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Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed a 40-year-old man identified as Odion Ehiorobo Larry, in Benin City, Edo state It was gathered that Ehiorobo was shot dead in front of his … Continue Reading Suspected assassins kill man in front of his pregnant wife and children in Edo
A former Secretary to Edo State Government (SSG), Simon Imuekemhe, is dead. Imuekemhe served as Head of Service and SSG under the Adams Oshiomhole-led administration. In a statement on Thursday, … Continue Reading Edo ex-SSG, Imuekemhe is dead, Oshiomhole reacts
A Criminal High Court of Justice sitting in Benin City, has sentenced to death by hanging, a dismissed Police Constable, Joseph Omotosho, attached to the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, … Continue Reading Dismissed SARS officer in Edo to die by hanging
It was horrific on Monday in Edo when kidnappers attacked a Lagos-Enugu funeral convoy and seized the deceased’s younger brother. The gunmen also fired shots at the convoy, badly damaging … Continue Reading Kidnappers attack funeral convoy in Edo, shoot driver dead
Kidnappers have killed an Atlanta, Georgia-based Nigerian man, Prince Eloniyo Dennis Abuda, after payment of N10m ransom to secure his release and that of other family members. The decomposing body … Continue Reading US-Based Nigerian Man Kill By Kidnappers After Payment Of N10m Ransom
A clash between two masquerade groups in Igarra, administrative headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, who came out to dance in the annual Ekuochi Festival, has left … Continue Reading One dead, others injured, as masquerade groups clash in Edo
A petitioner, Mr Anthony Ogbevon has sought a compensation of N50 million and the release of his bus which according to him, was confiscated after being paraded for kidnapping and … Continue Reading #EndSARS: Edo Petitioner Demands Compensation Of N50m Over Police Brutality
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has closed its case of alleged certificate forgery levelled against the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. At the resumed hearing of the suit on Monday … Continue Reading Alleged Certificate Forgery: APC Close Case Against Obaseki
It was gathered that the three suspects accosted the woman who was on her way to the market, dispossessed her of the sum N30,000 before dragging her into a nearby … Continue Reading Three-member Gang Rape, Kill Woman In Edo
The widow of the late Samuel Brownson, Patience, on Monday demanded N50m compensation for her husband’s death in the hands of the men of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad in … Continue Reading #EndSARS: Women seek N50m, N25m compensation for dead husbands
Some of the suspects paraded on Friday Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have rearrested three of the inmates who escaped from two correctional centres following an attack by … Continue Reading Three inmates who escaped from Edo prisons rearrested for robbery
Suspected armed robbers on Friday, shot dead a young Point of Sales operator in Benin City, Edo state. The incident happened at Godwin Abbey Way, off Sapele road in Benin city … Continue Reading Armed robbers kill PoS operator in Edo after collecting her money, phones, other valuables
Joint Security Taskforce in Edo State has arrested suspected kidnappers following a raid at Upper Sakponba and riverine communities in the state. The suspected kidnappers, all males, were arrested around Ogbemudia … Continue Reading Photos: Suspected kidnappers arrested in Edo as Army raids riverine communities
A suspected cult member and robber who was paraded by police in Edo State has admitted killing more than 10 persons. The suspect, Moses Joseph, 20, and his gang members … Continue Reading I have killed more than 10 persons – Member of a criminal gang confesses, reveals how they killed Taxify driver and dumped his body in Edo river
Hours after he escaped in Oko Correctional Centre in Edo state, with other prisoners, a yet to be disclosed Prisoner, has reportedly killed his neighbor who testified against him in … Continue Reading S.H.O.C.K.E.R! Edo Prisoner kills neighbor who testified against him in court hours after escape
Obaseki, Ize-iyamu Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in last Saturday Governorship election, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki to return to APC. In a television broadcast on … Continue Reading Return to APC, Ize-Iyamu begs Obaseki
