Tag: Edo State
36 Jailed For Flouting Edo Traffic Law
At least 36 persons have been convicted by the Ikpoba-Okha and Oredo Mobile Magistrate’s courts in Edo State, southsouth Nigeria,…
Auto crash on Benin-Abuja Road kills 13
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Thirteen of the 21 passengers trapped in the motor accident that occurred along Benin-Abuja Road have been confirmed…
Violence mars Nigeria’s journalists union election
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The election of executive officers of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo state chapter, planned for Wednesday,…
OPC Man Escapes From Ritualists
A 50-year-old security guard and member of the O’odua People’s Congress, OPC, has escaped from ritualists’ den in Edo State,…
Olaitan’s Murder: Court To Rule On Ugolor’s Rights
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Justice Esther Edigin of Benin High Court on Thursday reserved judgment till September 6, 2012, in the application…
Crisis as Edo doctors elect 2 chairmen
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Crisis appears to be brewing in the Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), following the…
Gunmen storm Nigerian prison, 12 escape
Jethro Ibileke/ Benin Gunmen have stormed the Oko Minimum Prison on the outskirts of Benin City, west of Nigeria. They…
Olaitan: 154 Civil Groups Protest Activist’s Detention
Civil society organizations numbering up to 154 and individuals drawn from the six geo-political zones of the country have expressed…
Accident rescues kidnap victim
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin It was one of those mysteries of life: a person is kidnapped; somewhere along the line the kidnap…
Nigeria’s unionists disrupt power supply to 4 states
Nigeria’s Power Ministry has reported the disruption of electricity supply to four states, Delta, Edo, Ekiti and Ondo as junior…
Body of missing INEC staff found
The body of the missing INEC ad-hoc staff involved in a boat mishap during the July 14 governorship election in…
Cult War leaves 2 Nigerian students dead
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Renewed violent clash between two cult groups, Vikings and Black Axe at the Edo State owned Ambrose Alli…
PDP Begins Legal Battle Against Oshiomhole
There were indications on Friday that candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 14 July governorship election in…
Taskforce Shuts 7 Fuel Stations
The Edo State Petroleum Monitoring Committee has sealed up seven petrol stations in Benin City, the state capital, southsouth Nigeria,…
Edo LG Workers Threaten Strike Over Salaries
The relationship between local government councils in Edo State and their workers may witness serious crisis if urgent action is not…
Oshiomhole: Why I’m in politics
I’m In Politics To Nurture New Leaders– Oshiomhole JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has disclosed that he…
All Set For Edo Polls
Anxiety and tension have enveloped Benin City, capital of Edo State, Southsouth Nigeria, and other major towns as armed soldiers…
INEC receives materials for Edo state election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Sensitive materials for the conduct of the Edo state governorship election on Saturday, arrived Benin City office of…
Workers’ Union Divided Over Oshiomhole, Airhiavbere
Two days to Edo state governorship election, members of the workers’ union of Edo state-owned Edo Line are at loggerheads…
4 Arrested over murder of Oshiomhole’s aide
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four persons have been arrested by the Edo state Police Command in connection with the murder of Olaitan…
Edo Guber 2012: Oshiomhole Is The Owner Of The Game
By Joe Igbokwe Prior to the coming of Governor Adams Oshiomhole in Edo State , other Nigerians used to think…
Oshiomhole: Why I seek re-election as Governor
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has said in Benin that he was seeking re-election as governor of the state…
Edo INEC Raises Alarm Over Scam texts
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised the alarm over fraudulent text messages sent to candidates contesting…
Edo state: Death, a godfather, intrigue and election
A suspicious car accident involving a governor’s convoy and the murder of one of his top aides leads to accusations…
Oshiomhole sacks commissioner
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has relieved Mrs. Inumidun Idehen, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, of her appointment,…
Oshiomhole To Receive Wrestling Award
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State will be presented with a Good Governance Wrestling Award in Benin City, Edo State…
PDP hammers Oshiomhole over ‘executive rascality’
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria’s Edo state has accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole of uncivil and violent protests, and…
INEC calls for party talks over Edo state polls
Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of INEC, has invited the chairmen and secretaries, as well as the candidates of all…
PDP debunks rigging plot in Edo
Edo state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked the Action Congress of Nigeria’s allegation that it planned to…
2 Killed In Edo ACN, PDP Fracas
Hell was let loose on Monday at the Edo State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin…