  December 4, 2024 The Edo State House of Assembly has promised to work in collaboration with the National Population Commission (NPC) for the successful e-birth registration of children between O--five years in the state. Maria Edeko, the Deputy Speaker of the House made the pledged when staff of the National Population Commission, led by  Tony Aiyejina, the Federal Commissioner in Edo state  visited her at the Assembly Complex in Benin.   The PDP lawmaker representing Esan North East constituency II in the House said the house would work closely with NPC to ensure the effective registration of children across the state.   Edeko, who emphasized the importance of accurate and comprehensive data on children, noted that the e-birth registration was needed for the formulation of sound policies, particularly in the provision of health infrastructure.   "Mr Speaker and other members of the 8th  Assembly are very passionat...

By Editor December 3, 2024 The Edo State chapter of Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP), has urged the state Governor, Monday Okpebholo, to set up committee to oversee the compliance on ban on market unions and associations. The State chairman of the group, Dr Samson Isibor, made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City. Isibor noted that the committee would also be mandated to monitor markets to ensure that the directives of the governor to unions and associations are complied with. Dailymonitorngr reports that CRPP, however, commended the State Governor for the people-oriented policies so far initiated since assumption of office in November 12, 2024. He noted that the activities of market unions and associations leaders are responsible to the unabated increases in prices of food items in markets across the state. Isibor also thanked the Governor for taking the bull by the horn and demonstrating the political will to suspend the Unions....

By Dr Andrew Eigbedion November 22, 2024   I want to first and foremost congratulate our newly sworn-in Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo alias Akpokomiza on his ascension into office on the 12th November, 2024. The indices before all and sundry as I write this letter is that the Governor has hit the ground running. Over the past week, we have witnessed major pronouncements and appointments. First was the appointment of some key players in his Cabinet. Also was the appointment of some Commissioners and Heads of major Agencies and Parastatals. We have also witnessed a series of pronouncements about the dissolution of all Edo State owned Government Boards. The latest of such dissolutions and perhaps not the last, was the dissolution of the Governing Councils of all State-owned Tertiary Institutions including that of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma (AAUE) yesterday, the 20th of November, 2024. It is the dissolution of the otherwise newly constit...

Pic: The victorious Edo Queens FC celebrating after defeating the reigning champion for Semifinals  By Editor November 16, 2024 The Edo Queens FC of Benin, the Nigeria representative in the ongoing CAF Women Champions  League in Casablanca, Morocco has defeated the reigning champion, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to qualify for the Semifinal of the tournament. Dailymonitorngr reports that the Edo Queens  beat their opponent 2-1 to qualify for the semifinal. The Moses Aduku tutored Queens  will now  slug it out with TP Mazembe of Congo Democratic Republic in the semi-final on Tuesday. The Saturday's match was the Nigeria representatives last group game at the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League. The Aduku's Babes staged  a dramatic comeback to defeat  the defending champion. Sundowns took the lead through Melinda Kgadiete in the 24th minute. The South Africans maintained the lead until the dying moments of the match before Emem Essien equa...