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BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Security forces have freed twelve more hostages of the Igueben train station attack in Edo State, bringing to 18 the number of the train station abductees so far rescued by the joint security forces since the unfortunate incident on Saturday, January 7, 2023. The Edo State Commissioner of Police CP Mohammed Dankwara made …

…Govt steps up measures to curb spread as confirmed cases reach 40 …No one is safe until Edo is Lassa fever free, says Prof. Akoria Edo State Government, at the weekend, confirmed one death from Lassa fever and 12 recorded new cases as the government said it has stepped up measures to contain the spread of the disease across all …

The Central Bank of Nigeria may be under pressure to extend the deadline for old naira notes to cease being legal tender as bankers and customers push for the extension. New Naira notes The old notes are expected to be out of circulation by January 31 yet there is scarcity of the new notes as banks keep dispensing old notes to …

A United States female citizen, Vonapolouis Moss, has explained to the Kwara State Police Command how she was tricked into Nigeria by a 23-year-old suspected internet fraudster otherwise known as “yahoo boy”. Moss of 2962, W 64th Court, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, USA said she was lured into the country on January 9, 2023, by the suspect, said to be an …

The UN said conflicts, climate shocks, the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and rising costs of living are leaving increasing numbers of children acutely malnourished. The United Nations agencies have called for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in 15 countries, hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. The call was made in a statement issued by …

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Awoleye Oluwatofunmi, who allegedly defrauded an American national, Vonapolouis Moss, of $ 1000. The state Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, disclosed this while parading the suspect before reporters at the police headquarters, Ilorin, on Friday. He said the suspect presented himself to the victim as an American on the …

For the first time in many years, Edo state witnessed a crime-free yuletide celebration in 2022 as all the dreaded areas like Benin – Auchi-Okene Road, Benin – Abraka Road, the Benin – Sobe – Akure road and others were devoid of kidnapping and other criminal activities. The deployment of local vigilante groups to various parts of the state had …

• Edo Govt Visits Family Of Late Police Rescuer • Abductions Scaring PassengersAway, Says Akerele • Nigeria Needs Minimum Security Checklist For Rail Operations— Opeifa • ‘NRC Should Be Unbundled To Encourage Private Sector Driven Solutions’ With last Saturday’s kidnap of 20 train passengers at the Tom Ikimi/Ekehen Station in Igueben, Edo State and several cases of vandalism of rail …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – The kidnapped former member of Edo State House of Assembly Hon. Festus Udughele, has been released. He was freed along with one Andrew Usifoh a staff of the Edo State Accountant General office said to have been abducted with him on Monday, January 9, 2023. Special Assistant to the former legislator Mr Cletus …

An All Progressives Congress (APC) group under the auspices of North East APC Youth Stakeholders Forum, has declared war against the party’s vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima. Briefing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, the group warned that apart from tge interim measure of withdrawing their support from him, they will unfold a more drastic action against him in the next …