The Edo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the reported attack on a Benin-based comedian, identified as Porkupyne Osagie Idedia, by suspected hoodlums. DAILY POST reports that the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Benin City on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Ikoedem…
Iran is reportedly significantly increasing efforts to assassinate American diplomats and officials in the Middle East and other regions. The machinations have reached “advanced stages,” according to Axios, which cited a United States intelligence memo dated October 23. The attempts, amid Houthi attacks and potential renewed offensive in Iran, have caused the State Department to…
By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITY Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has said he would not hesitate to sign the death of the four convicted Vegetable Market kidnappers if they did not appeal against the judgment within the stipulated time. Read Also: Court orders speedy trial of 5 suspected kidnappers of NYSC members in Imo…
The Archdiocese of New York said Saturday it had agreed to a settlement in which the church would pay more than $800 million to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse by clergy. The agreement, to be formally signed in early November, marks the end of years of negotiations with lawyers representing the plaintiffs, as the…
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Edo State Government have resolved their prolonged dispute, with the state government agreeing to recognise the NLC caretaker committee. As part of the truce, the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, is expected to take steps towards restoring electricity to the state that has been…
…says no evidence yet of direct travel link By Chioma Obinna Genomic analysis has revealed a close relationship between the Ebola virus detected in Nigeria’s confirmed case and the virus identified in the index case in Kenya, raising fresh questions about the connection between the infections as health authorities intensify containment measures. Read Also: Return…
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta What began as a routine arrest over an alleged petty theft of plantain has ended in tragedy, leaving a grieving family and the entire community of Ipara in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State demanding answers from the police. Read Also: Full List: Names of 37 miners who died…
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old butcher, Selim Ayodele, over the alleged stabbing to death of his 26-year-old colleague, Ibrahim Wasiu, following a disagreement at their workplace in Alagbole, Ogun State. Read Also: Family seeks justice as butcher hacks 25-year old wife to death in Ekiti The incident…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has absolved Otedola Bridge of any structural or engineering defects, attributing the recurring fatal crashes on the corridor to reckless driving, driver indiscipline, and overloaded heavy-duty trucks. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made the remark during the annual media parley organised by the Lagos State…
Former presidential aide Laolu Akande has criticised the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s reported position on power returning to the North, describing the argument as an insult to Nigerians from the region. Akande, a former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice President,…
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