•One of the arrested suspects paraded by the NDLEA, Edo State Command. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, has arrested three suspected drug traffickers and destroyed five cannabis farms. This was disclosed today in a statement by the state commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, and made available to journalists in Benin, the st...
There is chaos in the Edo State House of Assembly over plans by lawmakers to repeal the 2023 law granting them financial autonomy. Assembly workers said repealing the law would reduce their salaries and could lead to sackings, reports The Nation. It was reported that Majority Leader Sunday Ojezele has been pencilled in to present […]
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have paraded a 42-year-old man, identified as Oji Okoro, for allegedly sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy. Okoro was paraded alongside 15 other suspects arrested for various offences, including alleged kidnapping, vandalism, staged kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms, reports Daily Sun. Par...
•Gunmen Unidentified gunmen have reportedly shot dead an 85-year-old community leader, Hon. Reuben Owie, at his residence in Iguosa, near Okhunhun, Benin City, Edo State. Owie, who was the Secretary of Iyowa Community, was reportedly attacked by two gunmen on August 2, 2026, reports Weekend Trust. The spokesperson for the Edo State Police Comm...
•EFCC operatives The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a self-acclaimed spiritualist, Odigie Moses, over alleged sextortion involving $1,100. The anti-graft agency disclosed today that the suspect was arrested in Ekpoma, Edo State, reports The PUNCH. According to the EFCC, Moses allegedly posed as a spiritual healer on Zell...
•Policemen The Edo State Police Command has rescued three students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, who were abducted by suspected kidnappers, following a joint security operation involving the Police, Nigerian Army, Edo State Security Corps (ESSC), and local hunters. Addressing journalists in Benin City yesterday on behalf of the Com...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen The Edo State Commissioner for Public Safety and Security, Festus Ebea, has alleged that some people are bringing criminal elements from outside the state for kidnapping and other crimes. The commissioner disclosed this yesterday in Benin during the monthly briefing organised by the state’s Ministry for Information and S...
A total of 39 aspirants are to contest at the primary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State. State Chairman of the party, Tony Alile, who stated this in an interview, said the primary would take place in 192 wards across the state, reports The Nation. Alile said there would be no consensus […]
Indications have emerged that major opposition parties in Edo State, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may not participate in the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for July 11, 2026. According to guidelines released by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), political ...
A group under the aegis of the ADC Grassroots Mobilisation for Change (AGMC) has raised the alarm over repeated attacks on members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State. The latest incident, according to the group, occurred on Sunday evening at the residence of the party’s National Legal Adviser, Oserheimen Osunbor, in Iruekpen...
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