Tag: Edo State
#NigeriaAt55: We must join hands to build Nigeria, says Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state on Thursday expressed optimism that Nigeria will overcome its numerous challenges with…
Benin court remands two for defiling girl, 12
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two middle-aged men, Festus Owie and Blessing Ebiminor, were Tuesday arraigned at an Egor Magistrate Court in Benin,…
Oshiomhole’s driver arrested for burglary in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Eagle-eyed security operatives attached to the Edo State Government House Friday night foiled an attempt by one of…
Police arrest 46 cultists in Edo
The Police in Edo arrested 46 suspected cultists in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State on Thursday. The…
Quit politics, Oshiomhole tells 83-year old Ogbemudia
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has advised former Governor of the Defunct Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, to retire from…
Oshiomhole nominates new Commissioners in Edo
The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has nominated Chief Tom Uloko and Mr Gideon Obhakhan as Commissioners-designate in the…
Court remands fake Edo monarch, brother
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Senior Magistrate’s Court in Benin, Edo state Wednesday ordered the remand of Prince Rich Arisco-Osemwingie, in prison…
Don’t sit in the office, get on the street, Edo Police boss tells officers
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, has directed that office personnel in the state police command be…
Extra Judicial Killing: Edo to set up Office of Public Defender
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has announced his government has concluded plans to establish an Office of…
Chieftaincy: Edo govt warns Ogiamien family, threatens criminal charges
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Barely three days after the installation of Prince Rich-Arisco Osemwengie as the Ogiamen of Benin Kingdom, there are…
Oshiomhole sacks 4 commissioners
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four members of Edo State Executive Council have been sacked by the State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The…
My suspension is politically motivated – Edo council boss
The chairman of Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo, Mr Morrison Ogunoroba-Ovia, on Saturday described as “politically motivated”,…
Edo council chairman, secretary suspended over N13.7m fraud
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The legislative arm of Ovia South-West Local Government Council in Edo State, has suspended the Chairman and Secretary…
New controversial twist into killing of Edo APC Chieftain
Jehtro Ibileke/Benin A new controversial twist has emerged in the circumstances surrounding the killing of Captain Samson Amineshi (rtd), a…
APC chieftain murdered in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo state, Captain…
Edo govt bus accident kills one in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A fatal accident involving a 50-seater mass transit bus belonging to Edo state government, popularly called “Comrade Bus,”…
Pastor, 67, arrested for defiling girl, 10 in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 67-year old pastor and grandfather, Felix Adebayo, has been nabbed by operatives of the Edo State Police…
Edo State: DSS midnight operation ends in tragedy
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A midnight operation by operatives of the Edo state Command of the Department of Security Service (DSS), to…
Three arrested in Edo over cult initiation of 35
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested three persons for allegedly initiating 35 students from various tertiary institutions in…
Edo will give priority to Girl-child education – Iara Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, has assured that the state government would always give priority…
Edo Labour Party elect caretaker committee
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of its state congress scheduled to hold later this year, Edo State chapter of Labour Party (LP)…
Edo took $75m loan because PDP looted treasury – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state on Monday said the state was forced to take a World Bank…
Boko Haram: 112 IDP’s children re-united with their parents in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than 112 internally displaced children from the Boko Haram onslaught living at the International Christian Centre…
Over 200 boxers for Edo championship
Over 200 boxers are to feature in the maiden edition of the Open Boxing Championship slated for Sept. 30 to…
Senate approves $75 million World Bank loan for Edo
The Senate on Thursday approved a 75 million World Bank loan for Edo state’s Development Policy Operation (DPO) as requested…
Edo FRSC Command denies tear-gassing passenger bus
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Edo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has denied an allegation by a…
Oshiomhole stops relocation of IDPs in Edo, promises free education
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the International Christian Centre in Edo state who resisted evacuation to…
Accidental Discharge: Police dismiss corporal for killing two women at funeral
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Police Corporal, Ali Christopher, whose bullets discharge accidentally and killed two nursing mothers on 27 June, 2015,…
Senate refers Edo’s $75m World Bank loan to committee
The Senate on Tuesday referred the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for approval of 75 million dollar World Bank loan…
3-year old, two others murdered over bitter leaf in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three persons, including a three year old boy, were on Sunday evening murdered at Ibillo, Akoko Edo local…