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Edo Shines at 2025 BESS Games, Clinches 36 Medals as Okpebholo Earns Top Sports Development Honour

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Team Edo has emerged overall champions of the 2025 Basic Education School Sports (BESS) South-South Zonal Competition, consolidating the state’s growing reputation as a rising force in grassroots sports development. The second edition of the championship, hosted across three venues including Uwa Primary School, the National Sports Commission South-South Complex, Etete, and the Samuel Ogbemudia […]

EDO SPECIAL SECURITY SQUAD DISMANTLES MAJOR KIDNAPPERS’ DEN, ARRESTS SUSPECTS

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Edo State’s renewed offensive against violent crime gained significant momentum at the weekend as Governor Monday Okpebholo’s security architecture delivered another decisive victory, with the demolition of a property used as a major operational base by kidnappers in Egbai community, Ovia North-East Local Government Area. The operation, executed by the Edo State Special Security Squad, […]

CAN Confirms 227 Abducted as Bandits Attack Niger School

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has confirmed that 227 people — including pupils, students, and teachers — were abducted when bandits invaded St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, during a deadly overnight raid carried out between 2am and 3am on Friday, November […]

Benue Gov Alia Denies Claims of Genocide, Says State Only Battling Insecurity

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has dismissed allegations suggesting that any form of genocide is taking place in the state. Speaking at a public event, the governor said such claims are unfounded and do not reflect the true security situation in Benue. Governor Alia, who emphasized his identity as a Catholic priest, said […]

Kanu Files Fresh Motions to Stop Judgement in Terrorism Case, Challenges Court’s Jurisdiction

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, November 20, moved to halt the judgment scheduled in the seven-count terrorism charge brought against him by the Federal Government at the Federal High Court in Abuja, insisting that the court lacks the jurisdiction to hear the case. The court had earlier […]

Edo Govt, IOM Commission Sexual & Gender-Based Violence Centre in Uromi

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Edo State Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has officially commissioned a Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Centre in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area. Speaking at the ceremony, the Coordinator of the Office of the Edo State First Lady, Mrs. […]

EDO UNVEILS LANDMARK AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION DRIVE, AS GOV OKPEBHOLO SEEKS OBASEKI’S REPATRIATION TO NIGERIA

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Edo State Government, on Monday marked a major policy milestone with the unveiling of what has been describe as the largest single agricultural mechanisation investment in the State’s history, signalling Governor Monday Okpebholo’s commitment to repositioning Edo as a national hub for commercial agriculture and food security. The commissioning ceremony, held at Government House, Benin […]

EDO SECURITY SQUAD ARRESTS 31 CULTISTS IN EDO CENTRAL RAID, ISSUES SEVEN-DAY ULTIMATUM TO FLEEING SUSPECTS

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Edo State Special Security Squad, operating under the code name “Operation Flush Out Kidnapping and Cultism”, has arrested 31 suspects following coordinated raids across Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government Area. The operation is part of the State Government’s intensified efforts to curb cult-related violence and rising criminal activities. The arrests are linked to […]