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Group Promises To Mobilise More Than 2.5 Million Votes For Tinubu 2027 In Edo  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  A group called "Relax, Tinubu is Fixing Nigeria, from Promises to Progress," has pledged to mobilise grassroots votes for President Bola Tinubu, comes 2027 in Edo state. They group promised to go for house to house campaign for the President as a result of the infrastructure developments spread within the country by Mr. President. Addressing journalists in Benin city, Edo State Coordinator, Patrick Idiake, said they are going to the grassroots to inform the local people what the President has been doing since he assumed power. Idiake explained that, RTIFN is a grassroots support group for Tinubu aspiration. He said they are going to compliment the efforts of the state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo to canvass more votes for President Bola Tinubu in 2027. According to Patrick Idiake said the group is ready and eager to mobilise more than 2.5 milli...

NPFL 2026/27 MD4: 10-Man Bendel Insurance Succumb To Ranchers Bees 2-1 In Kano ...Benin Arsenals Shift Focus to Midweek Clash Against Ikorodu City Bendel Insurance Football Club suffered a 2-1 defeat to newly promoted Ranchers Bees FC on Saturday in Matchday 4 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The result came against expectations for the Benin Arsenals, who had made an impressive start to the new season. Insurance went into the encounter with confidence following their 4-2 home victory over Kunkalifat FC on Sunday. From the opening whistle at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, the Benin Arsenals put up a strong challenge and resisted the hosts effectively, with both sides going into the break goalless. Ranchers Bees eventually broke the deadlock five minutes after the restart, with Jude Okorie putting the hosts ahead in the 50th minute. Bendel Insurance remained composed despite falling behind and were rewarded for their persistence when hardworking right-back Le...

UBTH CMD Calls For Legislative Action On Substance, Drug Abuse As EDHA Speaker Pays Visit By Editor  The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu has called for urgent legislative action to combat the rising tide of drug and substance abuse in Edo State. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), Rt. Hon. Yekini Idiaye to the hospital, Prof. Ize-Iyamu urged the lawmakers to domesticate a bill mandating drug testing for job applicants and students across state-owned secondary and tertiary institutions. Highlighting UBTH’s newly commissioned, state-of-the-art drug testing centre, the CMD appealed for a strong partnership with the state legislature to implement targeted interventions and collaborative rehabilitation programs for affected youths. According to the CMD, “the reason we decided to come up with the drug testing centre at UBTH is because of the scourge of...

POWER SUPPLY: How Okpebholo's Power Generation Plan At Ologbo Is Attracting Investors And Jobs.   Edo State is advancing into a new phase of industrial and economic growth as the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo deepens efforts to build an investment-friendly environment anchored on security, infrastructure and reliable electricity supply. At Ologbo in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, the ongoing 100-megawatt power project and industrial park being developed by CCETC are emerging as central elements of the administration’s strategy to strengthen the state’s productive economy. The project, formally launched in February 2026, comprises a 100MW natural-gas-powered electricity generation facility and an industrial park. The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation described the development as part of efforts to promote manufacturing, employment and sustainable economic growth in Edo, while the state government has presented it as a major s...

Trump Signs Order To Target Foreign Drug Cartels Hard ... As Nigerians Await Release Of US Records On Tinubu By Editor  President Donald Trump this week signed an executive action designating major foreign drug cartels as terrorist organisations, a step that allows the United States military to use lethal force against foreigners. Video from the Oval Office shows the president receiving the document, signing it at his desk and returning the folder after brief remarks.Africans & Diaspora The announcement has intensified attention in Nigeria on a long running demand for the full release of American investigative files on President Bola Tinubu. Many Nigerians have called for the unredacted records to be made public. Tinubu and his lawyers have moved in court to stop or limit that release. The files relate to an early 1990s inquiry into a white heroin network in Chicago. Court papers identified Adegboyega Mueez Akande as a leader of the organisation and Abiodun Agbele a...

ICPC Questions Ekiti APC Candidate Over Fraud Allegations By Editor  The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Ikere/Ise-Orun/Ekiti South West Federal Constituency in the 2027 House of Representatives election, Toyin Okoro, has been questioned by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations bordering on fraud, conflict of interest and false declarations. Okoro, a former Senior Legislative Aide to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, appeared at the ICPC headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, September 17, 2026, following an invitation from the anti-graft agency. The investigation centres on allegations concerning his alleged involvement in a private company while serving as a legislative aide at the National Assembly. The commission is also looking into claims that the company secured government contracts from public institutions during the period Okoro was allegedly holding...

  Court Convicts 33-Year-Old Man  Over 1.043kg Cocaine Trafficking in Ibadan By Editor  Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, convicted a 33-year-old man, Eze Emeka, for dealing and trafficking 1.043kgs of cocaine. The NDLEA counsel, Mr D. O. Otunla had informed the court that the convict was arrested on April 20 on the Ibadan-Oyo Expressway while Sokoto-bound. Otunla informed the court that the defendant, who was arrested for dealing and trafficking in cocaine, excreted a total of 1.043kgs of cocaine which contravened Section 11b and 11c of NDLEA Act 2004. Otunla urged the court to sentence the defendant has charged. Emeka, at his arraignment, pleaded guilty to the charges leveled against him. Subsequently, Agomoh convicted the defendant after taking his guilty plea to the two-count charge of trafficking and dealing in 1.043kgs of cocaine leveled against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The judge said th...