Benin High Court has remanded a 38-year-old pastor, Simeon Okehielem, in a correctional facility over allegations of raping a married woman. Okehielem, founder of Ebube Wonders Synagogue Prayers Ministry, faces a two-count charge of rape and felony intent. According to the prosecution, the incident occurred in February 2022 in...
Edo state
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – A devastating attack on the Catholic Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, has left one Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer dead and three students abducted. It was learnt that the incident occurred...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has commissioned multi-billion naira water and road projects in Sokoto State, marking a significant milestone in the state’s development journey. The projects, worth over N14 billion, were commissioned on Wednesday as part of the state’s efforts to improve access...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticized the APC-led government over the state Assembly’s approval of a N100 billion loan request by Governor Monday Okpebholo, describing the move as lacking transparency and scrutiny. According to Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, Chairman of...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has received 119 stolen artefacts from the Government of the Netherlands, attributing the successful return to divine intervention. He expressed gratitude to Presidents Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari for their support and commitment. “There were groups in...
Benin Customary Court in Okada, Edo State, has declared the position of Odionwere (head of village) of Ikpako village vacant due to allegations of sacrilege and corruption against the incumbent, Mr. James Ailegboze. The court’s ruling followed a suit instituted by the elders of Ikpako village, who sought a...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo State has made significant strides in its fight against drug trafficking and abuse. In May, the agency destroyed two cannabis farms, arrested 39 suspected drug traffickers, and seized over 1.3 tonnes of illicit drugs. According...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has conferred chieftaincy titles on several notable citizens in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the community and their commitment to preserving Benin culture. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the ceremony, which took place at the Ugha Ozolua in...
An outbreak of diphtheria has been confirmed in Edo State, resulting in two fatalities. Edo’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, revealed this on Tuesday in Benin during an emergency response meeting. The action follows confirmation from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital of five diphtheria cases, including the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Kelly Okungbowa a.k.a Ebo Stone, a Benin City-based socialite before Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin City on a two-count charge of Naira abuse and...
Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the state government to obey court rulings reinstating elected local government chairmen in the state. Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr Tony Aziegbemi, made the call at a a news conference on Wednesday in Benin. According...
Deputy Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Mrs Maria Oligbi-Edeko (PDP- Esan North East II) has voluntarily resigned her position due to the minority status of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Oligbi-Edeko was elected Deputy Speaker of the...
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Thursday deposed Ovbokhan Igbinovia as the traditional Chief Priest of Okhuoromi Community in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo. Oba Ewuare stripped Igbinovia’s title of Ohen(Chief Priest), after reviewing the abominable traditional practices, including land grabbing. Other allegations against Igbinovia, included...
Edo Government has warned and begun consultations for legal action against the Neo Black Movement, also known as Black Axe, over spate of killings and cult-related violence in the state. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Benin, by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to...
A total of 86 Nigerian Army captains will be sitting for the 2025 Written Promotion Examination in Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week-long examination will run from May 12 through May 16 and is being hosted by the Nigerian Army School of Supply and...
The Edo State branch of Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) has tasked nursing mothers in Edo State to ensure that they complete immunization schedule for their babies to avoid diseases that could cause death or hamper growth of the child. The chairman of Edo State branch...
The Police Command in Edo has rescued 37 kidnapped victims, including the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Esan West Local Government Area, in series of daring operations across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, disclosed this in Benin on Wednesday during a press...
The Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Mr Blessing Agbebaku, has explained reason behind his defecting from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to him, he defected to retain the benefits of the speakership seat for the development of his constituency. Agbebaku...
The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Mr Blessing Agbebaku, on Tuesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Agbebaku, speaker since June 16, 2023, under PDP, cited Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s constituency development initiatives as his major reason for leaving PDP to join...