Category: News
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Protesters targeted the newly built Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Edo State, on Sunday, forcing organizers to halt a preview event ahead of the museum’s grand opening scheduled for Tuesday. The multi-million-dollar facility, envisioned as a landmark cultural institution, became the focal point of growing discontent over ownership and control of Nigeria’s most…
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The family of five abducted by gunmen on November 1, 2025, at Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, have regained their freedom after allegedly paying a N15 million ransom. EDO Celebrities gathered that the victims, all members of the Bello family, were kidnapped while working on their farm. The victims, aged…
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The Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced a 49-year-old drug baron, Alaba Monday, and 10 others to 79 years in prison. They were convicted by Justice B. O. Quadiri and Justice Prof. C. O. Obiozor. Mitchell Ofoyeju, state commander of the NDLEA, who disclosed this to newsmen in a statement on Thursday,…
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On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, we are reminded that the consequences of conflict extend beyond human suffering; they also deeply affect ecosystems, resource governance, and community survival. In the Niger Delta, the aftermath of armed conflict continues to shape the lives of ex-combatants, particularly…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has signed into law a bill prescribing a 10-year jail term for anyone who violently or forcefully gains entry into state-owned property. The governor also assented to another provision stipulating a five-year imprisonment for individuals involved in the unauthorized sale or transfer of government property without the governor’s consent. This…
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Prominent pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has condemned the government of Edo state headed by Mr. Monday Okpebholo for letting Emmanuel Alabi, the junior seminarian, kidnapped since July to die in captivity without activating effective and efficient security mechanisms to rescue him from the kidnapper’s den and…
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An autopsy report regarding the death of twin babies who were referred to a medical facility in Benin has revealed that the babies died naturally. The twin babies were referred to Med-Vical Medical Centre, Benin, in August 2025, in a severely ill condition and extremely premature. The babies died in the hospital, which led to…
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Edo State — The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Jarret Tenebe, has stirred controversy with his recent remarks describing party loyalists as “zombies with no sense” while pledging massive support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term ambition. In a video circulating online, Tenebe passionately addressed party members during a recent…
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Grief has enveloped the Ivianokpodi community in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State following the death of one of the three seminarians abducted by gunmen in July. The Catholic Diocese of Auchi confirmed on Wednesday that seminarian Emmanuel Alabi died in captivity, while another abducted student, Joshua Aleobua, regained his freedom on November…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has signed into law a bill prescribing a 10-year jail term for anyone who violently or forcefully gains entry into state-owned property. The governor also assented to another provision stipulating a five-year imprisonment for individuals involved in the unauthorized sale or transfer of government property without the governor’s consent.…