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A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the recent political tension in Edo. Ogidi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, described the recent hostilities involving prominent political figures as a “bad omen” for the nation’s democracy, especially…
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The Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua, has stated that former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, should have informed the state government before entering the state. He said this on Wednesday while fielding questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. He was reacting to the gunmen attack on Obi and…
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ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to adjust the timetable for the 2027 general elections in the wake of the Electoral Act 2026. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, disclosed the development on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. Prof. Amupitan explained that…
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BENIN CITY: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, has destroyed cannabis farms and seized nearly two tonnes of illicit drugs in coordinated raids across forest communities in the state. The Commander of the NDLEA in Edo, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin while briefing journalists on the command’s recent…
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BENIN CITY – In a renewed push against the scourge of human trafficking, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Wednesday inaugurated Anti-Trafficking Vanguards in two secondary schools in Edo State, mobilising students as peer educators and community advocates. The initiative, carried out in partnership with the International Centre for…
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Kassim Afegbua, the Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation has linked the recent attack on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other political figures in Benin City to internal crises within the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Afegbua made the allegations on ARISE News on Wednesday monitored by Politics Nigeria, suggesting that members…
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Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested a sixth suspect linked to the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, where over 40 worshippers were killed and many others injured. The security agency had earlier apprehended five suspects Idris Omeiza (25), Al Qasim Idris (20), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), Abdulhaleem Idris…
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Veteran Nigerian journalist, Reuben Abati, has mocked the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, over the inability to pronounce the acronym GCFR. Edocelebrities reports that Okpebholo, in a video making the rounds online, was seen struggling to pronounce the ‘GCFR’ suffix added to President Bola Tinubu’s name. Speaking during Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ on Wednesday, Abati said…
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A 57-year-old farmer identified as Saturday Ojewa has been killed and buried in a shallow grave in Edo State. Edo celebrities gathered that the incident occurred at Ewato in Esan South East Local Government Area of the State. The deceased was reportedly murdered on his way to the farm. The Edo State Police Command which…
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Tension gripped Benin City, Edo State, yesterday, as 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Edo State, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, escaped attacks from gunmen. Few minutes after leaders of the ADC, including Peter Obi received former president of the Nigerian…