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Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two suspected drug traffickers and recovered 1,359kg of cannabis and cannabis seeds in a raid on a warehouse in Illushi, Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state. The state NDLEA Commander, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin.Nigerian…
The Edo State Special Security Squad and sister security agencies have arrested four suspected cultists in a raid on their hideout at Egbaen Community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The Principal Security Officer to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Saturday Okoh, leading other security agencies, stormed the hideout at about…
The Edo State Government has urged local and foreign investors to take advantage of its decentralised electricity market reforms, describing the model as a catalyst for investment, industrialisation and sustainable economic growth. The Commissioner for Power, Paul Usenbo, made the call while representing Governor Monday Okpebholo at a high-level African Union energy meeting in Ivory…
The Edo State Government says video-recorded confessions will now be mandatory for the prosecution of fresh kidnapping and cultism cases before the state’s newly established Special Criminal Court. The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Edo Ministry of Justice, Stephen Okoror, said this in an interview on Tuesday in Benin. Okoror said the directive was issued by…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel of justices led by Justice Abba Mohammed, the appellate court held that the…
The Commandant of the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General A.O. Balogun, has reaffirmed the Army’s commitment to sustaining collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to combat crime and protect critical national assets in Edo State. Balogun gave the assurance on Monday during a courtesy visit to the Edo…
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has constituted a seven-member committee to drive the sanitisation and regulation of the scrap business sector across the state. The committee was inaugurated following a stakeholders’ meeting held at the NSCDC State Command headquarters in Benin City, where operators and key players…
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Sadi Babale before the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri over an alleged ₦19 million land fraud. Babale was brought before Justice Aisha Kumaliya on Monday on a one-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation. According to the EFCC, the…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has reaffirmed his commitment to improving the welfare of staff and creating greater opportunities for career progression within the anti-graft agency. Olukoyede gave the assurance at the 20th anniversary celebration of the EFCC Detective Inspector Course One held at the Commission’s Academy…
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight suspected vandals and thieves allegedly linked to a series of criminal activities around the Auchi Bypass and Idokpa Market axis in the state. The State Commandant, Akintayo Saidi Ayinla, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing in Benin…