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The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 11 out of the 18 passengers abducted by unknown gunmen along the Benin–Akure Highway. The passengers were kidnapped on Friday, December 12, around Obarenren village in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. They were travelling in a vehicle belonging to a popular…
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Before the drums echo across Benin City, before the colourful celebrations and royal pageantry, and before the entire Benin Kingdom comes alive, there is Ugierhoba. Ugierhoba is the sacred ceremony that officially marks the beginning of the Igue Festival, one of the most significant cultural and spiritual events in the Benin Kingdom. It is a…
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Controversial social commentator VeryDarkMan (VDM) has launched a scathing attack on Peller, describing him as selfish, toxic, destructive, and irresponsible, while issuing a strong warning to Jarvis to stay away from him. In a statement that has since sparked intense reactions online, VDM argued that the recent incident involving Peller should serve as a clear…
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Popular commentator Izzy Ogbeide has called on the Nigerian Police Force to urgently address the growing speculation surrounding the arrest and alleged involvement of an individual identified as Harrison, insisting that the public deserves clarity and transparency. In a strongly worded statement, Ogbeide expressed concern over the silence from law enforcement, noting that the lack…
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Hon. EJ Agbonayinma has strongly criticised the recent ambassadorial nominations, describing them as an aberration and a clear imbalance in representation. According to him, all three ambassadorial nominees were drawn from Edo North Senatorial District, a development he says undermines fairness, equity, and the principle of inclusive governance in Edo State. Agbonayinma noted that Edo…
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Edo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua on Sunday disclosed that the State Government is currently servicing an Irrevocable Standing Payment Order (ISPO) of about ₦385 million monthly linked to a ₦25 billion capital market facility obtained by the immediate past administration for the Radisson Hotel project in Benin City. The Commissioner…
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The Edo government says it is servicing a monthly Irrevocable standing payment order of ₦385 million for the Radisson Hotel project. Information commissioner Kassim Afegbua disclosed this on Sunday in Benin. Mr Afegbua said the obligation stems from a ₦25 billion capital market facility secured by the previous administration. He noted that the liability has…
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Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 49-year-old man for allegedly beating his 15-year-old son to death in the state. Edo celebrities reports that the suspect was also alleged to have secretly buried the deceased within the family compound. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who disclosed this…
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No fewer than 27 suspected cultists have been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Police Command during an initiation. Edo celebrities reports that the suspects were also arrested with firearms and vehicles. The suspects were apprehended by a combined team of police tactical operatives, local vigilantes, and hunters, led by the Ekpoma Divisional Officer.…
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Tension erupted at Akugbe Mortuary in Edo State on Friday after a mortuary attendant narrowly escaped lynching over allegations that vital organs were removed from a corpse deposited at the facility. The family of the deceased alleged that when they arrived to collect the body for burial at the mortuary, located at Upper Sakponba in…