Edo

Inspector kills Sergeant after arresting cultist in Edo, flees A police Inspector, Jonathan Okouromi, was said to have shot dead one Sergeant Abosele Akhere, both of the Edo State Police Command. It was learnt that the incident…

Shaibu Announces Candidacy for 2024 Edo Governorship Election Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has officially thrown his hat into the ring for the 2024 governorship election in the state. In a pre-recorded speech aired on…

Ex-Army General declares governorship ambition in Edo Maj. Gen. Charles Airhiavbere (retd), a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared his intention to run for the Edo State governorship seat, saying the state needs…

PDP releases timetable for Edo governorship election The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its schedule of activities ahead of the Edo State governorship election. The timetable which was…

Edo Deputy Governor Begs Obaseki For Forgiveness The Deputy Governor of The Edo State, Philip Shaibu has pleaded with Governor Godwin Obaseki to forgive his indiscretions in the leadership crisis that has polarised the state government.…

Edo Deputy Governor denied access to Govt House The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shiabu, has been barred from entering his office in the Government House on Monday. A source revealed that the gate leading to the deputy…

Edo: Shaibu withdraws suit against Obaseki The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu, has withdrawn the suit he instituted at the Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop alleged plots by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, to impeach him.…

NDLEA destroys eight hectares of cannabis farms in Edo The Edo Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday, destroyed eight hectares of cannabis sativa farms in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

A baby believed to be about two days old was dumped within the premises of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Uhogua, near Benin, in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State. The camp proprietor, Pastor Solomon…

Gunmen abduct ex-Edo lawmaker A former Edo State House of Assembly member, Festus Edughele, was kidnapped on Monday morning by suspected gunmen in Ubiaja while on his way from Orhionmwon to Benin City, the state capital. This is…