Daredevil armed robbers on Thursday attacked three commercial banks in Uromi, Edo State. It was gathered that the hoodlums carted away huge cash running to millions of Naira. The affected banks include…
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Obaseki sends five bills to Edo Assembly, one on disability rights
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sent five bills to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. The bills include the Disability Rights Bill which seeks to…
Students riot to avoid exams in Edo, 45 arrested
The Police Command in Edo has arrested 45 students in connection with an attack on teachers and the police at Idogbo Secondary School in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state. SP…
Families of 4 slain police officers’ get N4m in Edo
Families of four slain police officers in Edo were, yesterday, presented with a cheque of N1 million each by the state Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu, in Benin, the state capital. The…
DPO kidnapped in Edo, abductors demand ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Ibrahim Aliyu lshaq. The incident is said to…
Nigerian Man Dies After Wife Allegedly Bath Him With Acid
A middle-aged man, simply identified as Odion has succumbed to severe burns from an alleged acid attack by his wife Becky in Benin City, Edo State capital. VAM News had reported that…
N1.6bn Fraud: Igbinedion lands in EFCC custody
Former Governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, fourteen years after leaving office to answer fresh allegations of corruption. VAM News Recall…
INEC Reveals Why Anambra Gov’ship Election Is More Expensive Than Edo, Ondo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the amount expended on the rehabilitation of its burnt office and materials is the reason for the high cost of the Anambra gubernatorial…
Security Operative Rescue Nine Kidnapped Travellers In Edo
Nine travellers, who were kidnapped in the Okpella area of Edo state have been rescued by the police. Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command , SP Kontongs Bello, who disclosed…
Pregnant Woman, 15 Others Die Of COVID-19 Complication
The Edo State government has confirmed the death of a pregnant woman at Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin and 15 others in other COVID-19 facilities. Coronavirus Case Management…