Edo Govt Returns 2,950 Plots To Oke-Oroma Demolition Victims
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting In fulfilment of his promise made during his campaign, the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo through the Commissioner of Lands and Housing, Hon Yakubu Musa, has ordered the return of 2,950 plots of land to victims of the 2022 demolition exercise at Oke-Oroma Community in Oredo Local Government Area of the state. […]
Man Beats Girlfriend To Death, Dumps Body At “The” Bank Of River
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A commercial bus driver, Osabohien Ogieva, has beaten his girlfriend, Joy Jerome to death and dumped her body at the bank of Ikpe River in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. According to the Public Relations Officer of Edo State Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, who revealed this to Journalists in […]
Edo Gov Issues Stern Warning To Contractors: Performance Will Be Yardstick For Future Jobs
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has dished out stern warning to contractors handling road projects in the state, saying quality, speed, and accountability in the execution of infrastructure projects would be yardstick for securing more contracts in the state. He said that government does not owe allegiance to any contractor […]
Group Pledges Support For Edo Govt’s Anti-Kidnapping Crusade
The group’s Acting Converner, Idonuan Agbonlua disclosed this in a statement made available to Journalists in Benin.
Auchi Abducted Doctor Regains Freedom, As Residents Hail Hunters, Vigilantes On Rescue Mission
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Dr. Abu Ibrahim Momoh Tahir, a medical doctor from Auchi, has been rescued. According to a viral video, the rescue of Dr. Abu Ibrahim Momoh Tahir was credited to the efforts of Auchi hunters and local vigilantes. Recall that the doctor was kidnapped along with his brother, Abu Tahir, on January 2, […]
Report Card: Edo NDLEA Nabs 462 Drug Suspects, Seizes 207,595 In 2025
Lucky Obukohwo Reporting The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said men and operatives of the command nabbed a total of 462 suspected drug traffickers, seized 207 595.54kg of illicit drugs in the year 2025. The State Commander of the agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Benin. […]
Ex-Edo PDP Publicity Secretary, Nehikhare, Accuses Okpebholo Of Choosing Scapegoats Instead Of Fixing Problems
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Former Publicity Secretary of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chris Nehikhare has accused the state governor, Monday Okpebholo of scapegoating instead of tackling the root cause of the protest embarked upon by the students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. Truth Live News Media reports that the students […]
Senator Natasha Condems Arrest of AAU Students, Tasks Gov Okpebholo to Address Insecurity in Edo
Senator representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has condemned the arrest of 52 Ambrose Alli University students for protesting in Ekpoma. In a statement posted on her verified social media handles, Natasha while calling for the immediate release of the protesting students, also called on the Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo to instead put same […]
Atiku Condemns APC Govt’s ‘High-Handedness’ Over Arrest of AAU Students in Ekpoma Protest
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticised the arrest and detention of dozens of students from Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, labelling it a disturbing display of growing intolerance and heavy-handedness under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The students were detained following a protest against rising insecurity, including kidnappings, in the Ekpoma […]
Gunmen Kidnap Nine Persons, Demand N100m Ransom In Edo
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have requested a staggering sum of N100 million ransom for the release of nine members of Imoga community in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. Okpahi of Imoga Kingdom, Oba Patrick Obajoye, who revealed this to Journalists in Benin, said the victims were abducted at Star […]