History – Edo People Forum 2020
The 3rd Annual Edo State Secondary School Football Competition @ Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City, October 28th to November 1st, 2024
The 3rd Annual Edo State Secondary School Football Competition @ Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City, October 28th to November 1st, 2024

HISTORY

The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, formally known as Bendel state from 1976. It was formed in June 1963 from Benin and Delta provinces of the Western Region, and its capital was Benin City. It was renamed a province in 1966, and in 1967 when the other provinces were split up into several states, it remained territorially intact, becoming a state.

During the Nigerian Civil War, the Biafran forces invaded the new Mid-Western state, en route to Lagos, in an attempt to force a quick end to the war. While under Biafran occupation, the state was declared as the “Republic of Benin” as Nigerian forces were to retake the region. The republic collapsed a day after the declaration as Nigerian troops overtook Benin City. Edo State was established on 27 August 1991 when Bendel State was split into Edo and Delta States.

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