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BY CHINAZA CHUKWUMA Edo State Government on Tuesday closed its case in the trial of four suspected kidnappers after calling seven witnesses at a special court set up by Governor Monday Okpebholo to try kidnapping and cult-related cases.The four suspects are facing trial in the abduction of a woman at the vegetable market along Airport Road, Benin City.The suspects are facing 10-count charge bordering on alleged kidnapping, armed robb...

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated its State Secretary, Engr. Lawrence Okah, on his appointment as a member of the National Salary and Wages Commission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu....

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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the suspension of the Commissioner for Livestock Development, Prof. Omorodion Ignatius Ikponmwosa, and the State Project Coordinator of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) Project, Mrs. Ikpikhumi Betsy Aghaku, over an alleged official infraction....

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Edo State have uncovered a suspected drug warehouse in Benin City, leading to the arrest of a husband and wife allegedly involved in the storage and distribution of illicit substances....

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By I fueko Blessing OsayandeThe Edo State Government has issued a 7-megawatt (MW) mini-grid electricity license to indigenous investor, I...

By Ifueko Blessing OsayandeThe University of Calabar has reiterated its ban on wild post-examination celebrations and other acts capable of disrupting peace on campus....

Nigerian diaspora groups have called for greater responsibility in public discourse while advocating reforms to Nigeria's bail system, saying freedom of expression must be exercised within the bounds of the law and should not be used to justify careless, baseless, or defamatory allegations....

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