Tag: Benin City
Edo govt imposes 24-hour curfew in parts of Benin city
Edo government said the curfew is to make way for make way for the conduct of security exercise in the…
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…