Tag: Edo State
Nigeria wonder: Dead man signs affidavit for son!
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin With less than three weeks to the local government elections in Edo State, an aggrieved councillorship aspirant of…
Nigeria: 6776 applicants scramble for 200 jobs
To underscore the acute unemployment in Nigeria, no fewer than 6,776 job-seekers have been short-listed for 200 job positions at…
Robbers Attack FRSC Official In Edo, Shoot Marshal Inspector
A patrol team of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Iruepken unit command, who were on patrol at Irua, Esan…
Oshiomhole gives commissioners portfolios
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Eighteen Commissioners sworn-in by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo State last Friday have been assigned portfolios by…
Oshiomhole’s Commissioners To Take Oath Of Office
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Eighteen of the 19 Commissioner nominees cleared by the House of Assembly in Nigeria’s Edo State are to…
Residents Seek Reopening Of Banks In Auchi
Residents of Auchi in Edo State have called for the reopening of three commercial banks shut in November 2012, after…
Gunmen ambush taxi, abduct 5 passengers
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A new dimension has been introduced into the flourishing business of kidnapping in Nigeria as five out of…
Oshiomhole stops oppressive rent payment by farmers
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, has moved to end what looked like modern day serfdom in Nigeria,…
Agba, Oroh, Odion back in Oshiomhole’s cabinet
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The much awaited list of Commissioner nominees to form the cabinet for the second term of Comrade Adams…
Madam Elekhia, Mother Of Dele Giwa Laid To Rest
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The remains of 87 year-old Madam Elekhia Ayiyi, mother of Late Founding Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch Magazine, were Saturday…
Gunmen Abduct UBTH Doctor
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Another health crisis is looming over the already overstretched health sector in Nigeria’s Edo state following threat of…
NLC bigwigs consult Oshiomhole
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday met with Edo Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, over some critical labour…
JTF Hands over 18 Oil Thieves to EFCC
The Joint Task Force, JTF of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Benin has handed over 18 suspected oil thieves to the…
Oshiomhole: How APC can succeed
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s mid-western state of Edo has said that the new mega party, All Progressives…
Francis Drops Two Singles
Rising singer, Francis, (formerly known as Shayo Baba) has shown how tight he is lyrically with the release of two…
Edo Assembly Adjourns Over Abducted Member
The Edo House of Assembly on Monday adjourned sitting till February 11, following Sunday’s alleged abduction of its member, Mr.…
Police Arrest Ghanaian Arms Dealer
The Nigeria Police has arrested a Ghanaian arms supplier, Daniel Ofori, and a Nigerian, Olufumilayo Adeyemo, who are suspected to…
Tribunal dismisses Petition Against Oshiomhole
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal this morning struck out the petition filed by General Charles Airhiavbere,…
2 robbery suspects freed after 7 years, waiting for justice
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Two suspected armed robbers, Micheal Igbinosun and Esther Iyekekpolor, held in prison custody for seven years while awaiting…
3 Bodies Recovered in Ovia River
Three bodies have been recovered in Ovia River, five days after a tanker conveying 33, 000 litres of kerosene from…
Oyerinde: Oshiomhole Seeks DIG’s Dismissal
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo State has called for the immediate dismissal of the Deputy Inspector General of Police…
Oshiomhole Appoints Major Loye perm sec
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigeria’s Governor Adams Oshiomhole has appointed the Task Force Chairman on demolition of illegal buildings and structures, Major…
Edo Council Elections Set For April
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigeria’s Edo State has announced a date for the council elections, last held about six years ago. The…
Alleged HIV/AIDS Breakthrough: UNIBEN Disowns Don
Authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), have disowned the Dean of School of Basic Medical Sciences of the University,…
Oshiomhole explains sack of perm sec
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo state has come out to explain the reason for sacking Mr Alhassan…
Nigeria’s fire-fighters earn $0.064 incentive
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Poor remuneration, obsolete fire fighting equipment inhibited operations of Nigeria’s Edo State Fire Service last year. Investigations revealed…
Edo state slams US travel advisory
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigeria’s Edo state government has condemned the recent travel advisory issued by the United States, urging its citizens…
One dies, 17 vehicles burnt in tanker fire
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A bus driver was burnt to death and 17 vehicles also burnt as fire from a fallen petrol…
Road Safety During Yuletide
It is time for Christmas and New Year festivities. It is a period when individuals withdraw the money they have…
Crude Oil Theft: Oshiomhole Destroys 11 Oil Tankers
To send a strong warning to pipeline vandals and to discourage crude oil thefts and illegal oil bunkering in the…