Tag: Edo State
Edo govt, BoI to empower local manufacturers with N20m loans
The Edo State Government, in collaboration with the Bank of Industry (BoI), has extended credit lines to local manufacturers seeking loans of up to...
Teaching Hospital seizes 12-year-old’s corpse over N400,000 bill
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has held on to the corpse of a 12-year-old girl, Glory Ekeleyede, over the inability of her parents...
EFCC arrests 2 owners of yahoo school, others in Edo
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two owners of yahoo school, Internet Fraud Coaching Centre (a.k.a HK), and...
Police arrest 2 suspects for operating illegal petrol refining site
Police operatives attached to the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB) have arrested two suspects after raiding an illegal petroleum...
NDLEA intercepts US-bound Meth, arrests pregnant female drug dealer
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled attempts by drug cartels to export 7.805 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine to...
Medical doctor kills cab driver, steals car
A medical doctor, Abass Adebowale, has been arrested for allegedly injecting a cab driver, Emmanuel Agbovinuere, to death.
After perpetrating the crime, the medical officer...
Edo first female Speaker dumps APC
A former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Elizabeth Ativie, has renounced her membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ativie, who was...
Edo evacuates beggars, mentally-challenged persons in Benin
The Edo State Government has commenced the evacuation and rehabilitation of street beggars, mentally-challenged persons and other destitute persons in major streets and markets...
Ambrose Alli varsity sacks all ad-hoc, casual workers
The management of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, on Tuesday, disengaged all ad-hoc and casual members of staff from the service of...
Obaseki assures youths of better opportunities
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has pledged to sustain reforms and programmes to guarantee better opportunities for youths in the state.
The governor made...
