Category: News
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have donated foodstuffs to over 300 families in Iguovbiahiamwen and Okhuo communities in the Uhunwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. Presiding President, Sampson Eguavoen, on Tuesday said the church selected the two communities as the first beneficiaries of the support, which included bags of rice and beans,…
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The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, said development in the state is not commensurate with the funds it receives from the Federation Account Allocation Committee. Speaking at a year-end press conference held at the party’s secretariat in Benin, the PDP Chairman in the state, Tony Aziegbemi, said it had become…
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Multiple explosions on Wednesday rocked Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area in Edo State The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent reports that multiple explosions occurred in three different areas of Auchi at about 6:30pm on Wednesday. NAN observed that the first blast occurred along Igbei Road, the second at the Igbo…
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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…