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The Edo State Police Command has announced the death of a serving police inspector who was shot and killed while carrying out a routine stop-and-search operation at the Ekiadolor Area Command. The incident happened around noon on Friday when officers flagged down an unregistered, black, heavily tinted Lexus SUV whose occupants refused to stop. The…
Holders Argentina and leading contenders Spain were handed kind draws for the 2026 World Cup in a star-studded ceremony on Friday, which saw US President Donald Trump receive FIFA’s new peace prize. The event in Washington started the final countdown to the tournament, six months out from the first-ever 48-team World Cup, with much-fancied France…
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Amaewhule defected along with 16 other members of the House on Friday. The defectors blamed their departure from the PDP on the crisis in the party. Others who dumped the PDP…
The Edo State Government has announced the appointment of Dr. Ebojele Akhere Patrick as the new Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor. The approval was granted by Governor Monday Okpebholo in a move aimed at strengthening government communication and deepening transparency across the state. Dr. Ebojele Akhere Patrick brings to the role a robust…
By Uko Okon The Akwa Ibom Police Command said it has arrested five suspects who fabricated and circulated fake news report on social media in the state. The suspects recently shared on social media an alleged kidnaping incident involving students of Oron secondary school in Oron LGA of the state. The State Commissioner of Police,…
President Bola Tinubu has submitted another batch of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, with several high-profile former government officials making the list. Among the new nominees are the immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State and former Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas; former presidential aide, Ita Enang; former Imo First Lady, Chioma…
By Israel Adebiyi Every time a president presents an ambassadorial list, the country leans in, for curiosity, for scandal, sometimes for hope. The recent roll-call sent to the Senate has been no exception. Names that spark applause, names that stir suspicion, and names that prompt the familiar sigh: “Here we go again.” Such lists become…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has presented cheques worth N200 million to 47 families of civil servants who died in active service and announced an educational scholarship for one member from each of the bereaved families. The presentation, which took place at the Government House in Benin City, is part of the state’s ongoing…
The Senate has completed the screening of the three ambassadorial nominees forwarded to the upper chamber by President Bola Tinubu for confirmation. They are Kayode Are (Ogun State), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa State), and Ayodele Oke (Oyo State). The nominees, who appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs chaired by Senator Sani Bello (APC, Niger…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, has strongly condemned the assault on Juliet Enabulele, a reporter with the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS), who was attacked and manhandled by Kelly Okungbowa, popularly known as Ebo Stone, at a public event in Benin City on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. In a statement jointly signed…