Category: News
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A disturbing video circulating widely on social media has sparked public outrage after a group of Nigerian youths were seen physically assaulting a young boy in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. The video, which has since gone viral, was shared with the caption “Because of 11 million”, suggesting that the violent…
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Social media commentator and activist VeryDarkMan (VDM) has stirred widespread debate after issuing a public call to women who claim they were sexually exploited by popular cleric Prophet Jeremiah to come forward and share their stories. In a video shared on TikTok via @verydarkblackman, VDM stated: “If there is any woman out there that has…
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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday presented a ₦939.85 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill, christened the “Budget of Hope and Growth,” to the Edo State House of Assembly at a plenary session. According to a statement released by Governor Okpebholo’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebojele Akhere Patrick, on Tuesday, the plenary session was presided…
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The Edo State Executive Council (SEC) of the State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), while adopting the NLC NEC communique of 4th December 2025, resolved to give full effect to the directive of the National NLC to protest insecurity in Nigeria on the 17th of December, 2025. This is coming just as the…
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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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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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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…
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Popular social commentator VeryDarkMan (VDM) has sparked fresh controversy online after openly criticizing what he described as hypocrisy, blind loyalty, and selective morality among Nigerians who, according to him, are quick to defend wrongdoing simply because of personal hatred or tribal sentiment. Speaking during a recent online rant, VDM expressed deep frustration at individuals who…