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At least 153 people in the Mokwa Local Government Area have died following the devastating floods that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents a few days ago.The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) confirmed that the death toll had risen sharply from 115 after floods hit the town of Mokwa....

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has offered an unconditional ‘political amnesty’ to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2024 governorship election in the state, Asue Ighodalo.The governor, in a statement by his spokesman, Fred Itua, noted that his offer of “political amnesty” to Ighodalo, who has alleged...

Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, appeared in the Päijät-Häme District Court on Friday for a preparatory hearing on terrorism-related charges.The Finnish government in November 2024 announced the arrest of Ekpa alongside four others on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism financing....

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of 32 internet fraudsters before Justices A.N. Erhabor and W.I. Aziegbemhin of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City.According to a statement posted via X by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, the convicts were prosecuted on separate one-count charg...

The Head of Service in Edo State, Mr. Anthony Okungbowa, has lauded Governor Monday Okpebholo for what he described as a transformative step in strengthening the state’s civil service through the recruitment of over one thousand cleaners.Mr. Okungbowa gave the commendation on Monday during the official onboarding ceremony for newly recruited Grade 1 ...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday upheld the election of Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State and dismissed the case of Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the South-South state.Delivering judgment, a three-member panel of the appellate court l...

Flash floods that ripped through parts of Niger State have killed more than 100 people with the toll expected to rise further.Teams of rescuers continued to search for missing residents after torrential rains late on Wednesday washed away and submerged dozens of homes in and around the city of Mokwa, in Niger State....

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the agency has recovered some money from the digital investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange trading platform.Olukoyede also disclosed that the EFCC has made arrests in connection with the CBEX fraud....

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the agency has recovered some money from the digital investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange trading platform.Olukoyede also disclosed that the EFCC has made arrests in connection with the CBEX fraud....

By Israel Adebiyi The Edo State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on criminals as operatives of the Anti-Money Laundering and...