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Edo Govt Promises To Sustain Infrastructural Renewal In State  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Edo State Government has promised to sustain infrastructural renewal across the three senatorial districts in the state, in order to attract the dividend of democracy to the people.  The government also expressed its displeasure over the rapid threats of flooding and erosion as the rainy season commenced, urging residents to stop dumping refuse and non-degradable materials in drainage channels to avert environmental disasters across the state. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Kassim Afegbua, who addressed journalists, said the state government was responding proactively to alerts issued by the Federal Government on climate change, flooding and erosion. “The federal government has issued alert notice to all the sub-national governments concerning climate change, flooding and erosion. These are two dangerous, very endemic realities that we have to contend wit...

Troops Of 4 Brigade  Arrest 12 Suspected kidnappers In Edo Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Troops of 4 Brigade have arrested 12 suspected kidnappers in Edo North and Edo Central senatorial districts. The suspects were arrested in separate operations that commenced on May 12, 2026, in the Owan East, Esan South-East, and Esan North-East Local Government Areas of the State. Alertnews.ng reported that Captain Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Benin City, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Benin City. Anyanwu said the suspects were arrested during clearing operations at  Ugbovbighan Village, Olelo Forest, Egoro Amede Village, and conducted cordon-and-search operations at the Rugan Fulani settlement.  He said three suspects, namely  Ishaya Obadis (20),  Markus Ballu, (35) and Godknows Owonoji (30,) were arrested at Olelo Forest.  He also said that the tr...

‎ ‎2026 President Federation Cup:  Bendel Insurance FC Defeat Katsina Utd Jnr 2-1 By Editor  ‎ ‎ ‎Bendel Insurance Football Club,on Tuesday ,May 19 defeated Katsina United Junior Team 2-1 and sailed through to the round of 32  in the ongoing 2026 President Federation Cup. ‎ ‎Star striker Kayode Oke proved unstoppable to the underdogs as he fired second half goals to help the 2023 Champions regained confidence and sealed a deserved 2-1 victory against the stubborn Katsina boys. ‎ ‎Katsina United Junior shocked the Benin Arsenals in the 36th minute of the encounter at Area 3 field in Abuja with a goal scored by Saidu Abdullahi, putting the favourites under pressure for the remaining part of the first half. ‎ ‎As the second half began, Insurance FC came out better as their manager Kennedy Boboye effected changes in his midfield, bringing in Emmanuel Akpan,Efe Ubiomo and Dung Emmanuel for Henry Oyian,Alex Oweifaleya and  Anyanwu Promise. ‎ ‎Kayode Oke found t...

Edo NDLEA Arrests Four Suspects, Destroys Two Cannabis Farms Worth 1,388.42 KG Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, have destroyed two cannabis plantations with a yield of 1,388.42 kg and arrested four suspected drug traffickers in the past one week. The Commander of Narcotics, Mitchell Ofoyeju, PhD, who is the NDLEA Edo State commander, disclosed this on Monday, May 18, 2026, detailing the command’s achievements across the state. According to Commander Ofoyeju, NDLEA personnel, acting on credible intelligence, raided the Ago Forest in the Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state, where two large cannabis farms were located.  The farms, measuring 0.362021 hectares and 0.229346 hectares, respectively, and totalling 0.555367 hectares, were completely destroyed. The estimated yield of the illicit farm was put at 1,388.4175 kilograms. No arrests were made at the scene as the cultivators wer...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT OPINION:Afenifere And The Fulani Siege On Yorubaland By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, May 19, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/afenifere-and-the-fulani-siege-on-yorubaland/   Oyo State recorded the ugly incident of the mass abduction of pupils and teachers last Friday. Kwara State is almost gone, with many towns and villages deserted. Osun State, which shares a boundary with Kwara, no longer sleeps with both eyes closed. Ondo State is gradually becoming the kidnapping headquarters of Yorubaland. Ekiti State fares no better in this season of infamy, just as Ogun State also suffers frequent attacks. Very soon, Lagos may join this axis of torment, and there will be nowhere left to hide. Assessing the situation at the weekend, a section of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, declared that Yorubaland is under siege. The group made the statement in response to the three coordinated attacks on schools in Oriir...

Monday Lines  OPINION:Nigeria's Ass In The Lion’s Skin By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 18 May, 2026).  “Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.” — Aristotle. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin is Aesop’s story of a donkey who finds a lion’s skin abandoned in the forest. He wears it and begins to terrify other animals who mistake him for a lion. Delighted by the fear he inspires, the ass grows bold and starts roaming everywhere with counterfeit majesty. But one day, unable to contain himself, he brays. The sound betrays him instantly. The animals discover that beneath the lion’s appearance stood only a donkey. Soon, he becomes food for the real majesties of the forest. Moral: appearances and shortcuts cannot substitute for substance. At the top of this page, Aristotle urges society to honour teachers, but he attaches a condition to that ho...