Tag: Edo State
Edo Community invokes Ayelala, Sango deities to curse Police Station burglars
One elder, Pa. Sunday Iyoha, condemned the vandalism of the police station, which was intended to address local insecurity.
Anxiety as ravaging flood washes corpses from graves, cold kills people in Edo
Odemokpai who disclosed that the local government Councils "are doing something at the moment", however called on the National Emergency…
Edo under siege: The untold stories behind the rise in kidnappings, robberies
On 2 October, three individuals, including a couple, Mr and Mrs Inebo, were kidnapped in Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government…
“Next governor of my mother’s homeland” – Davido endorses PDP’s Ighodalo
Monday Okpebholo is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while Olumide Akpata is the representative of the…
Obaseki disagrees with IGP over suspension of security outfit
Edo State Government has disagreed with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun for announcing the suspension of the…
Teenage native doctor shoots, kills bulletproof charm customer in Edo
According to a statement by the State Police Command spokesman, SP Moses Joel Yamu, the victim, Alex Ezekiel, approached the…
Rema’s Dome: Obaseki names Edo arena after Rema
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has revealed that the 6,000-capacity Edo Arena would be named after afrobeats global star, Rema.
Edo records 3 cases of Monkeypox
The Director of Public Health in the State Ministry of Health, Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, announced this in a statement on…
#EndBadGovernance: Protesters to be restricted to approved locations in Edo
Adegboye said the decision was reached at a state security meeting attended by Governor Godwin Obaseki, heads of security agencies…
World Day Against Human Trafficking: NAPTIP, others, stage roadwalk in Benin
The Coordinator of Benin Zonal Command of NAPTIP, Mr Ganiu Aganran, noted that the theme of the 2024 World Day…
100-year-old trees fall on traders, kill four, injure others in Edo
An eyewitness who spoke on phone with journalists in Benin, said the heavy breeze that accompanied the rain uprooted the…
Hardship: Foundations give succor to Edo communities, indigent students
While the Mercy Igbe Arase Foundation caters for students from the Owan West and Owan East local government areas of…
‘Indigenes displacing ‘herdsmen’ as kidnappers in Edo,’ CP raises alarm
Adegboye raised the alarm on Wednesday in Benin, the state capital, while briefing journalists on the Command activities to combat…
Flood damages INEC office in Edo (Photos)
Preliminary assessment shows that the heavy downpour damaged a section of the building, while movable and immovable items were submerged.
Pensioners disown alleged plans to protest against Edo govt
Chairman of the union, Comrade Samuel Okhuelegbe, refuted the claim during a stakeholders meeting in Benin City. He said that…