Tag: Edo
Police arrest teachers, students for JAMB exam malpractice in Edo
Police operatives attached to Airport Police Division in Benin, the Edo State capital, have arrested two male teachers and four students in connection with...
Subsidy: Fuel price hits N520 in Edo, Delta
Petrol pump price is now between N450 and N520 in Edo and Delta states, as long queues on Tuesday morning resurfaced in the few...
Court jails 14 internet fraudsters in Edo
The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, the Edo State capital, on Tuesday, May 23, convicted and sentenced 14 internet fraudsters to various...
EFCC arrests 44 internet fraudsters in Edo
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested no fewer than 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin, the Edo State...
Gunmen kill 3 policemen in Edo
Gunmen have killed no fewer than three policemen while one other was injured at their duty post near Agor, along the Igarra-Auchi Road in...
Oshiomhole floors PDP senator, wins Senate seat
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has emerged as winner of Saturday’s election for Edo North Senatorial District.
Prof....
INEC suspends election in 141 PUs in Bayelsa, Edo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in 141 polling units in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State.
The INEC Chairman,...
Naira scarcity: Protesters raze, destroy banks in Edo, Delta, 3 killed
Protesters, on Wednesday, set ablaze two commercial banks in Benin, the Edo State following a protest against the scarcity of naira notes in the...
AIG Jimeta dies in Edo
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states, Lawan Tanko Jimeta, is dead.
It was gathered...
NDLEA recovers 2,601.5kgs cannabis, 102,500 opioid pills in 8 states
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered no fewer than 2,601.5 kilograms of cannabis and 102,500 pills of pharmaceutical...
