Concerned over an alleged threat issued by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, against Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, the Igbo community in Edo and Delta States has begun mobilising support for Obi ahead of the 2027 presidential Read more…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday stated that its agenda for the next political dispensation is to ensure that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not re-elected in 2027. DAILY POST reports that the State Read more…
The Edo State Ministry of Health has officially confirmed an outbreak of dengue fever within the state, with 86 cases reported across multiple local government areas. This disclosure was made during a press briefing on Friday by the Commissioner for Read more…
The Edo State Government has confirmed the detection of 15 suspected cases of diphtheria, with six individuals testing positive and three deaths recorded thus far. This disclosure was made by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, during the official Read more…
Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, has confirmed that three fatalities have been recorded following the outbreak of diphtheria in the state. Dr Oshiomhole made this known over the weekend during a media briefing in Benin City, where Read more…
Edo State is witnessing a rise in suspected diphtheria cases, raising alarm over an apparent shortage of vaccines to contain the spread. Reports indicate that the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, is currently under pressure, grappling with an influx Read more…
The Edo State Government on Wednesday said it has placed hospitals across the state on “high alert” over the recent outbreak of diphtheria, a bacterial infection that affects the upper respiratory tract. The government, in a state by the Read more…
Following the spread of the diphtheria outbreak in Edo State, the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and the Delta State Government have supplied vaccines to the state. DAILY POST recalls that two persons died last week from the disease Read more…