Tag: Edo State
EFCC arrests 21-Year-old man for €17,000 fraud
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a 21-year-old man, Irabor Kennedy Osasogie, in Edo State for alleged €17,000 fraud.
Osasogie...
Obaseki: How we tackled trafficking of Edo girls, boys abroad
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, says his administration’s education reforms and youth development drive helped to address the scourge of illegal migration and human...
Police arrest female students for assaulting teacher in Edo
The Edo State Police Command says its operatives have arrested two female students of Adesuwa Secondary School, Benin, the state capital, for allegedly assaulting...
Oba of Benin inducts 8 Dukes to oversee villages
Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has inducted eight Dukes, traditionally known as Enigie, to oversee some villages in his domain.
The Dukes are the...
Obaseki decries FG’s neglect of projects in Edo
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has decried the high spate of abandonment of projects by the Federal Government in the state.
Obaseki said it was...
Obaseki suspends 3 LG administrators in Edo
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has suspended three Heads of Local Government Administration over negligence and dereliction of duty in the state.
The Edo State...
Edo govt, BoI to empower local manufacturers with N20m loans
The Edo State Government, in collaboration with the Bank of Industry (BoI), has extended credit lines to local manufacturers seeking loans of up to...
Teaching Hospital seizes 12-year-old’s corpse over N400,000 bill
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has held on to the corpse of a 12-year-old girl, Glory Ekeleyede, over the inability of her parents...
EFCC arrests 2 owners of yahoo school, others in Edo
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two owners of yahoo school, Internet Fraud Coaching Centre (a.k.a HK), and...
Police arrest 2 suspects for operating illegal petrol refining site
Police operatives attached to the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB) have arrested two suspects after raiding an illegal petroleum...
