Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the police, the State Security Service (SSS), and other security agencies in the state to fish out herdsmen who allegedly killed five persons in the state. In the declaration of the state government on Sunday, it was alledged that three persons and not five were killed by […]
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Reports have it that five people have been killed by suspected herdsmen in two separate attacks in Esan South East and Ovia North East local government areas of Edo State. Some other persons were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries. The incident at Esan South East local government area was said to have […]
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The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has taken time to advise newly-elected local government chairmen in the state to embrace accountability in administering their councils. Mr. Obaseki stated this at the Government House in Benin on Monday, while swearing in the chairmen for the 18 local government areas in the state, elected on […]
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Irrespective of the non-participation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State Local Government council election, yesterday, there was a massive turn out of voters in some areas in the the 18 Council areas and 192 Wards. Voters turned out early in many voting centres events as electoral materials arrived late in some […]
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Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has attacked the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Yinka Omorogbe, for saying human trafficking in the state “has deep cultural roots”. But the state government rose to the defence of the commissioner, saying she only told the truth. Ms. Omorogbe was quoted recently by […]
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The Edo State Government has earmarked 25 new roads for construction across the state in the coming weeks, as it intensifies efforts to deliver projects that will transform the socio-economic landscape of the state. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie Esq., disclosed this during a chat with journalists, in Benin City, Edo State. […]
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The police in Edo say they have arrested members of a police patrol team allegedly responsible for the killing of a commercial driver on Tuesday morning. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Johnson Kokumo, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin. According to Mr. Kokumo, members […]
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Goods worth millions of naira was on Thursday destroyed after an inferno razed a popular Kara market in Edo state, destroying over 200 stores. According to reports, the fire, which emanated from an electric fault in one of the restaurants at about 9am, razed down the restaurants and all other shops around. Kara market is […]
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The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has announced the discovery of a warehouse where large quantities of Indian hemp are kept before being transported to buyers in different parts of the country. Mr. Wakawa Bubs, the State Commander of NDLEA, who announced the discovery in a statement he issued […]
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According to a report by PUNCH, three reverend sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Convent kidnapped in Edo state regained freedom on Saturday. They spent a total of 53 days in custody. While one of them – Veronica Ajayi – was reportedly released on Saturday evening, the other two were said to have returned […]
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