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By Uko Okon A violent altercation between two men in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has resulted in the death of one of the parties involved. The deceased, Ekopimo Effiong Moses, a 34-year-old community youth president, died after sustaining severe injuries during a fight with Joseph Okon Eren, a 37-year-old man…
Panic gripped residents of Rumuoro community in Ogbakiri, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday, September 11, 2025, following the abduction of a mother of two, Mrs. Esther, by suspected “one chance” robbers along the Ozuoba–Choba axis of the state. The victim, a patent medicine dealer popularly known as a chemist in her…
Eighteen-year-old Faith Joseph, on Thursday, narrated how she refused to engage in prostitution in Mali after traffickers tricked her into believing that she was going to work in a supermarket in Lagos. Joseph said she was working as a maid in Afuze, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, when she was offered a…
US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a university in Utah. The US authorities said they have detained a suspect in the fatal shooting. “The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody. We will provide updates when able,” FBI Director Kash…
By Israel Adebiyi The Edo State Government has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the brutal murder of two young men, Eboh Enomwa and Stephen Imaghodo, in Iyanomo Community, promising to bring the perpetrators to justice. The investigation, led by the Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers,” is being conducted…
A grandmother, identified only as Mrs Otabor has fled her home in Ogiemwenken street, Upper Uwa quarter in Benin City over illegal abortion procedure in conivance with a ‘local nurse’ for her grand daughter who was allegedly raped and impregnated by a self-proclaimed prophet. The husband of the Sexagenarian, Mr Jeremiah Otabor, however, pledged full…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, has arrested 26 suspected drug traffickers, with a total of 41,410.53 kilogrammes of various narcotic drugs. The Commander, NDLEA Edo State Command, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who disclosed this in Benin City, Edo State, while presenting the August 2025 progress report, noted that the command intensified operations,…
The Edo State Special Security Squad in collaboration with other security agencies have arrested nine suspected cultists and recovered firearms in Iguoshodin N’ Ikpemaba, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The coordinator of the squad, Idemudia Noah, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to…
By Emamuzo Iboma The First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has pledged to ensure justice for Mrs. Modupe Alasin, a housewife reportedly murdered by her husband following a domestic altercation in Efon Alaaye. The incident, which took place in late August, saw Alasin allegedly beaten mercilessly by her husband over tardiness to the…
The Päijät-Häme District Court on Monday sentenced Nigerian-born Finnish, Simon Ekpa, to six years in prison for terrorism-related crimes and other offences. The 40-year-old former municipal politician from Lahti was convicted on multiple charges, including participation in the activities of a terrorist organization, incitement to commit crimes for terrorist purposes, aggravated tax fraud, and violations…