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Following the declaration by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IBOP to commence sit-at-home in the entire Southeast region every Monday beginning from

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin-city The Edo State Police Command has said it arrested two hunters, John Ebatame and Moses Okoyomon, for allegedly shooting and injuring six persons at the burial of one the late Martina Rabi at Ama Community at Esan South East Local Government Area of the state. The arrest, which was contained a statement signed by the state police spokesman, SP Kontongs Bello, and made available to journalists yesterday in Benin-city, said the men were alleged to have committed the off...

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two hunters, John Ebatame and Moses Okoyomon, for shooting and injuring six persons at the burial ceremony of the late Martina Rabi in Ama community of Esan South East Council. A statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kontongs Bello, yesterday, in Benin City, confirmed that the men committed the offence on Friday, June 25, 2021. “On June 25, 2021 about 1900hrs, Edo State Police Command through the Divisional Police Offic...

Following the attack on the State Criminal Investigation Department in Umuagu Umuahia, Abia State, on Saturday, the Commissioner of Police, Janet Agbede,

Bade Ademo writes that the increment will help cushion the impact of inflation on Lagos pensioners Public sector workers in the twilight of their career are often apprehensive of life after retirement. Having put in the good part of their active years into the service of their fatherland, the minimum honour that the system should afford them is a decent and regular pension after service. But alas this has often been a nightmare. The Olusegun Obasanjo administration attempted to tackle the menac...

Edo State University Uzaire College of Medical Sciences is starting a six-day free medical outreach on Monday, May 31.

Obaseki orders investigation into destruction of electricity facilities in Edo On By Ozioruva Aliu THE Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has condemned the vandalisation of some facilities of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) by unknown persons in Agbede, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. Obaseki stated this who received the TCN Manager in Edo, Mr. Isaac Okpe on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City, ordered for thorough investigation into circumstances tha...

Chuks Akamadu pays tribute to Chioma Agomo, erudite scholar and Professor of Law The Holy Book says that for everything under sun, there is a season –a season, inter alia, for coming and a season for going. For a young lady named Chioma, who was to later grow in fame as Prof. Chioma Kanu Agomo, her time to come was 41 years ago when she joined the academia as a teacher of law. After an exceedingly illustrious career, her time to go came when she bowed out on March 1, 2021 with distinctive hon...

Resistance against industrial oil palm plantations in West and Central Africa   For many decades, communities in West and Central Africa have been facing industrial oil palm plantations encroaching onto their community land. With the false promise of bringing ‘development’ and jobs, corporations, backed up by the support of the governments, have been granted millions of hectares of land under concessions for industrial oil palm plantations.   The results of this expansion have been disast...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Consequently, stakeholders in the community have described the state government’s intervention as ineffective. One of the community leaders, the CDA Chairman of Oke-Agbede, a village in Imeko-Afon Local Government of Ogun State, Prince Adebisi Peter Obaagbo, stated that, “the recent visit of Governor Dapo Abiodun to the affected areas, and his promise to provide adequate security are of no value. Suspected-Fulani-Criminal He explained that, “since the visit of...