The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of two suspected female social media influencers believed to be at the helm of an illicit operation that disperses cannabis-laced confectioneries online from Benin City. The operation, described by NDLEA officials as an online […]
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The Edo State Police Command has announced the detention of a 24-year-old social media content creator, Omoyemen Osarobo, widely known online as “Madam Oil Rice,” over a fabricated kidnap claim that circulated in Benin City. The charge stems from a video in which Osarobo asserted that she was abducted along […]
A senior member of the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Chief Osaro Idah, the Obazelu of Benin Kingdom, has approached the Federal High Court in Benin seeking to restrain the Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) from dealing with Benin artifacts without the express consent of the Oba […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Edo State began its 2025 Batch C Orientation Course with a total of 1,422 corps members taking the oath, comprising 689 men and 733 women. The pledge ceremony featured Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, who attended on behalf of the […]
A landmark event unfolded in Benin City as more than 1,000 young people from across Edo State participated in the Jobberman Career Clinic, a comprehensive one-day program designed to equip youth with practical skills, career clarity, and pathways to entrepreneurship. The event, hosted by Jobberman Nigeria in partnership with the […]
The Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has honoured 82 of its employees for their unwavering dedication and loyalty during the 2025 Long Service Award Ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Okomu community, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. The awardees, who had served the organisation for […]
The Edo State government’s Special Security Squad, under the banner of “Operation Flush Out,” has arrested 31 suspects in connection with alleged cult activities and kidnapping reported in Uromi, the administrative center of Esan North-East Local Government Area. The disclosure came via a statement from Fred Itua, the Chief Press […]
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has scored a significant operational breakthrough in its battle against economic sabotage, announcing the arrest of 15 suspects and the seizure of eight trucks laden with illegally mined solid minerals. State Commandant Saidi Akintayo disclosed the results […]
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday convened an emergency stakeholders’ meeting in Benin City to deliberate on strategies for safeguarding Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) across the state. Addressing participants, State Commandant Saidi Akintayo stressed that the corps’ mandate extends to […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Edo State, in collaboration with the Florish Foundation for Women and Youths, mobilized a large number of corps members on Friday for a voluntary blood donation exercise in Benin City. The initiative, hosted at the Military Hospital, was organized to mark World Blood […]