Edo Security Squad Arrests 12 Suspected Cultists, Seals Alleged Initiation Centres in Benin
Men of the Special Security Squad, “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers,” in Edo State have arrested 12 suspected cultists and sealed two apartments allegedly used for cult initiations during…
Edo’ll be modern city before end of my first term – Okpebholo
… Congratulates Edo-born Prof on emergence as NMA Nat’l President BENIN CITY – Governor Monday Okpebholo on Tuesday declared that Edo State was on course to becoming a modern city…
Edo Police introduce new anti-crime tactical unit
… Edo Security Squad arrests 12 suspected cultists, seals alleged initiation centres in Benin BENIN CITY – The Edo State Police Command has unveiled a new specialised tactical formation known…
COAS reaffirms Army’s constitutional mandate
… As troops seize 400 Starlink devices in major blow to terror logistics MAKURDI / DAMATURU – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has restated the Nigerian…
Tinubu backs Nigeria’s hosting of CAF congress, awards
President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s hosting of the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly and the 2026 CAF Awards Ceremony. The approval was confirmed on Tuesday in a statement…
NPFL: NFF hands Referee Indefinite Ban Over Controversial Rangers Penalty
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s Refereeing Development Committee has suspended referee Yakubu Adamu indefinitely from all league and football-related activities following his performance in the Nigeria Premier Football League clash…
Stakeholders back JAMB initiative on underage varsity admissions
ABUJA – Stakeholders in the education sector have commended the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, for convening the board’s first national stakeholder engagement on underage…
NUJ Warri chapel seeks stronger media–corporate partnership with Manroy Global Services
BENIN CITY – The Warri Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for deeper collaboration with Manroy Global Services Limited as part of efforts to strengthen…
New EdoGIS boss unveils reform agenda, promises faster C-of-O processing
BENIN CITY — The new Managing Director of the Edo State Geographic Information Service (EdoGIS), Dr. Innocent Ehiaguina Bello, has met with staff of the agency, where he unveiled his…
UNIBEN, cultism and cost of silence
The fatal shooting of a young man reportedly linked to the University of Benin community on Sunday, May 10, 2026, has once again drawn public attention to the persistent menace…