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The Edo State Police Command has arrested 95 suspected cultists and seized several firearms in a major crackdown on cultism across Benin City and its environs, as concerns mount over a recent wave of deadly clashes.According to ...

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has launched a crackdown on crime-related properties, beginning with the demolition of buildings connected to kidnappings and cult-related violence in the state.During the demolition...

The Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Honourable Dr. Desmond Enabulele, has reaffirmed the Commission’s strong commitment to identifying, nurturing, and developing sporting talents across the state, with a long-term vision of restoring Edo to its rightful place as a national sports powerhouse....

Troops of the 4 Brigade Nigerian Army have uncovered a suspected fraudsters’ hideout at a residential building in First Bank Estate, Awesome Garden, along the Benin-Sapele By-Pass in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State....

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has criticised a former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, over what he described as his “disparaging comments” about Nigeria.Sanwo...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, has dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to reclaim a vast estate in the city comprising 753 duplexes and apartments which has already been forfeited to the government.Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its Kano Zonal Directorate has commenced investigation into the $86,500, 305,150 Saudi Riyals, and €200 seized by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.It said the funds were discovered in an unaccompan...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described as “a joke taken too far” the Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu’s claim that 150 million Nigerians now enjoy “adequate electricity” supply of 5,500 megawatts.A statement rel...

A Federal Government agency – the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, has decried the low patronage of Nigerian-made products by Nigerians.The agency identified some challenges leading to the low patronage of the local ...