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Organ Harvester, Cultist Arrested, Building Demolished In Edo Central Senatorial District The Edo State government under the leadership of Senator Monday Okpebholo in a renewed fight against crime and criminality has arrested a cultist, a ritualist and organ harvester in Esan Central Senatorial Districts. Edo State Special security squad codenamed Operation flush out kidnapping and cultists in collaboration with Edo State security Corp, the Nigerian Police Force and other sister security agencies, supervised by the Principal Security Officer (PSO) to the governor carried out the demolition exercise at Uromi, Esan North East and Ewatto, Esan South East local government area of Edo State. A bungalow and boys quarter belonging to a 40 year old man identified as Ebhata Eromosele, used for organ harvesting and ritual activities was completely demolished. The building located at Uwalor-Oke in Uromi was used for ritual activities where  Eromosele harvest the organs of three yo...

Oluku Market Fire: Traders Extol Okpebholo's Quick Response As Clearing Commences By Editor  Traders who were hit by the petrol tanker fire that destroyed parts of the Oluku Market, along the Benin-Lagos Expressway, have commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for responding quickly, as evacuation of debris and clearing work continues at the site. Many of them lost shops, goods and their only source of income. They said the governor's promised intervention gave them some hope, and they want the promised rebuilding to start without delay. One of the traders, Julie Ologbosere, told journalists that the governor listened when they cried out. "Our baba Okpebholo E do well, when we cry go meet am he really answer our cry. He say make we no worry. He no even let one week reach, the second day after the fire na he start work for here so," she said. Another trader, Yunusa Usman, called the governor a father to the people of Edo State. He thanked him for acting promptl...

  Edo Billionaire Philanthropist, Ikpea, Donates Ultramodern Hospital To Community Caption: L-R: Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social welfare and Dr. Leemon Ikpea, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Agbonjagwe Leemon Ikpea Foundation (ALI), at the commissioning of a 62-bed ultramodern hospital donated by Dr. Ikpea to his Idumu-Iyase, Ewatto community of Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State, on Monday.   Edo State-born billionaire and philanthropist, Dr. Leemon Ikpea, has donated a 62-bed ultramodern hospital to his Idumu-Iyase, Ewatto community of Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State.   The hospital, which was commissioned on Monday by Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, the donor said, was to cater to the healthcare delivery service of Ewatto people and its envir...

Deaf Athletics Protest Exclusion From National Sports Festival In Edo   By Editor    The Nigeria Deaf Track and Field Association, Edo state chapter, has protested what it called discrimination practices against its members. Members of the association who protested on Monday at the NUJ Secretariat in Benin City, said they decided to campaign against their exclusion for its oppressive policy. “This demonstration is part of a coordinated action taking place simultaneously across all states of the Federation,” they said. Led by their acting coach, Chukwuman Nwanko, they said: “The purpose of this protest is to express our deep concern and dissatisfaction regarding the exclusion of Deaf Sports from the forthcoming National Sports Festival scheduled to take place in Enugu State, while other categories of para-sports have been included.” According to members of the association, they considered their exclusion a serious matter that requires urgent attention. Deaf ath...

10th Anniversary: Okpebholo Among Dignitaries At Holy Arousa For Oba Ewuare 11 Celebration  By Editor  Edo State Governor,Sen Monday Okpebholo, joined residents in Benin City on Tuesday to celebrate the Benin monarch,His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, on the occasion of his 10 th year anniversary. The mammoth crowd cheered the monarch in traditional praises amidst drumming, singing and dancing as he arrived at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral. The Holy Aruosa Cathedral is a historic place of worship in Benin City where the Oba worships. Gov. Monday Okpebholo joined the Oba at his palace and accompanied him on a slow drive to the worship centre. Residents and traders stood still as the Oba’s convoy, accompanied by the governor and other prominent Edo sons and daughters, proceeded to the worship centre as part of activities to mark the Oba’s 10th coronation anniversary. Various groups of men and women, colourfully dressed in tradi...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT   OPINION:How Do I Tell The President He Lied?   By Suyi Ayodele   (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, October 20, 2026)   https://tribuneonlineng.com/how-do-i-tell-the-president-he-lied/    An old man stole a chicken and was caught by the village youths. They took him, with the bird inside his bag, before the council of elders. The thief stepped forward, opened his bag and greeted his fellow elders. “Fathers of our land, use the eyes of elders to look inside this bag. Is there any chicken here?” One after another, the elders peered inside. Each saw what the youths had seen; each declared that there was no chicken. Between their eyes and their mouths, the bird had flown away.   The above fable underscores the Black Race ethos of ultimate respect for the elderly irrespective of how outlandish the elder behaves. The Yoruba ethnic group incorporates the unwritten code in one of its value systems, where it cautions t...