The Edo State government has confirmed report by TheNewspad regarding leaked June 2024 Questions for the Basic Certificate Examinations (BECE) in the State. TheNewspad reports that malpractice involved some misguided Public and Private school teachers and officials in the State Ministry of Education Examination. It revelation has exposed the mutual distrust in the much celebrated...
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Applicants lose N22m in state House job scam
Some job-seekers the sum of N22,350,00 (Twenty Two million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) in fake State House jobs scam. Nemesis however caught up with members of the syndicate, Augustine Enamegbai Umogboi, Kingsley Onuh and Eleojo Josephine Idakwo in connection with the fake employment scam. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed the...
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Obaseki loses suit to control CSOs, churches
A federal High Court, Benin Division has declared that Edo State Government lacked the Constitutional right to interfere, monitor public gatherings and undertake the registration Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Religious Organizations, Orphanages, Creche, Elderly’ Peoples Homes in the State. Justice B. O. Quadri delivered the judgement on Wednesday June 19th 2024 in a suit marked...
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FG cuts workforce by 31 percent in surprise move
The federal government has cut its workforce by 30.69 per cent in a surprise move amid new minimum wage agitation by leaders of Organized labour Unions on behalf of the Nigeria workers. Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation said 1,618 officers in the Civil Service with illegal and fake employment letters...
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Rivers: IGP forces hunt killers of security agents
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has deployed Force Intelligence Response Team (IRT) to assist the Rivers State Police Command in apprehending killers of the police officer and the vigilante member. Inspector David Mgbada, and Samuel Nwigwe, a vigilante member were killed when supporters of Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State and his...
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Cry the beloved Nigeria, a Country that has lost its head
Tony Abolo As I saw a video of Tinubu’s convoy as it sped from the Lagos Airport to his Bourdillon, Ikoyi Home, in a convoy of 73 cars during the 2024 Salah, I knew that the man they call Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the Emilokan Nigeria President has clearly lost it!! A convoy of 73 cars,...
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Fish out UNIBEN graduate killers, CP told
The Edo State Government has condemned, in the strongest terms, the alleged rape and murder of a fresh graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Adekolure Idowu Glory. She was allegedly raped and killed while returning from home in Iyowa Community, Ovia North East Local Government Area of the State on Thursday, June 13, 2024,...
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National disaster looms around TCN installations
Electricity transmission equipment is facing imminent collapse that could cause a devasting damage due to illegal mining activities around the Transmission Company of Nigeria equipment in Edo State. The Governor of the State, Mr Godwin Obaseki said this during an inspection tour of the burrow pit site on Wednesday at Obagie ‘N Evbosa village in...
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Man hacks wife to death over disagreement
Operatives of the Nigeria Police in Edo State Command have arrested Mr Enorense Osagie in connection with the murder of his wife. The tragedy occurred after a disagreement between the Couple at the weekend in Egor Local Government Area of the State. Comrade Teddy Fredrick, elder of the victim whose identity is yet to be...
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Police: Two security agents killed in Rivers
The Nigeria Police Command in Rivers State has confirmed the death of security agents in a bloody clash between supporters of of the two Political factions in the State. Consequently, the Police have taken over all the 23 Council Secretariats and some critical government infrastructure in the State. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-koko said...