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Joint Forces Rescue Kidnap Victim, Neutralise Three Suspected Kidnappers in Edo

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Joint Forces Rescue Kidnap Victim, Neutralise Three Suspected Kidnappers in Edo

Joint Forces including troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnap victim and neutralised three suspected kidnappers during an operation in Sasaro Forest, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. Security sources told newsmen that the operation was conducted at about 2:00 a.m. on Oct. 11, following a tip-off, by troops of 195 Battalion…

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Insecurities and insurgencies, News

Tension As Edo Governor Return Public Schools To Catholic Mission

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Tension As Edo Governor Return Public Schools To Catholic Mission

Tension is brewing in Edo State as Muslim organisations have voiced strong opposition to the decision of Governor Monday Okpebholo to hand over eight public schools back to the Catholic Mission. The protest is being spearheaded by two prominent groups, Edo Muslims for Equity and Good Governance, EMEGG, and the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic…

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Edo HA Speaker, 17 LG Bosses Dump PDP for APC

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Edo HA Speaker, 17 LG Bosses Dump PDP for APC

The speaker of the Edo state house of assembly, Blessing Agbebaku has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A press release issued on Tuesday by Fred Itua, chief press secretary to Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, said Agbebaku joined the APC with 17 LG chairpersons, councilors, and other…

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Politics

Police Confirm Suspected Herdsmen Abduct 10 University Students In Edo

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Police Confirm Suspected Herdsmen Abduct 10 University Students In Edo

The police in Edo State have confirmed that 10 undergraduates were abducted by suspected herdsmen in the state. In a press statement dated April 17, 2025, and signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, the police clarified that the incident did not happen in Ofosu, Ondo State, as earlier reported but…

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Lassa Fever Ravages Edo State, Claims 13 Lives

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Lassa Fever Ravages Edo State, Claims 13 Lives

The Edo State Government has confirmed 13 deaths from an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health at the State Ministry of Health, gave the update during an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Benin. According to him, three cases of Mpox otherwise known as Monkeypox was also…

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Ailments and Diseases, Health & Wellness

Edo Govt Postpones School Resumption Till Further Notice Over Fuel Price Hike

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Edo Govt Postpones School Resumption Till Further Notice Over Fuel Price Hike

The Edo State Government has announced an indefinite postponement of resumption of all schools in the state over the hike in fuel price. The government announced this in a memo signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Ojo Akin-Longe, in Benin on Saturday. The permanent secretary said the resumption, scheduled for September…

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Edi Governor Announces N70, 000 New Minimum Wage

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Edi Governor Announces N70, 000 New Minimum Wage

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state. The governor revealed this while commissioning the new Labour House in Edo state on Monday. According to him, the new wage comes into effect on May 1st, 2024. This is as the Nigeria Labour…

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Obaseki Picks 37-year-old Engineer As New Deputy, Swearing-in Underway (see video)

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Obaseki Picks 37-year-old Engineer As New Deputy, Swearing-in Underway (see video)

Not long after the Edo State House of Assembly impeached the state deputy governor Philip Shaibu this morning, Governor Godwin Obaseki has announced 37-year-old Omobayo Godwin as replacement. Reliable sources from the seat of government in Benin disclosed that the swearing-in ceremony of the New Deputy Governor will take place immediately at the state Government…

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News

Assembly Accuse Shaibu of Perjury, Leakage of Official Secret Before Impeachment Panel

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Assembly Accuse Shaibu of Perjury, Leakage of Official Secret Before Impeachment Panel

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has been accused by the State House of Assembly of leaking government secrets and committing perjury. The Assembly noted that the allegations against Shaibu were impeachable offences. The lawmakers, represented by its Deputy Clerk, Joe Ohaifa, made the claim at the inaugurating sitting of the seven-man panel…

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Legislation and Legislature

Edo PDP Chairman: No Contact Yet From Abductors

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Edo PDP Chairman: No Contact Yet From Abductors

It has been over 48 hours and abductors of the Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Tony Aziegbemi, are yet to contact any member of his family or political party. As at the time of going to press, a family friend said: “As of now, there has not been any contact…

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