Category: Politics

By Tracy Ohovwore The Edo State Police Command has intensified its fight against cultism and other criminal activities across the state. In its ongoing efforts to restore public confidence and reduce crime, the command has recorded a series of successes, including the arrest of one Bello Salami, 33, a member of the Maphite Confraternity linked…

By Barikui Felix Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Olalere Kehinde Barnabas to two years’ imprisonment for internet fraud. Barnabas was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on cybercrime to the tune of $2,000 (Two Thousand United States Dollars), brought…

A former Lagos lawmaker and chairmanship hopeful in Shomolu Local Government, Rotimi Olowo, has taken the All Progressives Congress (APC) to court, challenging the outcome of the party’s primary election held on May 10. Olowo, a prominent party figure, filed the suit at the Lagos State High Court sitting in Yaba, accusing the APC of…

The 1933-1945 Holocaust era during the Nazi regime in World War II may have come and gone, but the international community, diplomats and academics believe such antisemitism still abounds. Holocaust is the ideological-driven persecution and murder of six million Jews across Europe by the then Nazi Germany and other racist states. The stakeholders alluded that…

By Barikui Felix Monarchs of Ogoniland in Rivers State have declared that lands in the area are not available for grazing by herdsmen. The warning follows reports of suspected herdsmen invading farmlands and communities in Khana and other parts of Ogoniland, with the traditional rulers calling for immediate government intervention. In a statement jointly issued…

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, convicted and sentenced Mubarak Suleiman Olasukanmi to three years imprisonment for cybercrime. Olasukanmi was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on impersonation and cybercrime by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)….

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday inaugurated two major link roads in different parts of the state. The roads are Dopemu Road in Agege, now renamed Babajide Sanwo-Olu Road, and the newly reconstructed Abaranje Road in Igando/Ikotun LCDA. Addressing community leaders, officials, and residents, Sanwo-Olu described the roads as “transformative interventions for the…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man, Samson Michael, to 10 years’ imprisonment for stabbing one Tomilola Osomite to death with a knife. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe handed down the sentence following Michael’s plea bargain agreement to an amended one-count charge of involuntary manslaughter filed against him by the Lagos State…

The Edo State Government, through the Edo State Flood, Erosion and Watershed Management Agency (EdoFEWMA), has continued its comprehensive strategy to address the projected flood threats outlined in the 2025 Annual Flood Outlook released by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA). With NIHSA identifying several Communities in Edo as high and moderate flood-risk zones, the…

Towards eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM) in Edo State, the State Government through its Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, has inaugurated the State Technical Working Committee as part of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) support project. The Committee is to oversee the implementation of eradicating FGM in four local government areas in…