Monday, September 25, 2023

Chris Nehikhare

September 11, 2023

Fuel Subsidy: Edo govt. begins free transport service

The buses will run between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. daily.

Governor Godwin Obaseki
August 29, 2023

Lagdo Dam: Edo govt. urges residents to relocate from flood-prone areas

The state government also says it has reinforced its Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps ahead of the anticipated flooding.

Gov. Obaseki and flood
August 22, 2023

Edo govt. disburses N1.3 billion to traditional rulers

He said the money accrued to the traditional rulers under Governor Godwin Obaseki increased.

Obaseki
August 9, 2023

Subsidy Removal: Poor households to earn N20,000 monthly in Edo, says commissioner

He explained that the revalidation of the database of the vulnerable poor households in the state was currently ongoing.

Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki
January 18, 2023

Two village chiefs, five others arrested over Edo train attack

Chris Nehikhare, the state’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, said the arrested were helping with investigation.

Edo train attack
January 11, 2023

Edo government says 20 people kidnapped in train attack

The Edo commissioner said seven of the kidnapped would-be train passengers had been rescued.

Nigerian Railway Corporation train
January 9, 2023

Security operatives rescue six kidnap victims of Edo train attack

The rescued persons include a 65-year-old man, a nursing mother and her baby, a 6-year-old girl and her two siblings – aged two and five.

Chris Nehikhare
January 8, 2023

Edo govt confirms herdsmen kidnapped 31 persons in train station attack

Mr Nehikhare told journalists in Benin that one abducted passenger escaped from the kidnappers while the police had arrested one of the suspects.

Chris Nehikhare
November 18, 2022

Edo warns ritualists to stay away from government facilities

The government said it was irked by the slaughtering of ritual animals at the state secretariat by people of Irhirhi community.

Chris Nehikhare