Armed bandit, who identified itself as “Ijaw Freedom Fighters” on Sunday night attacked Imariogha Community, near Okomu oil palm plantation, setting ablaze over eight vehicles, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN investigation reveals that the bandit invaded the community, formerly known as AT&P, located in Ovia...
Edo state
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arrested 39 suspected Internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. A statement posted on the Commission’s X handle on Friday, said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday,...
A frontline governorship candidate in Edo on the platform of Labour Party (LP]), Barrister Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata, was in Umuahia on Thursday morning to meet minds with the state governor, Dr Alex Otti. Otti caused an upset in the 2023 governorship election by sinking the candidates of the Popeles...
Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has promised to run an all-inclusive government, if given the mandate in the Sept.21 poll. Ighodalo stated this at an interactive session with representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) at the Protea Hotel, Benin. “My resolve is to...
A middle-age man was, in the early hours of Tuesday, electrocuted while trying to vandalise a BEDC transformer on Airport road in Benin. The deceased, whose identity has not yet been ascertained, was said to have succeeded in cutting some of the cables before he was electrocuted. The...
The Police Command in Edo on Sunday explained why it detained one Christopher Owegie whose wife died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Saturday. A statement by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Funsho Adegboye, said Owegie was briefly detained after assaulting the medical...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters (Yahoo boys) at different locations in Benin City, the Edo State capital. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale disclosed this in a statement issued on...
The community of Iru Egbede in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo is disturbed over the alleged disappearance of a 200-level undergraduate of Delta State University (DELSU), Faith Omodon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Faith, studying Business Administration at the university, was last seen...
Not less than 3,065.255kg of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) substances were razed on two farms at Amahor waterside forest in Igueben area of Edo state, says the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has called on Christians and other Nigerians to always love and be at peace with one another. Agba made the call in his message to the Christian community...
A former Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Douglas Ogbankwa, on Thursday appeared in a Benin High Court for allegedly stealing a stabiliser. Ogbankwa is charged with conspiracy to commit felony, forcible entry, wilful damage, theft, forceful ejection as well as aiding and abetting forceful ejection....
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Dr Tony Aziegbemi, abducted on March 15 in Benin, has regained freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Aziegbemi joined the family at 3am on Tuesday after 10 days in captivity. Mr. Clem Aziegbemi, on...
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) never said that drugs were being hawked on the streets of Benin like sachet water. A section of the media had reported that the new NDLEA commander in Edo, Mr Alumona Obioma made the declaration when...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi says the Federal Government has put plans in place to complete the construction of the Benin- Lokoja road project within six months. Umahi made this known on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with the contractors handling the road projects. The...
Police in Edo State have rescued one Rev. Tony Mukoro, from the den of suspected kidnappers in the state. The victim was reportedly abducted by suspected gunmen at Isihor community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state while returning home in his car. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed over three tons of cannabis (Indian Hemp) in zero forest. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi , who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the substances were on 1.577683 hectares...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin- The 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin, said that its annual range classification, involving movement of troops and firing of ammunition, would begin on March 18. The Brigade Public Relations Officer, Capt. Chinonso Oteh, announced this in a signed statement issued to newsmen on...
Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolor, Ewuare II, on Tuesday, conveyed a message of hope to Edo citizens, urging the people to cast aside fears because better days were imminent. His message was delivered during the universal week of prayers, organised by the Benin...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin- Edo State Police Command has arrested the officer shown to be slapping a young woman in a viral social media video. Recall that the video where the officer was recorded slapping the woman at the station surfaced on X, (formerly Twitter), on Sunday. Reacting to...