11 articles tagged with “Edo State”
Federal and state governments across Nigeria are rolling out major education initiatives, including vehicle and housing rewards for outstanding teachers, international training programs for lecturers, and distribution of 15 million learner support kits to vulnerable pupils.
Federal authorities have launched investigations into multiple security incidents across Nigeria, including a mining disaster in Plateau State that killed 37 people, weapons trafficking operations, and cult-related violence in Edo State.
Nigeria's political landscape continues to shift as a federal lawmaker defects from PDP to APC in Gombe State, Governor Okpebholo appoints actress Mercy Johnson to a senior advisory role, and Rivers State mourns the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi.
More than 1,000 contributory pensioners in Osun State and retired civil servants in Edo State have issued urgent appeals to their governors over unpaid pension entitlements, exposing the widening financial distress among Nigeria's elderly population.
Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress conducted consensus-based ward congresses in Edo State without violence, while prominent political figures engage in ethnic reconciliation efforts amid broader national unity concerns.
Governor Okpebholo's administration has petitioned Interpol to arrest a suspected cult financier who fled Nigeria while demolishing properties linked to gang violence, marking an aggressive new phase in the state's security strategy.
Nigerian security forces have recorded arrests in kidnapping and cultism cases across multiple states, with Anambra police detaining a suspect allegedly linked to ransom collection while Edo State reports progress in military-backed anti-kidnapping operations.
Two people died during an APC ward congress in Ondo State while eleven perished in a road accident in Enugu, highlighting Nigeria's escalating security challenges as political tensions intensify ahead of party primaries.
Edo State in Nigeria recorded 47 disasters affecting over 10,000 people in 2025, while Kenya's government issued land title deeds to resettle 105 families displaced by Maai Mahiu floods, highlighting contrasting approaches to disaster management across the continent.
From cult killings in Edo State to bandits flaunting ransom money on TikTok, Nigeria confronts a security landscape where digital platforms amplify physical violence, while mass displacement and highway kidnappings signal a system under siege.
Edo State in Nigeria documented 47 disasters affecting over 10,000 people in 2025, while Kenya's government issues land title deeds to resettle 105 families displaced by the Maai Mahiu floods, highlighting contrasting approaches to disaster management across the continent.