Tag: Edo State
DHQ urges calm over UN troops in Edo
The Defence Headquarters has urged Nigerians to remain call over the presence of some United Nations Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and troops sighted recently in...
Naira scarcity: Banks shut in Edo over attacks
Banks in Benin, the Edo State capital on Thursday, halted their services to customers over the destruction of some of their facilities on Wednesday.
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Court jails Ex-Perm Sec, Edo SUBEB director over N160m fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a former Permanent Secretary, Peter Ayeni, and Director of...
Oba of Benin sacks Edo monarch
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has sacked the Enogie of Egbaen Siluko, Edomwonyi Iduozee Ogiegbaen, in Ovia North East Local Government Area...
Tinubu: I’ll make money for Nigeria, increase citizens’ wages
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says his administration, if elected in the 2023 general election, would grow Nigeria’s...
NDLEA razes over 317,417kgs cannabis in Edo forests
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have destroyed and set ablaze over 317,417 kilograms (317.4 metric tons) cannabis recovered at...
EFCC arrests ex-convict, 11 others for internet fraud in Edo
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested no fewer than 12 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin, the Edo State...
NDLEA uncovers skuchies lab, arrests physically challenged drug dealer in Edo
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have discovered and dismantled a clandestine laboratory on the outskirts of Sagamu in Ogun...
Edo train attack: 2 regain freedom as security operatives kill 2...
Security operatives have rescued another two victims kidnapped by gunmen during the recent attack on the Igueben train station in Edo State.
The Edo State...
Edo train attack: 6 victims rescued as police arrest 2 suspects
The Edo State Government says six out of the 31 victims kidnapped during the attack on the Igueben train station in the state have...
