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The Edo State Government, through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and in partnership with the Ministry of Women Affairs and Gender Issues, has rescued an allegedly abused pupil, Glory Joseph, and relocated her to a secure shelter in Benin City. The 10-year-old is currently receiving medical care and psychological supp...

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring the comprehensive transformation of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies....

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country.NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Monday with rains over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa and Kano States in the north...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two Saudi-bound pilgrims at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano after they were found to have ingested illicit substances.The NDLEA said the suspects were subsequently placed on excretion observation during which they excreted 45 wraps of ...

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 ...