…Calls for Probe by FG. Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki says the government has evidence linking political opponents to attacks on security infrastructure in the state. He therefore called on the federal government to probe the hijack of the #EndSARS protest in the state which led to the attack on correctional centres and attendant jail…
Bribery Saga: Acquitted Federal Lawmaker Blames Notable Politician for his travail
Discharged and acquitted by an Abuja High Court over bribery allegation, the kinsmen of Johnson Oghuma, the lawmaker representing Estako Federal Constituency, Edo State, in the House of Representatives have pointedly accused a well known Politician in Edo State of being behind his ordeal. They accused the said politician of sponsoring the petition to the…
Akwa Ibom Targets 80% Production of Food for Internal Consumption
Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel, has expressed his desire for a practical match-making of farmers and investors in subsequent food fairs in the state. Emmanuel spoke in Uyo, the state capital, when he declared open a Nutritious Food Fair jointly organised by the state government and HarvestPlus International. The Governor, who was represented by…
725 Professionals To Be Recruited Into Edo Civil Service – Obaseki
New blood is soon to be injected into the Edo State civil service with the plan by the governor, Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to recruit 725 new professionals into it. Disclosing this on Sunday at the 2020 Alaghodaro/Inauguration thanksgiving service held at the New Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, Obaseki said he would in his…
Edo Police Area Commander Shot by Suspected Cultists Still Alive, to Leave Hospital Soon
It has been confirmed that the Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, shot by suspected cultists last Thursday with two other policemen, an inspector and a corporal, is alive and recovering fast. The ACP, who heads the Benin Area Command Metro of the Edo State Police Command, was identified as Agabi Godiri. The trio was shot…
How Gun Men Robbed Bullion Van in Lagos, Cart Away Huge Sum of Money – Eyewitness
More details have emerged about how a bullion van conveying a huge sum of money was robbed on Thursday at Ajah, Lagos, in which a commercial motor cyclist (Okada) was killed. The robbery, which took place exactly opposite a popular shopping mall along Ado Road, Blenco Supermarket, was reportedly carried out by four young men…
Suspected Cultists Shoot Police Area Commander, 2 Senior Police Officers as Killings Continue in Benin
As insecurity escalated in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday consequent upon raging cult war and banditry, an Area Commander and two other senior police officers have become the latest victims of the rampaging armed gangs as they were shot in the early hours of the morning when they responded to distress calls from Upper…
Mild Drama at Obaseki’s Inauguration as ADC Slumps
Governor promises value for citizens’ taxes. But for the prompt intervention by eagle-eye men of the Department of State Security, DSS, who rose to the occasion, an ugly scene that would have disrupted the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy for a second term in office, was on Thursday averted when the…
Obaseki Dissolves Cabinet Ahead of Second Term Inauguration Thursday
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, dissolved the state executive council as he commences his second term in office on Thursday. The governor, who announced the dissolution at a valedictory executive council session at the Government House in Benin City, expressed appreciation to the out-going council members for their selfless service to the…
Abducted Brother of Edo Deputy Governor Freed
Frederick Shaibu, younger brother of Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, was on Wednesday set free by his abductors. Recall that the younger Shaibu was kidnapped on Monday by gunmen while driving his kids to school in Irhirhi, in the outskirts of Benin. Elated by his release, the family was however silent on the amount…
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