Tag: Benin City
Internet fraud: EFCC nabs 17 suspects in Benin – City
They were arrested at their hideout in Benin City, Edo State following actionable intelligence received by the Commission
Osama, 2 others jailed for internet fraud
They pleaded guilty to a one-count separate charge bordering on possession of documents containing false pretence and retention of illegal…
Edo market women protest N1000 palace sacrifice levy
The Director of Revenue, Oredo local government council, Agbons Uyigwe, said the increment resulted from complains from waste managers over…
Clash averted as wheelbarrow pushers protest extortion in Benin
One of the wheelbarrow pushers said the revenue collectors in Benin started with N50 per day for a wheelbarrow, but…
Gunmen abduct Bridget Esene Immigration Service spokesperson in Benin
By Igbaugba Ehigimetor The Spokesperson of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Edo Command, Mrs Bridget Esene, has reportedly been abducted…
Again, gunmen shoot 2 dead in Benin city
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two persons were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in two separate attacks at Aduwawa and Ogida areas of…
Cult gangs on rampage in Edo, kill 20, take control of 3 LGAs
By Jethro Ibileke No fewer than 20 persons have been killed in battle between cult gangs in Benin, following the…
#EndSARS: Angry protesters hijack, vandalise Air force vehicle in Benin
By Jethro Ibileke It was more of a civil disobedience than protest in Benin, the capital of Edo state on…
#EndSARS: Hoodlums plunder Customs’ warehouse in Benin city
By Jethro Ibileke Hoodlums in the guise of #EndSARS protest, on Tuesday broke into the warehouse of Nigerian Customs Service…
#EndSARS: 1,993 inmates escaped, weapons looted in Edo jailbreaks – Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Interior said 1,993 inmates escaped when the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCOs custodial centres in Benin…
#EndSARS: Why I spent over 2 years in jail without trial – Benin Prison escapee
By Nehru Odeh The revelations of an unidentified escapee from the latest Benin jail break have brought to the fore…
Benin jailbreaks: NCoS seeks information to recapture fleeing inmates
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Correctional Service has asked Nigerians to provide it with useful information that can lead to the…
Gunshots as rival cult groups hijack #EndSARS protest in Benin
By Jethro Ibileke Rival cult groups on Monday hijacked the #EndSARS protest in parts of Benin City, the Edo state…
#EndSARS: Benin in total lockdown, as protesters turn roads to carnival
By Jethro Ibileke Benin City, the Edo state capital was in total lockdown on Monday, as the #EndSARS protesters took…
Igbinedion University honours Elegushi, others
As part of its 17th Convocation ceremony, Nigeria’s premier private university, the Igbinedion University, Benin City, Edo State will confer…
Buhari visits Crown Prince Erediauwa of Benin
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa shortly after his arrival in Benin…
Angry husband sets wife ablaze in Benin
A middle-aged man simply identified as Onya, has been arrested by the police in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly setting…
LAPO empowers 900,000 women in 29 years
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), micro finance bank, says it has empowered over 900,000 Nigerian women through…
Police reject bribe from suspected kidnapper
YUSUF MUHAMMED The Police at Iju Ishaga, Divisional headquarters, Lagos state, southwest Nigeria, have rejected a N1.5m bribe offered to…
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…
Woman Abducted, Raped, Murdered
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 23-year-old woman, identified as Joy Ojolede Okoh, has been reportedly abducted, raped and murdered in Benin City…
Policemen, Drivers Clash Over N1,000
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium at New Benin market area of Benin City on Tuesday evening, following a clash between…
Protesting workers shut down hospital in Benin
Hundreds of patients, mostly pregnant women and mothers who turned up at the Specialist Hospital in Benin for medical treatment…
Police confirm explosion at Dennis Osadebey Avenue in Benin
The Edo Police Command has confirmed Saturday’s explosion on Dennis Osadebey Avenue, in Benin City, the Edo capital. Deputy Police…
10 Year-old Girl Crushed To Death In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 10 year-old girl was Saturday crushed to death by a hit-and-run driver at Iguosa, a suburb community…
Teacher sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling pupil, 11
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin City High Court has sentenced a 35 year-old teacher, Bright Asiruwa, to life imprisonment for defiling…
Six escape death in flying car accident
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Six unidentified persons narrowly escaped death by the whiskers Monday morning in Benin when the driver of the…
Man butchers four siblings, slaughters two
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle-aged man, identified as Mike, has reportedly butchered four children of his neighbour in Okha II community…
Lawyers, Edo traffic officials clash In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Officials of the Edo state War Against Indiscipline (WAI), on Monday clashed with some lawyers in Benin, the…
Voters Registration: Edo monarch alleges plot to disenfranchise Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the commencement of voter’s registration exercise and distribution of voters’ permanent cards in Edo state later…