Edo state

Suspected Fulani herdsmen were reported to have opened fire on a first year student of the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Collins Ojierakhi some weeks back at  Ugboha in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State.…

The convoy of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki was yesterday involved in an accident along the Benin-Lagos Express Road.The accident occurred in front of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) but no…

OVER ten thousand members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State including former National chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Mr Felix Akhabue, yesterday at the mega rally of the APC in the…

The Edo State Police Command says it has arrested members of its patrol team allegedly responsible for the killing of a commercial driver on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Johnson Kokumo, said this in a…

The police in Edo state have arrested the security guard of a Nigerian Army officer, Afisatu Ajuya, who connived with eight others to stab his boss to death, stole her properties and afterwards set her body on fire at her home on Ugiagbe…

Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday evening,  attacked a man along the Ibillo-Imoga road in Akoko,  Edo State. The incident was confirmed by the Ibillo youth President.

Following the explosion that rocked Okpella, the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has directed the commissioner of police and the Director of Department of State Services (DSS) in the state, to commence search for explosives and other…

The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has scheduled March 3, 2018 for the conduct of election into the 18 local councils.A statement yesterday in Benin City by the EDSIEC’s chairman, Prof. Stanley Orobator, said the…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested one Clement Ekuase for the alleged murder of an 87-year-old man in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, who…

According to a friend of the victim: “ So after so much begging and persuasion from this instagram slay king @therealdato, my friend eventually agreed to go chill with him in an open place in Benin. On their way to the said venue,…

The Edo State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 41-year-old man with 200 kilograms of cannabis. The State Commander, Wakawa Buba, said the suspect, Ojuneme Festus, who was driving a Volkswagen…

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged as Peoples Democratic party flag-bearer for the September 10, 2016 gubernatorial election in Edo state. Ize Iyamu pulled a total of 584 votes while Hon. Mattew pulled 91 votes. Here are 10 things we…

Posters have emerged of actress Mercy Johnson's husband Odi Okojie who has joined the race for Edo state's deputy Governor. Odi will be contesting in PDP primaries to choose the party’s flag bearer in the upcoming gubernatorial…