Edo Community Protests Alleged Over Stay Of Youth Leader, Wants Him Removed
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The inhabitants of Orior Ozolua Community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State have called for the ousting of the youth leader of the community, Mr. Osasere Egharevbha, alleging over stay in office. They alleged he has spent 17 years as the youth leader of the community against the stipulated two […]
Edo PDP Chieftain, Chief Tony Alile, Dumps Party for SDP in Dramatic Resignation
Toba Owojaiye reporting Benin City, Edo State In a bold and resounding political move that has sent ripples through Edo State’s political landscape, prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart and respected elder statesman, Chief Tony Alile, has officially resigned from the party, citing irreparable internal decay and a lack of strategic direction. In a resignation […]
Red Cross Society Through Its Livelihood Support Programme, Empowers Flood Ravaged Edo Communities
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Nigerian Red Cross Society with support from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Society, has empowered two Edo communities ravaged by flood through its Livelihood support programme. The communities are Ikpe in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area and Ogbesse in Ovia North East Local Government Area, both […]
New Edo CP Resumes Duty, Vows To Work With Communities, Sisters Agencies
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The new Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, posted to Edo State Police command to take over from the first female CP, Betty Otimenyin, has vowed to work with all the communities and other sisters security agencies to reduce crimes and criminality in the state. Truth Live News Media reports that CP […]
Groups Protest Against Cyber Crime Act In Edo
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A coalition of civil society groups with the names Take It Back (TIB) and the Talakawa Parliament (TP) have staged a peaceful protest against the Cyber Crime Act, saying it is meant to muzzle the freedom of expression. The coalition, in their numbers, besieged the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) with […]
Uromi Killing: Police Respond As Officer Vows To Kill Southerners In North
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The image maker of the Nigerian Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has promised to take necessary action after a police officer in Kaduna State, Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, vowed to retaliate the killing of some northerners in Edo State. Dan-Taki, reacting to the recent lynching of the travellers of Northern extraction in Uromi, […]
16 Northern Travelers Lynched in Edo Over Mistaken Banditry Allegation
Ismail Abdulazeez Mantu Reporting A horrifying case of mob justice unfolded in Uromi, Edo State, where 16 Northern travelers, mistaken for bandits, were lynched and set ablaze by an irate crowd. The gruesome incident occurred when a local vigilante group stopped a vehicle transporting the travelers from Port Harcourt to Kano for the upcoming Sallah […]
PDP Councilors Suspended Over Refusal To Decamp To APC In Etsako West LGA
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Three Etsako West councillors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been suspended indefinitely over ‘ their alleged refusal to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State. The affected councillors are Hon Momodu Nurudeen, Hon Jimah Abdul Ganiyu, and Hon Frank Asimu Odior They […]
NSCDC Deploys 1,300 Personnel for Sallah Celebration in Edo
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) will deploy 1,300 personnel to ensure a peaceful Sallah celebration. These personnel will provide maximum security at various Eid-el-prayer grounds, palaces, monuments, and recreational centers across the state during the festival. The command said it has expanded its intelligence network to identify […]
Edo PDP condemns Lynching of Seven in Uromi, Calls for State of Emergency
…urges President Tinubu to Declare a State of Emergency in Edo Over Mindless Killings The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the extrajudicial killing of seven individuals in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area, calling it a failure of leadership under Governor Monday Okpebholo. The party has also urged […]