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Edo train attack: 2 village chiefs, others arrested

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|Date: January 18, 2023
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Edo train attack: 2 village chiefs, others arrested

The Edo Government has confirmed the arrest of two village chiefs in connection with the Jan. 7 train att ...

The Edo Government has confirmed the arrest of two village chiefs in connection with the Jan. 7 train attack which resulted in the kidnap of 20 passengers at the Igueben train station. C ...

January 18, 2023
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Breaking! Ex-Edo lawmaker kidnapped

Posted by Chuks Ofurum
|Date: January 09, 2023
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Breaking! Ex-Edo lawmaker kidnapped

A former Edo State House of Assembly member, Festus Edughele, was kidnapped on Monday morning by suspecte ...

A former Edo State House of Assembly member, Festus Edughele, was kidnapped on Monday morning by suspected gunmen in Ubiaja while on his way from Orhionmwon to Benin City, the state capital. ...

January 09, 2023
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NRC shuts down Ekehen Railway station in Edo State over kidnapping of passengers

Posted by Chuks Ofurum
|Date: January 08, 2023
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NRC shuts down Ekehen Railway station in Edo State over kidnapping of passengers

Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC on Sunday announced the closure of Ekehen Station in Edo State till furt ...

Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC on Sunday announced the closure of Ekehen Station in Edo State till further notice. The corporation said the decision became necessary following rising s ...

January 08, 2023
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Obaseki clarifies alleged refusal to deny Labour Party use of campaign venue

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|Date: November 12, 2022
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Obaseki clarifies alleged refusal to deny Labour Party use of campaign venue

The claim that the state administration refused the Labour Party permission to use the Samuel Ogbemudia S ...

The claim that the state administration refused the Labour Party permission to use the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium for the party's rally drew a response from Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki. In an inte ...

November 12, 2022
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EFCC arrests Yahoo school owners, students

Posted by Chimezie Orisakwe
|Date: September 16, 2022
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EFCC arrests Yahoo school owners, students

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the Edo Zonal Command of on Tuesday, ...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the Edo Zonal Command of on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, arrested two owners of yahoo schools, their students and seven other internet ...

September 16, 2022
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How Police bust ritualists’ shrine, arrested 3 with 20 mummified bodies

Posted by Chimezie Orisakwe
|Date: August 18, 2022
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How Police bust ritualists’ shrine, arrested 3 with 20 mummified bodies

The Edo Police Command has busted a suspected ritual shrine in Benin and arrested three suspects with 20 ...

The Edo Police Command has busted a suspected ritual shrine in Benin and arrested three suspects with 20 mummified bodies. Specifically, Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, made this ...

August 18, 2022
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Edo Govt. calls for urgent action against illicit drugs

Posted by Chuks Ofurum
|Date: June 26, 2022
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Edo Govt. calls for urgent action against illicit drugs

The Edo State Government has, on Saturday, urged stakeholders to collaborate with the government in stren ...

The Edo State Government has, on Saturday, urged stakeholders to collaborate with the government in strengthening advocacy to curb the menace of drug abuse, misuse, and trafficking of illicit drugs. ...

June 26, 2022
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Obaseki links increased drug abuse to ongoing ASUU strike

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|Date: May 14, 2022
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Obaseki links increased drug abuse to ongoing ASUU strike

Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki on Friday, May 14, in Benin, blamed the increasing rate of drug abuse in the ...

Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki on Friday, May 14, in Benin, blamed the increasing rate of drug abuse in the state on the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Reviewing the state’ ...

May 14, 2022
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Obaseki seeks less reliance on oil proceeds, economic diversification

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|Date: April 22, 2022
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Obaseki seeks less reliance on oil proceeds, economic diversification

The Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, April 22, called for a broad-based diversification of Nig ...

The Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, April 22, called for a broad-based diversification of Nigeria’s economy, shifting away from crude oil. Obaseki stated this while delivering a speech to ...

April 22, 2022
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Edo NDLEA destroys 17 Cannabis farms

Posted by Chuks Ofurum
|Date: April 13, 2022
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Edo NDLEA destroys 17 Cannabis farms

The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says, it destroyed 17 suspected can ...

The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says, it destroyed 17 suspected cannabis Sativa farms measuring over 15 hectares in the state. Edo State Commander of the a ...

April 13, 2022
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