All the first class palace chiefs in Benin Kingdom and enigie (dukes) of all the dukedoms in the seven local government areas that make up Benin have knocked the Edo State government over the recent nolle prosequi (no-case-submission) entered into in a criminal case involving one Arisco Osemwingie and another, in respect of the former’s…
Arase, Ex-IGP Pushes for Citizens-Driven Internal Security Model to Enhance Community Policing
….Donates Security Items, As Foundation Awards Scholarships to Nine Undergrads Former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has once again underscored the imperative of citizens participation in effective policing in Edo State amid dire security challenges in the state. Arase, who clocked 66 on Tuesday, also donated items worth millions of naira in support of…
22 Farmers Kidnapped in Abuja
The rural community of Rafin Daji, Gurbe Ward, Abaji Local Government Area Council, Abuja, has been thrown into turmoil as terrorists kidnapped 22 farmers on Wednesday, June 22. They were said to be farming when the terrorists swooped on them. Ibrahim A. Barde, an engineer, and a family member of some of the victims, said…
Maid of Murdered Matriarch of Igbinedion Family Gets Death Sentence
Dominion Okoro, the maid who murdered Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, the 85-year-old mother of former Edo State governor, Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion, is to die by hanging. The death sentence was pronounced on the 25-year-old convict on Monday by an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin. Okoro murdered the deceased December 2, 2021, at her…
Launch of 10,000 E-Passports in Edo: Aregbesola Reads Riot Act to NIS Officials over Exploitation of Nigerians
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday issued a stern warning to men of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Edo State Command, against illegal practices in the issuance of international passports to Nigerians. Expressing his ministry’s commitment to change the perception of service delivery by the agency for the better, the minister advised Immigration…
Edo High Court Orders Remand of Iyatsere of Warri in Prison till June 27
A prominent traditional palace chief in Warri Kingdom, Johnson Asteruleghe, is to remain in prison custody till June 27 when his application for bail would be heard by Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City. Asteruleghe, the Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom, was on Tuesday charged with alleged assault, malicious damage, and other offences said…
NDE to be Strengthened to Deal With Menace of Recruiting Youths for Kidnapping, Political Thuggery, Terrorism – Keyamo
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, is unsettled by the situation whereby undue advantage is being taken of the predicament and frustration of Nigerian youths whom he lamented are being recruited into kidnapping, terrorism, political thuggery, and other unwholesome activities that are inimical to the nation’s thriving democracy and development. Keyamo, senior…
Members of Warri-based Church Kidnapped in Edo, Abductors Demand ₦60 million Ransom
According to the source, the gunmen, who opened fire on the bus, whisked away their victims, including the driver, into the bush. He however said some of them managed to escape somewhere along the way. The magazine gathered that the hoodlums have made contacts with the families of three prominent ones among the victims demanding…
APC’s Oyebanji Wins Ekiti Polls
Abayomi Oyebanji, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been declared winner of the Saturday June 18, governorship election in Ekiti State. He scored 187,057 votes to defeat his closest rival Segun Oni, a former governor of the state who ran on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP who scored 82,211 votes…
Atiku Settles for Okowa As Running Mate
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has announced that Governor Arthur Okowa of Delta State will be on the same ticket with him for the forthcoming presidential election. He made the announcement at a ceremony in Abuja. For about two weeks there have been meetings and consultations among leaders of the…
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