The National Institute for Sports (NIS) has announced that Edo State will host the South South Zonal Headquarters of the Institute. The announcement was made when the NIS Director-General (a former Deputy Governor of Edo State) visited the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo.
President Bola Tinubu received the Catholic Bishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, as discussions intensified over Donald Trump’s claims of widespread Christian persecution in Nigeria.
Governor Okpebholo stated that his administration would not condone the desecration of the Benin Monarchy and remains committed to protecting traditional institutions and preserving the state’s cultural heritage.
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has assented to the Edo State Public Property Protection Law, 2025, a law aimed at safeguarding government assets and property in the State. vos tv benin.
Nuhu Ribadu (National Security Adviser) convened an emergency closed-door meeting in Abuja with the service chiefs and heads of Nigeria’s key security & intelligence agencies.
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) The formal defection ceremony took place in Yenagoa, with senior APC figures including the Godswill Akpabio (Senate President) and Vice President Kashim Shettima in attendance.
Governor Okpebholo reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the rehabilitation of federal roads in Edo State, emphasising the urgency of repairing deteriorated sections.
