Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a man suspected of being behind the recent attempt to assassinate the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, in Benin, the Edo State capital. Obi, a former governor of Edo State, Chief John Oyegun, and several chieftains...
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Security operatives in Edo State have arrested 113 suspected kidnappers following a coordinated early-morning operation in Agbede and Iruekpen. The raids, carried out around 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, were led by the Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, and targeted settlements locally known as “zangos,” where ransom payments were allegedly...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly rejected allegations linking it to a reported shooting incident involving Peter Obi and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State, describing the claims as “delusional” and “baseless.” In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, February 26, 2026, and...
Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has warned Real Estate managers across the country against money laundering in the country. Mr. Olukoyede gave this warning when he received the Executives of Association of Real Estate and Property Managers, AREAPM, Edo State who paid a...
In a shocking escalation of political violence, former presidential candidate Peter Obi and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Benin City, Edo State, on February 24, 2026. Gunmen reportedly trailed Obi, former APC National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor,...
Governor Okpebholo’s latest award as the Governor of the Year in education is a clear recognition of his huge investment to rescuing the sector from its previous rots by the immediate past Governor Godwin Obaseki. Edo state educational sector was abandoned despite the hoopla that greeted the touted EDOBESST...
Police nab suspected kidnappers identified from previous gun duel, foil kidnapping attempt in Igarra
Police nab suspected kidnappers identified from previous gun duel, foil kidnapping attempt in Igarra
Edo State Police Command has recorded significant successes in the fight against kidnapping through proactive patrols and sustained intelligence-led operations in Igarra and its environs, in line with the crime-fighting strategies of the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Eno Ikoedem,...
Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday January 19, 2026 secured the conviction and sentence of Ojo Eghosa Kingsley before Justice W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. Kingsley was prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCc, on...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully apprehended a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-kanmo”, ending a 12-year manhunt following his involvement in the brutal killing of three NDLEA officers. Kanmo-Kanmo, who is notorious for drug trafficking, evading arrest and mobilizing armed...
Edo State Police Command has deployed heavy security operatives to Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, following a recent protest and reports of rising criminal activities in the area, including kidnapping and vandalism. In a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, the police said the Commissioner...
Edo State High Court sitting in Criminal Court 2 on Monday ordered the remand of several youths arrested during the recent protest in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of the state, directing that they be held at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre pending further proceedings. The court’s decision followed...
Edo State Police Command has arrested a man, Amadin William, for allegedly murdering his childhood friend, Eghosa Osarietinomwan, during a house-warming event in Oben community. Osarietinomwan had recently returned from Europe to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. The police spokesperson,ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the incident to journalists in...
A 49-year-old man has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly killing his 15-year-old son and secretly burying him within their family compound. ASP Eno Ikoedem, the command’s Public Relations Officer, revealed the shocking incident in a statement shared with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
A mortuary attendant in Upper Sakponba, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, has been arrested following allegations of organ harvesting from a corpse at Akugbe Mortuary, sparking outrage among the deceased’s relatives. According to reports gathered by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), tensions escalated when family members...
A police inspector attached to the Ekiadolor Area Command was on Friday shot dead by gunmen who opened fire during a routine stop-and-search operation in Benin, the Edo capital. CSP Moses Yamu, spokesperson of the Edo Police Command confirmed this via a statement made available to the News Agency...
Edo State House of Assembly has issued a one-week ultimatum to Hon. Natasha Irobosa Osawaru, the lawmaker representing Egor Constituency, directing her to appear before its Committee on Ethics and Privileges following her recent spotlight in a viral social-media video. The summons was announced during Tuesday’s plenary, where Speaker...
Edo State Police Command has opened a full-scale manhunt for one Timothy Gilbert, the man accused of brutally attacking his girlfriend, 40-year-old Angela Ogah, with acid in Benin City. Spokesperson for the command, CSP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), explaining that Gilbert...
Edo State Police Command has arrested 24-year-old social media personality Omoyemen Osarobo — widely known as “Madam Oil Rice” — after she allegedly staged a fake kidnap drama in Benin City to grow her online following. Police spokesman CSP Moses Yamu, in a statement released in Benin and shared...
Internal crisis within the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a deeper turn, following the emergence of a parallel state executive committee loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The newly-formed executive, led by Nosa Ogieva, was inaugurated on...
Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man identified as TJ in connection with the death of his wife, Queen, in the Auchi area of Etsako West Local Government Area. According to community members, the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 30, shortly after the couple had...