When Governor Monday Okpebholo was sworn-in on November 12, 2024, he was said to have confided in a close aide that there were two things he detested and would not allow them fester in Edo State: Thugerry and cultism. Closely related to this was kidnapping and other violent crimes, reports Sunday Vanguard. To show that […]
The Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that its candidates are being harassed and intimidated, while campaign materials belonging to the party are being destroyed by persons suspected to be supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The party made the allegations at a press conference in Beni...
•Imansuaghon The 2027 political battle in Edo State took a dangerous turn yesterday as former governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Imasuangbon, the party’s Edo Central senatorial candidate, Hon. Herberta Okonofua, and other party leaders yesterday reportedly escaped death by a whisker when suspected political ...
•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...
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