Mixed reactions on Wednesday, trailed the decision by Edo Government to temporarily shut down three secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, over alleged kidnap threat. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin, Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Edo Chapter, Mr Aighomwanhi Idubor, described the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a major drug warehouse in Edo, seizing 1,378 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis sativa and arresting a suspect. Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, NDLEA Commander in Edo, said on Monday in Benin that the operation was carried out in Igbanke community, Orhionmwon Local Government Area, following credible…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will on Thursday inaugurate 54 units of construction equipment to strengthen infrastructural development across the 18 local government areas of Edo. Dr Patrick Ebojele, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo, stated this in a press release made available to the News Agency of Nigeria…
The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has a new Controller of Corrections, Mr Julius Osemwengie, following his assumption of duty on Friday. A statement issued on Sunday in Benin by the command’s spokesperson, Mr Aminu Suleman, said Mr Osemwengie is the 21st substantive head of the Edo Command, having been posted…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old minibus driver following the death of a 32-year-old woman, Joy Jerome, whose body was found by a roadside near a river in Benin City. Confirming the arrest, the police spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the incident came to light after the Ohen of Ikpe community reported…
The Edo State Police Command has detained a 49-year-old man over the alleged killing of his teenage son and the covert burial of the victim within their family residence. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria…
A final-year student of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo, has died in a motorcade accident while celebrating the completion of his final examinations. The incident occurred on Monday when the student, part of a convoy of fresh graduates, attempted to overtake a moving truck and collided with a stationary vehicle along the highway. Witnesses…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Edo State has detained 15 individuals and confiscated eight trucks loaded with illegally mined minerals during a crackdown across the state, officials confirmed on Monday. State Commandant Saidi Akintayo said the arrests followed intelligence-driven operations conducted on 15–16 November. Six trucks carrying Kyline clay were intercepted…
The Edo State House of Assembly has condemned a violent operation by the Nigerian Army and the NDLEA in Ukpuje Community, Owan West LGA, which left one person dead and several injured on 27 October. During plenary on Tuesday in Benin, Speaker Chief Blessing Agbebaku called on Governor Monday Okpebholo and the state police commissioner…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has approved additional appointments to strategic roles in his administration. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Monday in Benin by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor. He noted that the appointments took effect from 27 October. The new appointees are as follows: Orobosa Omo-Ojo…
