Tag: Edo State
Police assaulted me after raping my six-year-old daughter – Petitioner
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Mr. Okehielem Onyema, a petitioner at the Edo State judicial panel narrated on Tuesday how he was…
Edo man collects N43K from POS operator, leaves wife, 3 kids as collateral
A middle-aged man identified as David, has reportedly abandoned his wife and three children at a Point of Sale (POS)…
NUT tells Edo teachers to shun government’s pension scheme
The Edo chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed its members to shun enrollment into the state government’s…
COVID-19: Edo records 2 deaths, 18 new cases
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Godwin Obaseki confirmed that 18 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths were recorded in…
COVID-19: Edo calls for protection of the elderly
Edo Government on Monday urged residents in the state to ensure they protected the elderly, adjudged most vulnerable to COVID-19,…
Edo: Five kidnapped victims regain freedom after paying ransom
Five of the victims that were kidnapped on Tuesday, along the Benin-Auchi road, were on Thursday set free by their…
Edo jailbreak: Obaseki mulls pardon for inmates who stayed back
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, on Friday disclosed that a website will soon be launched with…
Two feared killed, 10 abducted as gunmen hijack bus in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke Two persons were feared killed while about 10 passengers were abducted in a hijack of a commercial…
Gunmen kidnap 8 passengers in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke Eight passengers traveling in a commercial bus between Okhuessan and Emu, in Esan south-east local government area…
Residents of Benin to enjoy 24-hour electricity from Ossiomo IPP
By Jethro Ibileke Residential homes, offices and businesses within vicinity of Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, in Benin, Edo state, will soon…
AFCON qualifier: Edo govt assures Super Eagles of security
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has assured a safe atmosphere for players, spectators and other visitors the state would…
Obaseki promises 60 percent cabinet posts to youths, relaxes curfew
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has assured youths in the state of 60 per cent representation in his new cabinet…
#EndSARS: Gov. Obaseki meets protesters, reviews curfew
By Jethro Ibileke Edo Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reviewed the 24-hours curfew imposed on the State last Monday when…
#EndSARS: ‘Hoodlums’ celebrate members who escaped from prisons in Benin
By Jethro Ibileke Some suspected hoodlums have held parties to celebrate the escape of their gang members and friends’ from…
#EndSARS: Gov. Obaseki declares 24-hour curfew in Edo
Governor Godwin Obaseki has ordered a 24-hour curfew in Edo state until further notice. The curfew takes effect from 4pm