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By Idahosa Musa Two people in Iyanomo Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area in Edo state have been confirmed dead, following communal crisis that allegedly stemmed from leadership tussle in the area. It was learnt that the victims identified as Eboh Enomwa and Stephen Imaghodo (both male in their prime), were gruesomely murded by one of the warring factions last week. …

By Idahosa Musa Arising from the recent wave of insecurity in Edo state, Nigeria the Edo State Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the state. It would be recalled that eight operatives of of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Medical services at the Edo Specialist Hospital (ESH), Benin City, have become epileptic, as the exodus of healthcare professionals also referred to as ‘Japa’ syndrome continues to deplete the facility’s workforce. Investigation by Alltimepost.com revealed that patients, particularly outpatients who once enjoyed prompt consultations and adequate care, now face long delays, frequent appointment cancellations, and a noticeable …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has distributed over 300 motorbikes to security agencies across the three senatorial districts in the State, aimed at enhancing security operations in Edo Speaking during the commissioning ceremony held at Government House in Benin on Wednesday, Governor Okpebholo maintained that with the development, criminal elements would have no hiding place in Edo …

By Idahosa Moses A ghastly road accident on Tuesday claimed the lives of four persons along Benin-Lagos Expressway in Edo State, Nigeria, just as eight others reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. The accident reportedly occurred at the Ovia bridge axis of the Road in Ovia North-East Local Government Area in the State Alltimepost.com gathered that a …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State government has announced plans to conduct a maternity test on the 19-month-old baby allegedly infected with HIV at a private hospital in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria. Alltimepost.com, the US-based online newspaper which first broke the story, was told that the test would be fully funded by the state government. Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, the …

Sources said gunmen ambushed commercial buses on the road and dragged the victims into the bush. Police in Edo State, Nigeria’s South-south, have rescued 16 of the 29 passengers abducted on Friday evening along Benin-Auchi Road by suspected kidnappers. Moses Yamu, the police spokesperson in Edo, confirmed the rescue on Saturday in Benin while reacting to the incident. The News Agency …

Once hailed by some as the voice of a renewed Biafran agitation, Simon Ekpa’s influence has collapsed following his sentencing to prison by the Finnish Päijät-Häme District Court. File photo: Simon Ekpa Saturday PUNCH gathered that Ekpa’s imprisonment has shaken members of the separatist movement and cast a shadow over the recent declaration of a Biafran state by his supporters online. …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, on Saturday issued a public health advisory following confirmation of a new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC.However, the Centre said no case has been recorded in Nigeria. The DRC Ministry of Health announced that 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health …

Seoul holds emergency meeting after citizens detained in US Hyundai raid South Korea’s government has held an emergency meeting and vowed to swiftly respond to the arrests of hundreds of its citizens in a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in the US. Immigration agents at the Hyundai battery plant Seoul has dispatched diplomats to the site in Georgia, …