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 Edo People Give BEDC Two Weeks Ultimatum Over  Power Outage  ... Complaints About Over Billings, Extortion  ....As BEDC Alleges Debt Of N7b By  Localities  An organized Edo People Against  The Oppressive Tendencies of BEDC, has given 14 days ultimatum to the management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to improve on its electricity delivery and halt its over billing tendencies on the residents of the state or face mass unrest. Speaking in a World Press conference, the Coordinator of the group, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbidi gave the ultimatum while addressing journalists in Benin. He said Edo State and beyond, several communities have been thrown into utter darkness ranging, between one to six months and in some cases years just because BEDC failed to take responsibility as distribution company to fix their issues.    Ogbidi posited some other communities are compared to buying transformers, poles, and ca...

YDA Protests Against Edo Govt Directive Of painting vehicles Iduozee Efe Paul The Edo State chapter of Yaris Drivers Association, today staged a peaceful protest against the state government's directive of mandatory painting of their vehicles with the state colour code. According to them, adopting the state colour code will hinder them access to areas they hitherto were accessing. The group in their large numbers with placards with different inscriptions such as "Painting Is Not Security, The Code Is The Security", "Yaris Drivers Are Responsible People", "We Are Not Criminals Or Kidnappers", said it is not the solution to rising insecurity in the state. Speaking to Journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council secretariat, chairman of the Association, Mr. Paul Evbuomwan said while they are in support of the governor's fight against insecurity, he believes that giving the drivers codes would be better as it wil...

2nd NDGs: Screening Committee Impressed With Young Athletes In Team Edo Camp After a rigorous and thorough screening exercise in the camp of Team Edo on Tuesday evening,the chairman of the Screening Sub-Committee for the Niger Delta Games Mr Braveman Wodi said that he was impressed with the good number of young athletes most of whom were kids in the Camp. The screening committee chairman re-echoed the position of Dunamis Icon Ltd on the enforcement of the rules of the game,insisting on a rigorous, pre-competition screening process across the nine participating states aimed at stamping out age cheat. He stressed the need for total compliance by the participanting states with the rules laid down by the organizers of the regional sports fiesta Dunamis Icon Ltd. " We have been going from state to state screening athletes for the Niger Delta Games. Today,we are in Edo to do the same thing. We had advocacy meeting with the coaches before the screening started. We are doing t...

Gov Okpebholo's Agricultural Revolution Policy Is Translating Into Visible Results In Maize Production  Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo's Agricultural Revolution Policy in maize production is translating into visible results with the recent harvest at the State owned Udomi Farm settlement in Esan Central local government area of Edo State. Speaking to journalists on the success recorded so far in phase one of the "back to farm initiative" which has just been concluded, the Commissioner for Agriculture and food security Dr. Jerry Uwangue said the State  is expecting over a hundred percent return on investment following the massive success recorded. He noted that the farm settlement has started yielding positive dividends for the state through ongoing harvesting as clearing has also commenced ahead of the 2026 farming season, reaffirming  the administration’s focus on achieving food security, job creation and economic diversification through larg...

Edo NUJ Extols 4 Brigade For Boosting Security In State  Iduozee Efe Paul The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State chapter, has lauded the 4 Brigade Nigerian Army for its combat readiness and role in tackling insecurity across the state. The Edo State NUJ Chairman, Dr Festus Alenkhe, gave the commendation when he led members of the Union on a courtesy visit to the Brigade Headquarters in Benin City on Tuesday,10 February, 2026. Dr Alenkhe said the Union had painstakingly taken note of the achievements of the Brigade Commander since he assumed office. He attributed the relative peace currently enjoyed in Edo State to the constant combat preparedness of troops under the Brigade’s command. He also commended the Commander for his sustained efforts to restore peace and stability in the state, while stressing the importance of strengthening cooperation between the military and journalists to enhance effective media relations. Responding, the Commander 4 Brigade Nige...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT OPINION:The Senate Coup Against Nigerians   By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, February 10, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/the-senate-coup-against-nigerians/ Chief Whip Senator Monguno, moved the motion to sustain the old Electoral Act; Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, hurriedly seconded it. The Senate Leader, the Villa lickspittle from Ekiti, Opeyemi Bamidele, was salivating! Senator Abaribe raised his hands to alert his colleagues who were chatting and not concentrating. The Elésin Oba, (Remember the Abóbakú in Soyinka's "Death and the King’s Horseman"), Senator Godswill Akpabio, smartly hit the gavel!! Coup hatched, executed against Electoral Transmission real time. The above was sent to me by a senior journalist who witnessed the putsch on the floor of the senate last week.   If the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill 2026 passed by the Godswill Akpabio-led senate is allo...

Monday Lines 1 OPINION:More Water For Tinubu’s Desert By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 9 February, 2026). The headline came quietly, harmlessly on Thursday: 'Senate wants more revenues for FG, moves to alter allocation formula.' The report said the Senate is considering a bill sponsored by Senator Sunday Karimi (Kogi West) which seeks to "rescue" the Federal Government by increasing its share of the federation account. A week earlier, I had discussed with a respected Yoruba statesman the unusual energy with which the Bola Tinubu Federal Government was pursuing its march on the opposite lane of decentralisation. Fishing for an informed opinion on the new headline, I sent it to the statesman. His response was immediate: “Absolutely embarrassing!!! I hope the Senator's proposition does not reflect the thinking at the presidency.” “Do they initiate big things like this in the Senate without directives from the presidency?” ...