Category: News
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An interest group within African Democratic Congress (ADC), ADC Grassroots Mobilisation for Change (AGMC), has decried Sunday’s attack on some party chieftains during a meeting in Edo. The group, in a statement issued by Director of Communications, Mr Andrew Iguebor, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the attack occurred at the residence of the party’s…
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Two children have lost their lives after drowning in a floodwater collection site on Erediauwa Street, off Sapele Road, in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Sunday. According to eyewitness account, four children had been playing near the designated floodwater channel when they accidentally slipped into…
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In a major operation, the Edo State Police Command and other security agencies in the state arrested a total of 113 suspected kidnappers across the Edo Central Senatorial District. The intelligence-driven operation, code named “Zango,” carried out in the early hours of Thursday, made a breakthrough in dislodging kidnappers at the fringes of Agbede and…
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To those screaming he got assassinated, or fled to germany. Here’s the man touring the strike site in person .
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Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended four persons with two AK-47 riffles and two magazines. edocelebrities reports that the Command disclosed that the magazines were loaded with 33 rounds of live ammunition. The spokesperson of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, made this known on Monday, March 2, 2026, in a statement made…
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Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has directed public office holders with political ambition in the forthcoming 2027 general election to resign. A statement by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Umar Ikhilor Esq dated February 28, 2026, directed all public officers to resign latest March 1st 2025. The SSG in the statement emphasised that…
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The agrarian community of Isua Akoko, in Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been plunged into mourning following the abduction and killing of a popular youth, Ojo Abbey, popularly known as “Obesere.” Abbey was reportedly kidnapped last Thursday while returning to Isua from Ibilo in Edo State by armed men suspected…
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has apprehended a suspect named Udeme Sunday Stephen for his alleged role in the attack on the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and chieftains of the African Democratic Congress in Benin, Edo State. Channels Television reports that the suspect was arrested following a thorough investigation. The…
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Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, Executive Chairman, Edo State Sports Commission, has expressed his profound gratitude to all the athletes, coaches, officials, and supporters across Edo State and beyond over the state’s resounding victory at the just concluded 2nd edition of the Niger Delta Games. Enabulele, who stated this in a solidarity message to all Edo…
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Tension has gripped the agrarian community of Isua Akoko, headquarters of the Akoko South East Local Council Area of Ondo State, following the abduction and brutal killing of a popular youth in the community by gunmen suspected to be herders. The victim, Ojo Gbara, known as ‘Obesere’ in the community, was kidnapped a few days…