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Punch Newspapers Sections ‎ It was a sad day in Edo on Friday as two road accidents claimed 15 lives in Arue-Uromi and Agbede. The Arue-Uromi accident reportedly claimed the lives of six children, four girls and two boys, said to be from one family. One account of the incident said the children were crossing the road while another said they were playing football when an approaching Mercedes Benz car in an attempt to avoid a pothole, swerved and killed them‎. It was learnt that the incident immediately provoked rage from residents of the area who blocked the road and burnt the Mercedes Ben...

❚ You already voted!   The First Lady of Edo State Her Excellency Betsy Obaseki has presented gifts to children born on New Year day across the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State, IgbereTV reports. Her Excellency Betsy Obaseki made the presentation on the 1st of January 2021 to the Management of the Hospitals and Primary Health Care Centers across the 18 Local Government Areas through the Chairpersons of the Local Government Councils.   Her Excellency who opted for this mode of distribution due to the resurgence of Covid19 pandemic in the country, was determined in ensuring t...

Views: Visits 32 Some gunmen on Tuesday abducted all the passengers in an Abuja-bound commercial bus along the Benin-Auchi road in Edo State. The incident reportedly happened around 11 a.m. between the Ehor and Iruekpen axis of the busy highway. A commuter, who identified himself as Idris Audu, said the kidnappers struck at a failed portion of the road and abducted all the passengers in the commercial bus owned by a transport firm, Big Joe. “The kidnappers struck again on the Benin-Auchi road and abducted an unspecified number of passengers. The incident just happened when I passed...

  Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a commercial bus owned by Big Joe Transport Line along the Benin- Auchi road near a village with rubber plantation. The Public Relations Officer, Edo State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor confirmed the abduction to Channels Television. He explained that from the report received, the hoodlums were repelled by policemen who were stationed at a checkpoint near where the incident occurred. According to him, on approaching the bus, the police discovered that three of the passengers could not be accounted for. He maintained that no death was recorded in the attack, add...

A map of Edo State. Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a commercial bus owned by Big Joe Transport Line along the Benin- Auchi road near a village with rubber plantation. The Public Relations Officer, Edo State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor confirmed the abduction to Channels Television. He explained that from the report received, the hoodlums were repelled by policemen who were stationed at a checkpoint near where the incident occurred. According to him, on approaching the bus, the police discovered that three of the passengers could not be accounted for. He maintained that no death was recorded i...