A middle-aged man identified as Sunday Patrick has allegedly drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel located along Ekenhuan Road, in Benin, Edo state. The incident which happened on Monday, was said to be the second death recorded in the hotel in a space of three months. A friend of the deceased ho witnessed […]
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The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has denied reports of robbery attempt at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Benin. DCP Ayoola Ajala, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, said that it was not true that there was a […]
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Brave youths of Benin Technical College (BTC) community in Benin, Edo state, and members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Sunday rescued a pastor of the church who was abducted by a three-man kidnap gang. Abductors of the victim, simply identified as Pastor Ayo, in charge of Ologbosere parish, in Egor local […]
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The police in Benin, Edo State, have arrested a 26-year-old bricklayer, Kenneth Ofoke, for allegedly selling his six-week-old twin babies for N500,000. Kenneth who hails from Eboyi State, sold the infants in Port Harcourt but was arrested in Edo State. He was among suspects paraded by the Edo state police Commissioner, Mohammed DanMallam, for alleged […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Benin Kingdom as a role model for other ethnic kingdoms and societies to follow. President Buhari said this on Saturday in Benin, the Edo State capital, on the occasion of the second coronation anniversary of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II and the launch of a book on […]
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An Arik Air aircraft operating from Benin Airport to Lagos Airport on Tuesday aborted take-off when the Pilot-in-Command observed an abnormality during the process. The Communication Manager of Arik Air, Mr Ola Adebanji, confirmed the incident in Lagos. Adebanji explained that the aircraft, a Bombardier CRJ900, was brought under control on the runway in the […]
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Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Proprietress of God’s Orphanage Home, in Benin, Edo State, Mrs. Kehinde Blessing Imarhiagbe, has been paraded by the police, for complicity in the alleged theft of a four-year-old-baby girl. The victim was said to have been stolen by a ma somewhere in Lagos and taken to the suspect’s orphanage located along Siluko […]
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo State, Mr. Charles Idahosa, has appealed to members of the party in the State not to join the gale of defection hitting the party, saying they should stay in the party and resolve their differences. His appeal might not be unconnected with threats by aggrieved […]
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Unidentified hoodlums on Wednesday killed a 70-year-old woman, Helen Udugbezi, at her residence in Benin, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN also reports that the hoodlums were alleged to have used a big stone to kill the deceased. The housemaid of the deceased, Anna Amos, who was at home when the incident occurred, alleged […]
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The Vice President of Nigeira, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday afternoon arrived in Benin, the Edo State capital, for a two-day official visit to the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft that conveyed the nation’s number-two man landed at the airport at exactly 2:29 p.m. Mr Osinbajo, who is […]
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