In Edo, thugs open fire on NDLEA agents, injuring 3 officers.
In the Opuje village in the Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, armed thugs launched an attack that was repulsed by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency agents. The…
Edo: Obaseki gives the House of Assembly the N325.3 billion 2024 budget.
A N325.3 billion 2024 Appropriations Bill was submitted to the House of Assembly by Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Tuesday for approval. Obaseki unveiled the budget, dubbed the…
INEC to appoint 11,000 observers and deploy 46,084 workers for the polls in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi.
For the impending off-cycle governorship elections in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will assign 46,084 ad hoc and…
A STUDENT FROM UNIPORT WAS DETAINED AFTER IT WAS CLAIMED THAT HE KILLED HIS GIRLFRIEND WITH A KNIFE BECAUSE SHE HAD ‘JUJU’ IN EDO STATE.
Babatunji Wusu – A 24-year-old University of Port Harcourt student has been detained by police in Edo for reportedly beating up his girlfriend. On Tuesday in Benin, Mr. Muhammed Dankwara,…
POLICE DETAIN 2 UNIBEN STUDENTS FOR COLLEAGUE’S DROWNING
Tunji Wusu – Samson Kennedy, a biochemistry student in the 200 level, and Wilfred Emmanuel, an optometry student in the 500 level, were both students at the University of Benin…
CRPP CRITICIZES THE GOVERNOR AND DEPUTY OF EDO’S FOR AMENDED PENSION
By Tunji Wusu – The Edo State pension law was recently revised by the recently-expired house of assembly to include speakers and deputy speakers as well as governors and deputy…
ARMY LAUNCHES ‘EXERCISE GOLDEN DAWN’ IN SOUTH-EAST
Due to the rising security challenges in the South-East zone, the Nigerian Army, on Monday flagged-off ‘Exercise Golden Dawn’. The new military operation was flagged-off by the Chief of Army…
Coronavirus, FG Releases N386m
The federal government has released N386m for the prevention of unforeseen outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 virus, (coronavirus). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) received a sum of N315m…
Two Killed In Farmers, Herders Clash In Edo
Two persons were reportedly killed on Monday in a clash between farmers and herdsmen in Sobe, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. it was gathered that trouble started…
Lassa Fever Kills Three, Afflicts 13 In Edo, Ondo, Gombe, Plateau, Kano
Eniola Olayemi Three people have died from Lassa fever and 13 others afflicted in five states across the country in the last two weeks. According to latest figures from…
