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“I am an Edo man, I am an Obaseki and I wanted to use this as an affirmation that we are not the enemies of the Benin people. “So that is the only validation I need. The only thing I wanted to say, which I will say maybe in a larger forum, is, I want to thank a few very close friends. I want to thank my family because we didn’t fall from the sky."

"So, the Governor is doing so much and we are channeling resources we are getting from the Federal government as a result of increased allocations, to contain some of these developmental challenges. "That is the kind of attention and devotion we are also giving to the issue of cultism. We are not tolerating cultists' activities in the State particularly in the State Capital, Benin-City." "The attendant killings before now have been minimised, mitigated and if not completely eroded."

Photos from visit of the Society of Women In Taxation (SWIT) to the Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and...

Union sources claim her meetings aimed to sideline the council, casting her as a sole administrator who touts the Governor’s backing after installing his relative as deputy. ‎ ‎Staff whisper that her six-month tenure runs counter to Okpebholo’s vision for AAU.

Meanwhile, delegates of APC across the country, have converged on Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory for its national Congress where expectedly, consensus and affirmation will be held for the candidacy of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to run for a second term in 2027.

"The Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has noted with concern a trending video across social media platforms, depicting young children standing in a queue under the rain while waiting to be served food, with one child visibly shivering. "Following a prompt and thorough internal investigation, the Ministry wishes to categorically state that the incident did not occur in Auchi or any part of Edo State

"For the avoidance of doubt the Benin Traditional Council reiterates that the receipt and stamping of any correspondence by its secretariat only serve as acknowledgment of receipt and do not in any way imply approval by His Royal Majesty or the Benin Traditional Council. "In the absence of explicit authorization, no visit or activity is deemed sanctioned." The publication wrote: "in a swift public rebuttal, Queen Ewuare took to her TikTok account (@queen_ewuare-_backup) on Thursday, 19 March, 2026 to contest the council’s claims, insisting that the narrative being circulated was misleading."

In remarks after the oath taking, the Chairman, Sam Dada Ayokhai said the body would operate in line with the NUJ constitution, meet members’ expectations, and seek stakeholders’ cooperation to secure online media’s rightful place in journalism. Ayokhai paid tribute to pioneer Chairman, Otunba Mike Aladenikan, now the image maker at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, for laying the foundation of the body.

Anani reassured that the Edo State Government remains fully committed to the safety, protection, and overall well-being of every child in the state, Osunde said. As she was quoted to have reaffirmed the Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration firm zero-tolerance policy on violence, bullying, and all forms of child abuse.

Henceforth, any individual or group found entering or loitering within the Oba’s Palace premises without the required permits, approval, or official access pass will be considered to be in violation of traditional law and order. "Violators would be apprehended and made to face the full consequences of their actions in line with the law," the Council warned.