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In a bid to boost the capacity of the State Security Network, code-named Amotekun corps, the state government has earmarked a whopping sum of N1.4 billion for the outfit in 2021 fiscal year. This would enable the security outfit to establish an effective presence in all the communities in the state. An estimated sum of N8 billion has also been …

By Okhide Em’ya David Edo State Police Command has called for calm amongst all parties in the alleged murder of one Mr. Matthew Ojie Akioyamen on December 1, 2020 at the Okomu extension two Farm, Uhunwmode Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. While commenting on the agitations by relatives of the deceased, the Public Relations Officer of the State …

Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram terrorists’ training camp with a suspected ammunition depot at Nuwar in Bama Local Government Area of Borno, Defence Headquarters says. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, published by the Vanguard. Enenche said the air raids were executed …

Hong Kong’s government on Saturday described a new round of U.S. sanctions against six Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials as “shameful and insane.” The United States announced the latest sanctions on Friday, accusing Hong Kong and some Chinese officials of involvement in the Jan. 6 series of arrests of 53 pro-democracy activists under a new national security law. The …

Edo State Government has said that the suspension of schools’ resumption is applicable to all educational institutions in the state. The government noted that the directive would be reviewed on February 1, 2021, when the outcome of efforts to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state would be evaluated. Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., who …

By Okhide Em’ya David… It was a historical black Friday January 15, 2021 as Fifteen Persons, including nine adults and six children lost their lives in two separate vehicular accidents at Arue-Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area and Agbede in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. The accident at Arue-Uromi which was said to have claimed …

Edo State has recorded 46 new cases, 12 recoveries and 1 death from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the state government rolls out stringent measures to check further spread of the second wave of the pandemic. The Edo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this during a briefing of the State Taskforce on COVID-19, chaired by the Edo State …

By Okhide Em’ya David  A  fresh industrial unrest will hit Education sector in  Edo State next week following directive by the  Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), to  all primary school teachers and school heads to embark on an indefinite strike as from Monday, January 18, 2021. The union’s directive was  contained in a communique issued at the …

… insists on strict enforcement of regulations … ‘No mask, no entry’ rule extended to transport, hospitality, banking, other sectors Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reviewed the curfew earlier imposed in the state to now span from 10pm to 5am to check rising cases of COVID-19 in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic. The governor, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has harped on the need to take advantage of the experiences of ex-servicemen in addressing the security challenges confronting the country. The governor made the call after laying a wreath in honour of Nigerian fallen heroes during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration, in Benin City, the Edo State capital. He said, “In the last few years, the challenges facing …