No fewer than 19 persons, including an infant and three children, have been killed in a fatal road accident at Igoneki in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State.
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EDO ASSEMBLY ISSUES ULTIMATUM TO FORMER DEPUTY SPEAKER TO RETURN OFFICIAL VEHICLES
Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) has issued a two-day ultimatum to the former Deputy Speaker of the House, Mrs Elizabeth Ativie, to return her official vehicles to the House or face legal action.
Continue reading »‘2016 LEXUS JEEP, ONE PRADO JEEP AND TWO HILUX VANS, PERSONAL GIFT TO ME BY OSHIOMHOLE’ – IMPEACHED EDO DEP. SPEAKER
A fresh crisis may be brewing in the Edo State House of Assembly as the impeached Deputy Speaker, Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie, has held on to the cars, which the House directed her to return to new principal officers, claiming that the cars were given to her as gifts by a former governor, Adams Oshiomhole.
Continue reading »ROBBERS RAID BENIN-ORE HIGHWAY, SHOOT DRIVER IN HEAD
A 53-year-old driver, Suleman Tajudeen, has been admitted to the Benin Specialist Hospital, Edo State, after he was shot in the head by suspected armed robbers.
Continue reading »DANGOTE HANDS OVER DRIVERS TO CUSTOMS FOR CONVEYING CONTRABANDS
The transport section of Dangote Cement Ibese Plant has intercepted one of the company’s trucks loaded with contrabands in Ibadan, and handed the drivers over to the Nigeria Customs Service for proper investigation and possible prosecution.
Continue reading »GRIDLOCK ON BENIN-ORE ROAD AS ARMED ROBBERS KILL ONE, ROB PASSENGERS
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Thursday shot dead a middle-aged man and dispossessed several passengers of their belongings on the Benin-Ore Road, in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
Continue reading »EDO COMMENCES RECONSTRUCTION OF LUCKY WAY
Residents at Lucky Way in Benin City, the Edo State capital, can now heave a sigh of relief due to the ongoing rehabilitation work to reconstruct their roads by state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki.
Continue reading »BUS DRIVER JAILED TWO YEARS FOR STEALING N296,000.00 PROPERTY
An Oredo Magistrate’s Court in Benin, Edo State has sentenced a 23-year-old bus driver to two years’ imprisonment for stealing property worth N296,000.00.
Continue reading »UBER ALERT: HOW WE KILLED UBER DRIVER TO STEAL HIS CAR
The long arm of the law has caught up with two men, who allegedly strangled an UBER driver to death in Lagos before stealing and escaping with his car to Edo State. According to the Lagos State police boss, Fatai Owoseni, the cab driver, Ehobosa Alex, was killed on a Sunday at Fagba, Iju-Ishaga area of the state and his […]
Continue reading »A TIRING DRIVE WITH TIRELESS FASHOLA – A MUST READ!
For three consecutive days, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing and former Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, crisscrossed the six states in the South-south geo-political zone, assessing the state of the roads and monitoring progress reports both in the works and the housing sectors. Attention to details “If you noticed, for the first 20 minutes, I wasn’t […]
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER AND MOTOR BOY ON THE RUN, SOLD OFF N20MILLION WORTH OF CARGO, SET TRUCK ABLAZE (PICTURES)
The hunt is on for a Truck Driver, Oghoeruke Morrison Oghenero, and his motor-boy, Okechukwu Chimieze, all staff of On Target Logistics, who allegedly conspired to set their employer’s truck on fire after diverting and selling off N20million worth of cargo.
Continue reading »EDO COMMUNITY PROTESTS DEPLORABLE ROAD
Following the persistent rains and attendant floods, residents of Ugbor community, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, have appealed to the state government to rehabilitate the Ugbor-Amagba road. The residents, who made the call during a protest at the weekend, lamented that the road had become a nightmare for motorists and traders.
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