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Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Ishaq Bello, has warned security operatives against detaining suspects beyond the statutory 48hrs period prescribed by the law. Bello, who gave the warning a special event organised in Abuja to celebrate his appointment as Life Bencher of the Nigerian Law School, reiterated that security agencies must seek and obtain court order …

Former Secretary to the Edo state government, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has again assured Governor Godwin Obaseki, that his coming into the APC is to add value for the progress and stability of the Party.  Ize-Iyamu who stated this on Monday while appreciating all those who attended his formal declaration ceremony to the APC weekend, said that he holds the office …

Poised to checkmate the menace of cult-related killings ravaging parts of Benin City and its environs lately, operatives of Edo State Police Command have apprehended no fewer than 34 persons alleged to be members of cult groups terrorizing the state. Exhibits said to have been recovered from them included two Beretta pistols with a live ammunition, 10 cut-to-size guns with …

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Sunday inaugurated micro facilities valued at N500 million under the World Bank Community and Social Development Project (CSDP). The projects are situated across the three senatorial districts of the state. Bello commenced the projects’ inauguration with a completed cottage hospital and two motorised boreholes at Anyava and Agassa Uvette communities in Okene Local Government …

Nigeria’s former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd), on Sunday, dismissed as false, reports of his death, saying he is alive and bubbling. The social media was abuzz with rumours of the former military ruler’s death on Sunday morning. Babangida’s message was contained in a statement issued by his media aide, Prince Kassim Agegbua, who said he is very …

Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has urged the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to concentrate on winning elections by the performance of the party and not relying on thugs and violence for electoral victory. In a statement, Osagie said Oshiomhole is only trying hard …

By Igbotako Nowinta In cracking the personality wall of Senator Dino Melaye, his political enemies displayed and employed atavistic animosity; they hid under the canopy of electoral process of November 30th, 2019 in Kogi West Senatorial Supplementary Elections to unleash horrible devices and unparalleled schemes to knock him out of the Nigerian Senate. The recent defeat of Melaye in the …

Residents of  Edo State have been called upon to enroll for the State Social Health Insurance Scheme under the Edo State Health Improvement Programme (Edo-HIP), designed to ensure access to affordable and quality healthcare services. Obaseki made the call at the weekend in commemoration of the International Health Coverage Day marked by the United Nations, and its various health-focused organs. He said, “As we mark …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has commended the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to implementing the ‘visa on arrival’ policy for all Africans visiting Nigeria, saying it is a move that will encourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country. The governor, who spoke to journalists on arrival at the Benin Airport after a trip with the President to …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON At least, 58 suspected criminals have been arrested by operatives of Edo State Police Command in its ongoing renewed clampdown launched against crime and criminality in the state.The Commissioner of Police CP Lawan Tanko Jimeta, recently deployed to the state has vowed to take the ongoing raid to the door step and hideouts of unrepentant criminals and …