Tag: edo
Suspected herdsmen rape, behead woman in Edo
The University town of Ekpoma, the administrative headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area, Edo State was Wednesday thrown into…
Exchange your arms for money, Edo tells CDA members
Edo State Government has offered the olive branch to members of the outlawed Community Development Associations (CDAs), by way of…
Deforestation: Edo to monitor logging activities, encroachment into Okomu Park
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has assured the management of Okomu Natural Park that his government would monitor logging…
Rampaging cows sack school, disrupt academic activities in Edo
Scores of teachers and pupils of Ohovbe Primary School in Ikpoba Okha local government area of Edo State escaped death…
Libya returnees seek govt’s assistance
Hundreds of Edo returnees from Libya on Wednesday appealed to the State Government to empower them.
2017 Okpekpe race to boost tourism in Edo – organisers
Organisers of the 5th edition of Okpekpe road race have said that this year’s event would be used to boost…
FG Begins Construction Of N500m Water Scheme
The Federal Government has commenced the construction of an Earth Dam at Otuo in the Owan-East Local Government Area of…
Man Beheads Mother In Edo
A man has killed his mother in cold blood in Uzebba area of Edo state.
We cannot afford Speed limiting device – Edo NURTW
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Auchi, Edo, said on Monday that the speed limiting device is too…
FRSC impounds 69 vehicles
The Edo Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says 69 vehicles have so far been impounded for failure…
Edo govt to ensure fair taxation
The Chief of Staff to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, Mr Taiwo Akerele, on Tuesday pledged that the state government…
80 human traffickers arrested, 194 victims rescued in Edo, Delta
No fewer than 80 persons were arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in…
Edo CJ advises judicial officers against bail conditions
Edo Chief Judge Cromwell Idahosa has advised judicial officers against granting bail on stringent conditions to accused persons. Justice Idahosa…
FRSC to deploy 900 personnel for yuletide patrol
Mr Friday Ekhator, the State Coordinator, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Special Marshal unit in Edo, says 900 personnel will…
Edo to become prosperous economy in 3 yrs – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that his administration’s desire is to make Edo the most prosperous economy in…
500 persons benefit from free eye care services
No fewer than 500 persons have benefited from free eye care services provided by Care Vision Support Initiative (CAVSI), a…
FRSC urges motorists to comply with traffic laws
Mr Friday Ekhator, the Edo State Coordinator of Special Marshals of FRSC, has called on all road users to comply…
PDP admits Edo is working, bound for defeat -Oshiomhole
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, says his opponents in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have already admitted that Edo…
4,536 PDP members defect to APC in Edo
A total of 4,536 aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State,…
Dismissed cop remanded for alleged defilement of girl, 9
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 37-year-old dismissed policeman, Umar Babatunde, was Wednesday remanded in prison custody by an Egor Chief Magistrate…
Edo judge washes hands off case against Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Justice Esohe Ikponmwen of Edo State High Court on Tuesday washed her hands off a case brought before…
Son, 15, takes over from murdered Ubulu-Uku king
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ubulu-Uku community in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, was thrown into jubilation as a…
23 renounce cultism, 2 arrested in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin At least 23 members of various secret cult groups in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo state,…
Police kill suspected kidnapper, rescue 3 victims
Police in Kogi on Friday shot and killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued three kidnap victims at a border area…
Illicit gin kills 2 in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two persons have allegedly died after consuming locally brewed gin, popularly called ogogoro, in Edo state, western Nigeria.…
Edo bank robbery suspects, native doctor arrested in Kogi
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo police command has confirmed the arrest of six members of the armed robbery gang that attacked two…
Forgery: Edo court grants lawmaker bail
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin City High Court Thursday granted bail to the member representing Etsako Federal Constituency at the House…
Olisah Metuh’s handcuffs in order —Oshiomhole
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said there is nothing wrong handcuffing Mr. Olisah Metuh, the Publicity Secretary of the…
MDAs, fed ministries, others owe Edo N3bn tax
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The management of the Edo State Board of Internal Revenue Service has threatened to press criminal charges against…
Lassa Fever claims one life in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state Ministry of Health Monday announced that Lassa fever has claimed its first casualty in its latest…