Category: News
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A simmering security crisis in Ekpoma, headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area, took a dramatic turn this weekend as residents and students took to the streets to protest what they describe as a failure of authorities to act decisively against rampant kidnappings and killings. The demonstrations — sparked by the discovery of a young…
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Controversy has erupted surrounding celebrated Nigerian security activist Harrison Gwamnishu after the family of a kidnapped Edo couple accused him of refusing to hand over the full ransom money raised to secure their loved ones’ release — igniting a heated public dispute and police involvement. According to family members, Gwamnishu volunteered to accompany and deliver…
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BENIN CITY – The Edo State Government has called for restraint and constructive engagement following a protest in Ekpoma on Saturday, January 10, which paralyzed vehicular movement and sparked concerns over the state’s security landscape. In a press statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, the government emphasized that…
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The Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics (AERE), Dele Kelvin Oye, has cautioned that Nigeria could face a fate similar to Venezuela if it continues to rely heavily on the United States and other foreign partners for economic and security support. Oye warned that Nigeria’s rising recurrent expenditure, growing deficit financing, and…
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BENIN CITY: The Edo State Security Corps (ESSC) has arrested a 21-year-old man, ThankGod Destiny, over the alleged abduction of a four-year-old boy at Ikpoba Hill, Benin City, Edo State. The Deputy Corps Commander (Operations), Mr Richard Balogun, disclosed this to journalists in Benin City on Thursday, saying that the suspect has been handed over…
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Traders, business owners, and residents around the Oba Market axis in Benin City have commended Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for the impressive pace and quality of work on the ongoing reconstruction of Oba Market in Oredo Local Government Area of the state. The stakeholders described the intervention as timely and reassuring, noting that…
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United States President Donald Trump has said there could be more military strikes by the US in Nigeria if Christians continue to be killed in the country, even as Nigeria’s federal government has denied that Christians are facing systematic persecution. Trump made the remarks in an interview with The New York Times, published on the…
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A blind widow and mother of four, Barr. Benny Francis has appealed to Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State to intervene over what she described as injustice meted out on her and her children. She lamented that after her husband, who was the breadwinner of the family, was knocked down by a bus chased by…
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Kidnappers who abducted two brothers on January 2 at their residence along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, Estako Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, have killed the younger one amongst the victims. The father of the deceased, Tahir Momoh, on Monday confirmed the death of his son, Abu Momoh. He noted that…
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The Labour Party’s Vice Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, on Wednesday formally declared his interest in contesting the presidency in 2027, amid ongoing realignments within Nigeria’s opposition space. Baba-Ahmed, who was the running mate to former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, made the declaration at a rally held at the…