Edo

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Local News

Edo: Doctor allegedly kills cabman, steals car, abandons corpse

Akanji Philip September 8, 2022 0 Comment

The Edo State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a medical doctor, Abass Adebowale, for allegedly injecting a cab driver, Emmanuel Agbovinuere, to death in the Benin City area of the state. Adebowale, after...

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Local News

Police reportedly kill gunman, arrest robbers in Edo, Nasarawa

Akanji Philip July 13, 2022 0 Comment

The Edo State Police Command on Tuesday said it killed a notorious robber and recovered arms while responding to a distress call from residents of Abuja Quarters, Government Reserved Area, Benin. The state...

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Extra

SAN applicants rob hands for extension of registration date in Edo

Akanji Philip April 6, 2022 0 Comment

Lawyers seeking conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria( SAN), in Edo State, have appealed to the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), to extend the date of application to allow qualified legal...

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National

Heavy criticism as Ondo, Kogi, Edo, Ebonyi, 20 other states get zero foreign investments

VAM News April 5, 2022 0 Comment

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad lll- led Jamaatul Nasril Islam, some state governments and the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria have taken a swipe at the Federal...

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Politics

Edo PDP releases parallel timetables for LG primaries, causing confusion

Akanji Philip April 1, 2022 0 Comment

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally become a house divided against itself, following the emergence of parallel timetables for party primaries for the forthcoming local government elections in...

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Local News

Edo: Gunmen abduct expatriate, shoot police orderly dead

Akanji Philip January 26, 2022 0 Comment

A group of approximately five gunmen in Edo State are said to have abducted an expatriate worker for Hartland Construction Company, killing his police orderly in the process. The incident happened on...

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Local News

Edo Police files punishment for officer who assaulted and shot at travelers in viral video

Akanji Philip January 22, 2022 0 Comment

The Edo State Police Command has arrested officer who assaulted travelers and shot in their direction in a video that went viral two days ago. The police officer identified as Jude Ogudu...

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Local News

Edo lends N850m to LGAs to pay December salaries

VAM News December 22, 2021 0 Comment

The Edo government says it loaned N850 million to local government areas in the state to clear salaries of council workers for December, pending the release of federation accounts allocation committee (FAAC) allocations to...

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Local News

Obaseki: Edo tackling human trafficking through job creation

Olorungbotemi December 21, 2021 0 Comment

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, said his administration’s job creation initiatives and entrepreneurship programmes have helped to address the scourge of illegal migration and human trafficking among youths in the state. ...

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National

Edo: Obaseki presents vehicles, motorcycles to security agencies

Olorungbotemi December 18, 2021 0 Comment

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State presented security agencies in the state with 50 patrol vehicles and 60 motorcycles on Friday. According to him, the donated vehicles will help security operatives fight...