A suspected supplier of illicit drugs to terrorists in Banki, a border region between Nigeria and Cameroon. Spokesman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said 42-year-old Ahmad Mohammed was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Friday 9th February at Bama check point. Babafemi said 20,000...
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BEDC official dies of electrocution near Edo police headquarters
It was a gory sight to behold when a yet-to-be identified Nigerian suspected to be a staff of Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC reportedly died after suffering shock on Sunday afternoon in Oredo Local government Area of Edo State. The 35-year-old male victim accompanied by other Engineers, was carrying out maintenance work on electricity Cables...
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Alleged ‘land racketeer’ remanded in prison for alleged N25m scam
A Borno State High Court presided over by Justice Aisha Kumaliya has remanded Mohammed Umar Aji at the Nigeria Correctional Centre for alleged land fraud worth the sum of N25, 000,000.00 (Twenty Five Million Naira). The defendant was remanded after he pleaded not guilty to a one- count amended charge bordering on criminal misappropriation of...
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Esama of Benin loses bosom friend
The Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion has lost one of his bosom friends, ‘Pa. Nehizena’, leaving the later crestfallen. Nehizena was the most senior elder in God’s Historic Chapel at Okada Avenue in Benin City, Edo State. He marked his 97th Birthday last year, lived in Owina street, off Sokpomba road, Oredo Local...
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Women plead with Oba of Benin over Ikpoba Communal crisis
Ikpoba Community women in Ikpoba-Okha Local government Area of Edo State have appealed to Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR Oba of Benin, to intervene in the Community crisis, Osaigbovo Iguobaro, the Chief Press Secretary to Oba of Benin said in a statement. He said the group made the appeal during a...
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Access Bank CEO, Wigwe, wife, son killed in helicopter crash
The co-founder of Access Bank and the founder, Wigwe University, Herbert Wigwe has reportedly died in a helicopter crash in California, United States on Friday. His son, wife and Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) were also in the ill-fated helicopter crash. TheNewspad reports that business associates,...
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Two suspected drug dealers caught with king size of cannabis
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Command in Edo State have arrested two suspects for conspiracy and unlawful possession of illicit drugs. The Command’s spokesman, SP. Chidi Nwabuzo confirmed the arrest of 40-year-old Gladys Omoruyi and 20-year-old Emmanuel Nworie in a statement on Saturday. SP Nwabuzor alleged that the suspects were nabbed on February 9th 2024...
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Edo 2024: APC chair returns car gift over refusal to endorse aspirant
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Egor Local government Area, Mr Emmanuel Iyase has returned a Toyota Sienna car he received as a gift from former House of Representatives aspirant for Ikpoba-Okha/ Egor federal Constituency, Mr Pius Alile. whose wife is the national women Leader of the ruling party in Nigeria. Iyase...
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UNIBEN students stay indoors, businesses shut down for slain vigilante funeral
University of Benin (UNIBEN) students living within and outside Ugbowo Campus have complied with the Management directive to conclude all activities on Friday 9th February 2024, by 6pm and to return to their places of abode in the University Community and to stay indoors. The directive is contained in a Circular dated Friday February 9,...
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Four terrorists neutralized fighting troops, 11 hostages rescued
Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army (NA) have neutralized four terrorists in a fight, an unspecified numbers of terrorists who fled with gunshot wounds in Kaduna State. Fight broke out after troops on patrol in Birnin Gwari Local government Area of the State, made contact with terrorists on Tuesday February 6, 2024. Lieutenant Colonel Musa...