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 Edo Queens Beat Delta Queens 2-0 In Asaba By Editor  The 2025/26 reigning champions of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), premiership Edo Queens  FC,  today at the Stephen Keshi International Stadium Asaba thrashed Delta Queens FC of Asaba 2-0 in a Grade A friendly match.  Atume Doosuur and Mamudu Mary scored one goal each to put Edo Queens up in the highly contested friendly game.  The outstanding performance of Edo Queens in the build up to the forthcoming new season has shown that the Senator 'Okpebholo Girls'  are gradually getting set for the new season  that is expected to commence soon.  Edo Queens FC had a commanding control of the encounter in the first half of the match which  led to the opening goal in the 1st half hour of the game by Atume Doosuur, while Mary Mamudu got the winning goal in the second half of the explosive encounter.  The host team Delta Queens stage a worrisome come back in the second...

Edo Govt Urges Property Owners To Collect Over 500 Signed Certificates Of Occupancy  The Edo State Government has called on property owners to come and collect more than 500 Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) signed by Governor Monday Okpebholo, which have remained uncollected. In a special announcement issued on Saturday, the Managing Director of the Edo State Geographic Information Service (EDOGIS), Associate Professor Innocent Ehi Bello, said the signed documents are ready and waiting at the agency's office. The office is at Plot 102, Sapele Road, Benin City. Collection takes place daily from 11am to 4pm. A signed C-of-O is the main evidence of legal title to land in Nigeria. Owners need it to apply for bank loans, sell or transfer property, and obtain building approvals. It is also their strongest protection against land disputes.

EDO MUSLIMS HOLD SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR OKPEBHOLO, TWO YEARS IN OFFICE The Edo Muslim community has held special prayers across Edo South, Edo Central and Edo North Senatorial Districts to mark the second anniversary of Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration, with prayers for divine guidance, protection and continued success of the government. The prayers, held at various central mosques across the three senatorial districts, attracted government officials, Muslim leaders, clerics and members of the Muslim community. In Edo South, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq, led government officials, including the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Yakubu Musa, JP, to the Igun Central Mosque, Benin City, where the Chief Imam of Benin, Mallam Abdulfatah Enabulele, led the prayers. Speaking after the prayers, Ikhilor highlighted the achievements of the Okpebholo administration, noting that the government was making concerted efforts to address the d...

CDS Visits South-South Veterans, Promises To Enhance Their Welfare  By Editor  The Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, has reaffirmed his commitment to improving the welfare of military veterans across the country. General Oluyede gave the assurance, during an interactive engagement with retired military personnel from the South-South Geopolitical Zone, held at the Cathelea Convention and Suites in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday. According to the CDS, the meeting is part of his nationwide initiative to directly interface with veterans on issues of welfare, administration and post-service concerns. He described the forum as a veritable platform to draw from the wealth of experience of retired officers in shaping policies that affect veterans and their families. General Oluyede stressed that veterans must remain worthy ambassadors of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in their various communities, noting that their sacrifices deserve continued appreciation an...

MHUN Extols Okpebholo For Health Sector Reforms, Presents Award Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Edo State Council, has commended Gov. Monday Okpebholo for what it described as significant improvements in the state’s health sector. The union’s Chairman, Mr Osaigie Ogbiede, gave the commendation when he led members of the union to pay a special appreciation visit to the governor at Government House, Benin, on Friday. Ogbiede said the visit was to appreciate the governor’s commitment to the health sector and acknowledge the positive impact of his administration on health workers and healthcare delivery in the state. He said the union had witnessed significant changes in the health sector since the governor assumed office. He explained that some health facilities that previously faced challenges had received attention under the governor’s administration. According to him, the administration’s interventions had strengthened t...

Tinubu Pledges More Federal Projects For Edo At APC Flag Off President Bola Tinubu has assured Edo State of continued federal support in roads, healthcare, energy, agriculture, entrepreneurship and security, as Governor Monday Okpebholo marked his second year in office. The President's message was delivered on Thursday by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the APC presidential rally which also  coincided with the second anniversary celebration of the Okpebholo administration, held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. Shettima said the Federal Government would keep to its understanding with Edo people, which is that no serious effort to close Nigeria's infrastructure gap can succeed without the state. "We have come to assure you that you can count on us too," he told the gathering. "When we came to you four years ago, we said we could not address our nation's infrastructure deficit without carrying Edo State along. We have not abandoned th...