Police Rescue Abducted Edo Traditional Ruler After Four Days in Kidnappers’ Den

The Onogie of Udo-Eguare, a revered traditional ruler from Edo Central, was successfully rescued by operatives of the Edo State Police Command on Friday evening, following his abduction on February 3.   Truth Live News gathered that CSP Moses Yamu, the Public Relations Officer for the Edo State Police, announced the successful operation in a […]

Police Rescue Three Kidnapped Officers In Edo

  Lucky Obukohwo Reporting     Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have rescued an officer of the rank of the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and two others from kidnappers den. They are: Elisha Jeremiah an ASP attached to FCID Abuja, Oyedele Ebenezer of Ogbidi Road, Uromi and Useni Malam Inusa. The victims […]

EXCLUSIVE: Uromi Under Siege, Attempts to Sabotage Esan Security Initiative Exposed

  Toba Owojaiye reporting Benin City, Edo State     In what can only be described as a blatant attempt to derail the security efforts of the Esan Awareness Security Network (EASN), certain powerful interests within Esanland are allegedly working behind the scenes to frustrate the group’s mission. This locally-driven security outfit, backed by patriotic […]

Agbor Park Drivers Protest Against Extortion as Thugs Takeover Benin City

  By Joseph Ehizojie     Commercial drivers operating at Agbor Park, in Benin City, Edo State capital, took to the streets on Thursday to protest what they described as continuous harassment and oppression by thugs recruited by the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo. The aggrieved drivers blocked major roads, chanting slogans and carrying placards with […]

BREAKING: Edo Doctors Embark on 2-day Warning Strike Over Okpebholo’s Imposition of Tenebe’s Brother as Head of State’s Hospital Mgt Board

  By Joseph Ehizojie     Edo State doctors under the umbrella of the Medical and Dental Consultants of Nigeria (MDCAN) have embarked on a two-day warning strike to protest the imposition of Nelson Tenebe, brother of the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Jarret Tenebe, as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Edo […]

Okpebholo, a bull in the ‘Edo China Shop – By Crusoe Osagie

…threatens to liquidate Presco, Okomu, render thousands jobless …planning to revoke MOWAA’s C-of-O, destroy Edo tourism industry The ongoing onslaught and unprecedented attack on the private sector in Edo State by Senator Monday Okpebholo not only betrays his ignorance of the critical role the private sector plays in driving economic growth and development but further […]

Diaspora Leaders Condemn APC Violence, Call for Urgent Action on Rising Unrest in Edo State

  The Ighodalo/Ogie Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Supporters in diaspora under the leadership of Dr. Peter Uwaibi have voiced their profound disappointment over the ongoing violent actions by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) aimed at intimidating PDP supporters in Edo State. The diaspora leaders, alongside other concerned PDP members, have condemned the use […]

Edo Gets First Female Police Commissioner

Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting   An Edo State born female Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin has been drafted to man the Edo State Police command. Truth Live News Media reports that she is the first female police Commissioner of Police to have been posted to the state to oversee the affairs of the […]

Edo PDP Chairman Claims Attack on Secretariat by APC Thugs Also Backed by Police

Toba Owojaiye reporting Benin City, Edo State The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over what it describes as a brutal attack on democracy by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State. In a press statement issued by Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee in Edo, and made available to […]