Gunmen on Friday abducted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Fugar Division in Etsako Central local government area of Edo State simply identified as Ibrahim Ishaq....
A 25-year-old lady, Chioma Okocha, has been convicted for trafficking 200 grams of crack cocaine. Ms Okocha was convicted and jailed for 15 years by Justice...
The National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, Dan Orbih, on Sunday condemned the attack on party members in Ikpeshi, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area...
The two abducted pupils of Glory Land Group of Schools in Igarra, Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State have regained their freedom. The girls were...
Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Benin, on Thursday sentenced one Obawaeki Jude Isibor to five years imprisonment for obtaining by false pretence....
Moves by the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, to take hold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) structure in the state are causing a crisis in...
The Edo State government on Friday confirmed the death of a 68-year-old COVID-19 case in the state. The Head of the state’s COVID-19 Case Management, Dr....
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday released a list of nominees for post of commissioners in the State Executive Council. This decision is coming...
The Edo State Government said it had commenced investigations into alleged racketeering of covid-19 vaccination cards in the state. This was contained in a statement issued...
The Edo State government on Monday confirmed five new COVID-19 deaths and 58 new cases in the state. The Head of the state’s COVID-19 Case Management...
The Edo State Government has announced that it is commencing the enforcement of Covid-19 vaccine cards in order to curtail the spread of the pandemic. This...
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has debunked reports that made the round in some sections of the media, alleging a rift between him...
The Edo State government on Monday confirmed the death of a 33-year-old pregnant woman and 15 other COVID-19 cases in the state. The Head of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters in Edo State. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, who...
Unknown gunmen have allegedly abducted a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Dickson Imasogie. Ripples Nigeria learnt that the PDP leader was...
Police operatives in Edo State have rescued five kidnapped victims in the state. The spokesman of the state police command, Bello Kontongs, who confirmed the development...
The Edo State government on Friday confirmed the death of a nurse and other person from COVID-19 in the state. The Head of the state’s COVID-19...
Police operatives in Edo State have started combing forest to arrest the suspected killers of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of Sahara Reporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore....
Edo State government on Friday confirmed four new COVID-19 deaths and 28 cases in the state. The state’s Head of COVID-19 response team, Dr. Ebomwonyi Osagie,...
Police on Wednesday arraigned three men for alleged abduction at the Edo State High Court, Benin City. The three suspects – Bright Emumwen, Evans Osariemen, and...
The Edo State government on Monday confirmed three more COVID-19 deaths and 92 new cases in the state. The Edo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew...
The Edo State government has given staff in the state’s Ministry of Heath a seven-day ultimatum to get vaccinated against the COVID-19. The Permanent Secretary in...
Police operatives in Edo State have rescued seven teenagers from suspected traffickers in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu, who disclosed this to...
Police operatives in Edo State have arrested a security guard over an alleged plan to abduct the Manager of a Zenith Bank branch in Ekpoma, Esan...
Police operatives in Edo State on Sunday rescued nine kidnapped victims in the state. The victims were abducted while traveling from Auchi to Benin in a...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has lifted the suspension on its chairman in the state, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi. Aziegbemi was suspended last month for...
Police operatives in Edo State have arrested a 22-year-old suspected kidnap kingpin in the state. The spokesman of the state police command, Kontongo Bello, who disclosed...
A 45-year-old man simply identified as Christopher has reportedly beaten his wife, Isoken Christopher, to death for allegedly refusing to give him a N2, 000 loan...
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 46-year-old cleric and a 49-year-old native doctor for being in...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has refuted reports about the presence of the Indian variant of the COVID-19 virus in the state. Obaseki made...
The Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reported to the national leadership of the party, the proposed plans by the State Governor, Godwin...
A new index has ranked 19 Nigerian states below the benchmark for transparency and accountability in the use of public funds and overall governance. The report...
It was mixed fortunes for Nigerian states, as 18 states out of 36 including federal capital territory recorded negative Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2020. This...
Edo Government has directed all civil servants in the state to resume regular work hours from Monday. The state’s Deputy Governor, Phillip Shaibu, gave the directive...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing and re-bagging cement in Edo State. The NSCDC Commandant in the...
The Edo State Government on Tuesday evening demolished properties belonging to former Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Pius Odubu, former Secretary to the State Government...
Edo State government has reconstituted the 13 sub-committees of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) to be hosted by the...
The National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, on Saturday, charged the Edo State government to recover funds allegedly misappropriated by...
The Edo State government on Friday confirmed 53 new COVID-19 cases in the state. The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this during...
Some Edo residents marched to Government House, Benin with the body of one of the seven persons killed in Ugboke, Oshodi, Okokodo, Ariyan and Yoruba camp...
The Edo State government on Tuesday confirmed 59 fresh COVID-19 cases in the state. The Edo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this...
The Edo State government on Monday confirmed 103 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the state. The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed...
The Edo State government said on Friday the state has recorded 38 fatalities since the onset of second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state....
The Edo State government has recorded no fewer than 29 fresh cases of COVID-19 and has also confirmed the recovery of 16 patients who have tested...
Edo State Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu has disclosed that its command has arrested five suspected kidnappers around the Benin-Lagos road. The Edo police chief said...
The Edo State government on Monday confirmed 82 new COVID-19 cases in the state. The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this in...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has called on corporate organisations, especially banks in the state to join hands with the state government in curbing the spread...
A 47-year-old man, Anthony Ogbevon, on Friday, approached the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and demanded a N50 million compensation for alleged unlawful arrest and...
Obehi Ogbeh, one of the prisoners who escaped from the White House Correctional facility in Edo State, has been been arrested by men of the Ogun...
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin on Wednesday voided the deputy governorship candidacy of Audu Ganiyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the...
