Residents of Niger State have been thrown into mourning over the sudden death of 48 persons who lost their lives in a fuel tanker explosion that occurred on Sunday morning. The road crash involving a petrol laden tanker, a truck with cattle and a passenger vehicle occurred Agaie-Bida road in Niger State. Multiple reports said...
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Thief’ breaks, steals offering from church’s box
A suspected thief has reportedly broke into 77-year-old Pentecostal church’s donation box also known as offering box, and stole undisclosed cash sum belonging to the religious Organization in Oredo Local government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the undeterred criminal, sneaked into the sanctuary when some members of the church were praying hours...
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Super Eagles thrill fans with 3-0 win over Benin Republic
Nigeria’s Super Eagles thrilled football fans with 3-0 victory over Benin Republic in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifiers at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria on Saturday. The 2024 Ballon d’Or awards nominee, Ademola Lookman scored goals that set the 2024 AFCON runners up on their way to...
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Gunmen attack APC rally in Oshiomhole’s enclave
Gunmen suspected to be political thugs launched assault on Edo State governorship rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday. The incident happened at Ugbekpe Ekperi in Etsako Central local government area for the Ward-to-Ward tour of the main opposition party, ahead of the September 21 governorship poll. The APC governorship Candidate, Senator Monday...
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Insecurity: Police couldn’t access 15 LGAs before Obaseki’s tenure—govt
Dr Osaigbovo Iyoha, Chief of Staff to the Governor Godwin Obaseki has declared that the Nigeria police personnel could not access about 15 out of the 18 Local Government Areas of the State before the current government in the State. The Chief of Staff said this during ‘Politics Today’ interview on Channel Television while speaking...
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CAC threatens to shut down unregistered PoS
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has threatened to shut down all Point-of-Sale (PoS) that failed to register with the Commission across Nigeria. The followed the September 5th deadline for business registration after the Commission previously shifted July 7th deadline via a circular. CAC threat is contained in a contained in a public notice issued on...
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Edo grand mother brutalized while separating fight
There was confusion in Nekpekpen street, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State last Friday afternoon when a grand mother, identified as ‘Mama Osamuyi’ was allegedly brutalized while separating a fight between his grand son and a tenant’s lover. It was gathered that a disagreement that ensued between her grand son known as Marvelous and...
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Tinubu spokesman proceeds on indefinite leave
Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman of President Bola Tinubu, is proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to frontally deal with medical matters presently affecting his immediate, nuclear family. He made the agonizing decision on Saturday in a statement where he admitted that “the ship of state waits for no man”, this agonizing decision which he...
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Edo govt postpones school resumption indefinitely
The Edo State government has postponed the reopening of all public and private schools in the State for the first term academic session indefinitely, ahead of Saturday September 21st Edo State governorship election. The resumption, which was supposed to begin on Monday September 9th 2024, has been “postponed till further notice due to due to...
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Edo HIV/AIDS control Director dies in Lagos
The Executive Director, Edo State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDs (Edo SACA), Flora Oyakhilome is dead, three years after clinching the 2021 Zonal Outstanding SACA Performance Award. She lost her life battle after a brief illness at Lagos hospital on Wednesday September 4th 2024. Neither Oyakhilome family nor the State government has yet-to comment...