Police Command in Edo has arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered multiple firearms and ammunition during a week-long operation targeting cult-related violence in the Benin metropolis. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has commenced investigation of 30 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in a Yahoo training School (a.k.a Hustle Kingdom, HK) in Benin City. The commission in a post via its official X handle...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has suspended the Executive Secretary of Edo Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Caulson Oahimire, over alleged financial infractions. This is contained in a statement by Umar Ikhilor, Secretary to the State Government, on Tuesday in Benin. The statement directed the most senior staff of...
Former Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, has said the defections into the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) was a vindication of his stands. He said that of the Delta Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and all his appointees and immediate past governor Ifeanyi Okowa was an eye opener to many...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has suspended the Okumagbe of Uwano Kingdom, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area, Dr George Egabor.over recent cases of incessant kidnapping and killings in his domain. The suspension is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Okpebholo in Benin....
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on Thursday disclosed that the Federal Government, in collaboration with the state government, has established a fact-finding committee to investigate the recent killing of hunters in Uromi, Edo. Okpebholo made the announcement while receiving a high-powered delegation from Kano State, led by Deputy Gov....
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has announced on Wednesday in Benin that he has begun mobilising support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection bid in 2027. The governor made this known while receiving Mr. Kaycee Osamwonyi, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly. Osamwonyi defected from the...
Traditional Ruler of Uromi Kingdom, HRH Zaiki Anslem Eidenojie II, on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to deploy mobile policemen (MOPOL) to the barracks in Uromi to strengthened security in Esan North-East of Edo The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facility, built and donated by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the judgment of the Edo Governorship Election Tribunal, which upheld the electoral victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki. The party described the verdict as a testament to the will of the Edo people, who overwhelmingly supported Obaseki at...
Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the judgment of the election petition tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, upheld the election of Gov. Okpebholo and dismissed the PDP and Asue Ighodalo’s petitions...
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the tribunal’s judgment affirming the election of Gov. Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the Sept. 19 governorship election in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reaffirmed Okpebholo’s victory. It dismissed...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has congratulated Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on his victory at the tribunal. The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting on Wednesday, affirmed Okpebholo as the duly elected governor of Edo. A three-member panel, led by Justice Wilfred...
Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, on Wednesday sympathised with the families of 16 travellers killed in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Barau met with the families at the At-Taqwa Mosque in Bunkure town, headquarters of Bunkure...
The flouting of the Department of State Security (DSS) security advisory on arms control and guidance in community policing by members of a vigilante group in Uromi, Edo State, may have contributed to the lynching of 16 hunters of northern extraction in the town last week, security sources have...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two principal suspects allegedly involved in the killing of 16 travellers in Uromi, Esan North-East local government area of Edo State last week. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Friday Ituah, announced this in a statement on Tuesday....
Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will on Wednesday, deliver judgment in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, against the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo. The PDP and Ighodalo are challenging the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission...
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CSSLN) on Monday condemned the lynching of 16 travellers accused of possessing dane guns (local firearms). The Chairman of CSSLN, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin, recalled that the victims were killed by a mob in Uromi, Edo, on March 28, following allegations...
In school, we are taught that the media—often described as the Fourth Estate—exists to educate, inform, and serve as a watchdog for society. Yet behind this noble ideal lies a troubling reality: media narratives are frequently shaped by the interests of their proprietors, patrons, and editors. Even on deeply...
Kano State Government has dispatched a high-powered delegation to engage with the Edo Government and the Hausa community in Edo over the recent brutal killings of Kano indigenes in Edo. Governor Abba Yusuf, who in a live broadcast, condemned the barbaric act and assured the people of Kano that...
By Amos Mathew, Kaduna The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) felicitates with Muslims Ummah in Nigeria and worldwide on the occasion of the year’s Eid-il-Fitr, marking the 1446AH (2025) month-long Ramadan fast. It was made known in a statement signed by Prof. Muhammad-BabaNational Publicity Secretary of ACF. “As if to...