Gunmen on Monday morning kidnapped the President of Igueben Area Customary Court in Edo State, Mrs. Precious Aigbonoga. The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) confirmed the incident...
Heavily armed gunmen suspected on Saturday, attacked and kidnapped scores of passengers waiting to board a train from Igueben train station in Igueben Local Government Area...
The litany of fire outbreaks in Edo State in the last few months has led to a confrontation between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and...
In Edo State, three other people have received prison sentences ranging from four to 19 years, while a man by the name of Taofeek Isah has...
Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Col. David Imuse (Rtd.), has challenged Governor Godwin Obaseki to tell the people of...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has sacked his Commissioner for Roads and Bridges, Okojie Newton, over the shoddy performance of the ministry. A statement confirming the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 10 suspects in connection with 4,870.2kilogrammes of cannabis sativa seized in some parts of Edo State. The...
The residents of Azagba community of Uhumwode Local Government Area of Edo State, on Wednesday handed over one Austine Ekhigiator, a 33-year old man, to operatives...
The Edo State Police Command has killed one suspected kidnapper and rescued two victims who were allegedly abducted while working on their farmland in Ago-Orio community...
Police operatives in Edo on Tuesday rescued a one-year-old baby and killed three suspected kidnappers along the Benin-Auchi Road in the state. The spokesperson for the...
Police operatives in Edo on Sunday killed five suspected kidnappers in the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Jennifer Iwegbu, who confirmed the development...
Police operatives in Edo have killed a notorious armed robbery suspect in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Jennifer Iwegbuwho confirmed the development...
Gunmen on Saturday night reportedly abducted two Catholic priests in Edo State. An eyewitness told journalists on Sunday that victims – Rev. Fr. Udo of St....
Gunmen on Sunday abducted a Catholic priest simply identified as Rev. Fr. Osia at the Ikabigbo community in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo...
A fire incident at a building housing some shops and located on Plymouth Road in Benin City, Edo State capital, has led to the loss of...
The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now beset with in-fighting and division due to the stance of Governor Godwin Obaseki against...
Okomu Oil share price plummeted on Monday, after unknown gunmen attacked the plantation of the oil palm company located at Okomu-Udo, Ovia South-West Local Government Area...
The Assistant Inspector General of Police who has been newly redeployed to Zone 5, comprising Edo and Delta state, Lawan Jimeta has vowed to deal with...
The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday paraded 11 criminal suspects for different offences, including murder, kidnapping, child trafficking, armed robbery and stealing. Among the 11...
The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of unnecessary appointments despite the lack of competent hands in the...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo Command, on Thursday, arrested 20 suspects in connection with illicit drug trafficking. NDLEA commander in the...
President Muhammadu Buhari said two modular refineries will be completed between this year and 2022 in line with his administration’s Roadmap on Local Refining. This follows...
Five suspected kidnappers met their waterloo on Sunday in Edo State as angry youths set them ablaze after they were apprehended along the Afuze-Uokha Road in...
Former boxing heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder has revealed that his ancestors hail from Edo State, Nigeria. In a viral video posted on Youtube, Wilder, who has...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, announced on Monday that plans are underway to build an airport in Edo North Senatorial District to improve accessibility and stimulate...
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reacted to the congratulatory message from former governor and former National chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
The German government has agreed to return all artifacts stolen from the Benin Royal Court during an invasion by the British in 1849 before the end...
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has made a U-turn on his resolve to dissolve the executives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the...
The Minister of Youth and Sports development, Sunday Dare has revealed where the Nigerian contingent to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics would be camping. Dare, who spoke...
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has lauded Chief Dan Orbih, the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State, on his...
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has lamented the level of corruption being perpetrated in the state’s healthcare system, describing it as a deliberate act...
The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has defied the directives of Governor Godwin Obaseki for teachers in the state to resume...
Two construction company site workers have been declared dead in Benin, the Edo State capital, when a cement mixing machine fell on both of them. Reports...
The Edo State government led has warned hoteliers and others in the hospitality business in the state to comply with set COVID-19 protocols. This was contained...
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday began hearing on the four remaining petitions filed against the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki at the...
There is palpable tension and anxiety in Edo State as Governor Godwin Obaseki will know his fate today, January 9, as the Federal High Court in...
The Edo State government led by Governor Godwin Obaseki has informed that it has reactivated isolation centres and contact tracing network to stem the outbreak of...
A member of a vigilante group in the Urhokosa/Obagie community of Edo State, has been killed in a shootout between the group and armed kidnappers on...
In 2014, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) awarded 10 road projects worth over N2 billion in various communities in Edo State, with a 12-month completion...
Ovia Federal Constituency in Edo State has cried out for being excluded from the budgetary provisions of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The people made...
The Edo State government has trained 877 special police constables for community policing in the state. The constables, trained under the Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Community Police...
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, on Saturday said inmates who escaped from the two Correctional Centres in the state have been sending threat...
Governor Godwin Obaseki has been sworn in to continue as the governor of Edo State for another four-year term in office. Obaseki and his deputy, Philip...
Unknown gunmen on Monday abducted the younger of the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. The victim, who is simply identified as Fredrick, was abducted while...
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has declared that youths in the state will form the bulk of his new cabinet which is yet to...
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has lamented the hijacking of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality by hoodlums in the state capital of...
Following the jailbreak at a correctional facility in Benin, the Edo State Government has declared a curfew over the state. In a statement, Osarodion Ogie, secretary...
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has urged Governor Godwin Obeseki not to allow lions and tigers to torment the people of Edo State again,...
The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole, has reacted to the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Nigeria security agents have received accolades from the United State (US) Government over the conduct of the last Saturday...
