Crime

Benin – The Police in Edo, on Saturday confirmed the killing of one, Mr Olajide Sowore, the younger brother to social activist, Mr Omoyele Sowore. The police said the deceased was shot dead in Edo by gunmen in the early hours of Saturday. He was said to have been coming …

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for support of the Nigerian Air Force to tackle insecurity in the state. The governor made the appeal in a farewell message to the outgoing Commander, 107 Air Maritime Group of the Nigerian Air Force, Commodore Emmanuel Effiom, …

Edo is recording an increase in the number of deaths of persons who have not been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines, as the state recorded another COVID-19-related death, bringing the total number of fatalities to 12. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this after the daily virtual …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently inaugurated a data-collection mobile application (app) to enhance its intelligence gathering efforts at fighting corruption. The technology, codenamed “Eagle Eye’’, seeks to boost public participation in the fight against corruption by easing the process of reporting economic and financial crimes to the …

Have you ever seen your child or ward taking Lipton soaked with regal gin, dry pawpaw leaves, hypo in Lacasera, Tom Tom in Lacasera? Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recently arrested a medical doctor, Jane Ofoma, in Auchi, Edo, for selling drugged cookies and biscuits. Mr …

The recent wave of surrender by the members of Boko Haram and Islamic States West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups and their families to troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in the north-eastern part of the country has become a topic of discourse within the security and intelligence circle. In …

BENIN CITY – A former member of the House of Representatives, Bishop (Hon) Ezekiel Oise Orheva has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to rebrand the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for effective service delivery. In an Open Letter to the president, Bishop Orheva said that since inception about 21 years …

Yola – The Army says it will engage retired Senior military officers to enhance and overcome the security challenges faced by the country. Gen. Leo Iraboh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), made the disclosure at a a one-day interactive session with retired senior military officers from the North East zone, …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has launched a vigilante network for the Edo Central Senatorial District, known as Atanakpa, as part of measures to boost security in the state and ensure the protection of lives and property of citizens. Representative of the governor and Coordinator, Edo State Vigilante …

ABUJA – The former Governor of Abia State, Sen. Theodore Orji has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCCC). He was reportedly arrested on Thursday, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The former governor, who had for long been on the Commission’s watch …