The Edo Assets Verification Committee says it has uncovered some irregularities in award of contracts, including a N200 billion road contract debt in the last administration’s record. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Chairman of the committee, told journalists on Thursday in Benin that some contractors even returned mobilization fees to government...
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Edo State Police Command has ordered an investigation into the circumstances that caused the death of Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, a former Chairman of NLC at a police checkpoint in Benin City. The command Spokesman, SP Moses Yamu, said the Commissioner of Police, Umoru P. Ozigi gave the order on...
Former Edo governorship aspirant, under the Labour Party (LP), Mr Kenneth Imansuangbon, has officially resigned his membership of the party. This was contained in his resignation letter to the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure and his Ward 2 Chairman in Ewohimi on Wednesday in Benin. It would...
Suspected Internet fraudsters have allegedly shot a collaborator over a disagreement arising from the sharing of N94 million proceeds from an online scam. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at Okhoro road in Egor Local Government of Edo. The victim was said to have been driving in his Sport...
Mob in Edo have reportedly killed two artisans mistaken for armed robbers in Amagba community in Benin City. Sources informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the victims, who were said to be welders, were identified as Osamudiamen Ehigie and Nosa Aghimie. The duo were said to be...
The Edo State’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, against taking credit for the construction of Temboga Road and other projects initiated and completed during the tenure of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. In a statement, the Publicity Secretary of...
Catholic Bishop of Auchi Dioceses, Most Rev. Gabriel Dunia, has urged the Federal Government to tackle insecurity, as Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode, a Catholic priest abducted gained freedom. Oyode was abducted on October 27 in Edo State when priests and seminarians were observing evening prayers. The gunmen had attacked...
A member of APC Transition Committee, Prince Kassim Afegbua, has said the recruitment of 4,000 teachers by Gov. Godwin Obaseki was deliberate to destabilize the incoming government of Sen. Monday Okpebholo. In a statement on Sunday in Benin, Afegbua said that the recruitment of 4,000 teachers by the outgoing...
The Edo State Joint Transition Committee has adjourned sine die following the inability of officials of the out-going government to provide the required documents germaine to the assignment. Speaking with journalists in Benin City, Secretary of APC Transition Committee, Hon. Patrick Ikhariale,said that both parties have agreed to meet...
Operatives of the Police Command in Edo have arrested a suspected armed robber, who allegedly killed an Uber driver in Lagos and snatched his car. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu announced this arrest in a statement to the newsmen on Sunday in Benin. According to him,...
Edo Joint Transition Committee on Friday held its inaugural joint-session to ensure a seamless handover of power come Nov. 12. The joint-session of the Transition Committee was held at the John Odigie-Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA) in Benin In his welcome address, Chairman of the Edo Joint Transition Committee...
Three persons have been reportedly injured on Thursday in Benin when a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered vehicle exploded at a filling station in Benin. It was gathered that the incident happened at the filling station’s gas station located in Aduwawa, on the Benin-Auchi road. Sources told the News...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday September 30, 2024, arrested 24 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. The anti-graft agency in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested following...
Kingmakers of Uneme-Uzanu in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State have sent a notification/petition to the Chairman of the Area Council, Hon Benedictta Attoh, intimating her of the removal of Benjamin Ikani as the Oliola of Uneme-Uzanu. The petition dated September 22, 2024, was endorsed by the...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo has said that the bodies of two children in a bus that plunged into Ovia River, were yet to be recovered six days after the accident. Sector Commander. Edo FRSC, Mr Cyril Mathew, disclosed this during an interview with the News...
The Police Command in Edo has confirmed the arrest of the Chairman of Esan West Local Government Area of the state, Collins Aigbogun, over alleged political violence in the area. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo, Nemi Edwin-Iwo, confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Tuesday in Benin. He...
Police in Edo have detained a 19-year-old native doctor, Timothy Dauda, for allegedly shooting his client, Alex Ezekiel, to death during an “anti-bullet” charm trial. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Yamu said that the...
The Edo Governorship Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says its candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo will record landslide victory in Sept. 21 election in Oredo Local Government. Crusoe Osagie, Chairman of the Publicity Committee of the council in Oredo stated this during a news conference on Monday...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to violently subvert the will of the people in the Sept. 21 governorship election. Media Director of the APC Governorship Campaign Council, Mr Kassim Afegbua, on Thursday in Benin, alleged that the State...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, says he will make independent and informed decisions if elected governor of the state. Ighodalo, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, said...