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Governor Monday Okpebholo said the explosion of a petrol tanker in Oluku, Benin City, was caused by the owner's decision to transfer fuel to another tanker without proper safety measures. He pledged to rebuild the destroyed market and urged residents to stop scooping fuel from wrecked tankers.
The ECOWAS Food and Cultural Festival (EFCF) 2026 will be held from 27 to 31 October in Benin City, Edo State, showcasing African cuisine, heritage and tourism while promoting investment and youth development across West Africa.
A fuel tanker attempting a U‑turn near Oluku market on the Benin‑Lagos road in Edo State overturned and exploded in the early hours of Thursday, leaving an unknown number of dead and ten people injured, according to witnesses and officials.
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike admitted he deliberately opposed PDP hopeful Asue Ighodalo in the September 2024 Edo State governorship election to block former governor Godwin Obaseki from installing a successor, saying he has no regrets about the move.
Early on Sunday, 11 October 2026, soldiers from the Nigerian Army rescued Prince Michael Akao from Sasaro Forest in Akoko‑Edo, Edo State, and neutralised three suspected kidnappers. The operation also yielded firearms and ammunition, which were handed to security agencies.
Edo State APC chairman Emperor Jarrett Tenebe appealed to voters on October 8 to support President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re‑election bid and to turn away from the African Democratic Congress, condemning remarks made by former Rivers governor Rotimi Amaechi. He warned against political intimidation and called for respectful debate.
The Edo State branch of the NDLEA reported the detention of 42 alleged traffickers and the confiscation of about 9,520 kilograms of illegal drugs in September, while also naming a suspected kingpin, Gospel Mudiaga Odeh, as wanted after he fled the operation.
Edo State APC chairman Emperor Jarret Tenebe appealed to party members during a statewide mobilisation tour to embrace a strict “one man, one vote” policy, stressing its importance for the party’s performance in the 2027 general elections.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike said the late PDP South‑South vice‑chairman Daniel Orbih rejected offers meant to sway him from supporting Wike’s 2015 governorship campaign in Rivers State. He praised Orbih’s loyalty and urged a state burial in Edo.
Police in Edo State have verified that Dr. Matthew Uwaigbe, a lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, died on October 5, 2026, following a sexual liaison with a sex worker at a hotel in Ekpoma. The university said the incident occurred off‑campus and involved a private matter.
Gunmen opened fire on the convoy of the African Democratic Congress senatorial candidate and a party chieftain in Igueben, Edo State on Tuesday. Both politicians escaped unharmed, while an ADC supporter was injured and taken to hospital. The party blames APC loyalists, a claim denied by the local council chairman.