Tag: Edo State
Nigeria election 2023: Mercy Johnson’s husband wins Edo House of Representatives seat
Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie is getting set to become the wife of a federal lawmaker as her husband, Prince Odi Okojie has won the House of [...]
Adams Oshiomhole chased out of campaign rally with chants of Obi
The presidential campaign train of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo state, met a stiff resistance from support [...]
I killed Lucky Igbinedion’s mother with a stool – Maid confesses
Dominion Okoro, the 25 year old housemaid of late Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, mother to former Edo State governor, Lucky Igbinedion, has confessed [...]
How Hosa Okunbo’s widow asked court to restrain late husband’s ex wife from parading self as widow (Photos)
The seeming united front being projected by the family of the late Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo may be a farce after all going by the latest antics be [...]
Edo bars unvaccinated civil servants from entering government offices
The Edo state government has said it will start restricting entry into government offices for unvaccinated civil servants from Wednesday, 15 September [...]
Breaking: Abducted Edo Head of Service, Okungbowa regains freedom
The Head of Service (HoS) in Edo State, Anthony Okungbowa, has been released by kidnappers three days after he was abducted.
The source said the ra [...]
At least 30 people dead as cult war rages in Benin City
The security situation in Benin, Edo state capital, seems to have worsened following an increase in cases of cult-related killings, kidnapping and arm [...]
Obaseki, Shaibu take oath of office for second term
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, have been sworn in for a second term in office. The Oath of Office was admin [...]
Obaseki pleads with policemen to return to work
Following the crisis that trailed the #EndSARS protest, policemen had reportedly left their duty posts across the state, thereby leading to the br [...]
Escaped Edo convict murders neighbour who testified against him
One of the 1,993 inmates who escaped during the jailbreaks at Oko and Benin prisons in Edo state has been arrested for murder.
While parading [...]