
A troubling claim has surfaced on Facebook: a Bolt driver is accusing Edo State Police of abducting his passenger—apparently for “looking too fresh”—at Okhoro Junction in Benin City. Facebook+1 What the Post Says The post, shared on the Edo Updates Facebook page, states: “Bolt driver narrates how Edo Police kidnapped his passenger for looking too…

The Edo State Special Security Squad has scored a major victory in the fight against kidnappers, dismantling five suspected hideouts in Edo North Senatorial District. According to a statement from Governor Monday Okpebholo’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Itua, the operation was carried out on Thursday and Friday during a massive bush-combing mission in the Ekeke…

In a bold step towards environmental restoration, Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, in partnership with the Edo State Government, IDH, and local communities, has unveiled plans to plant over 33,000 young forest trees in the Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. The forest regeneration programme, announced in a statement by the oil…