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CRIME

Crime Review: Kidnap Rescue, Cult Killing, Police Extortion, Lecturer’s Death Rock Week

A kidnapped woman was pulled from captivity. Suspected cultists were arrested over an alleged deadly rivalry. Two serving policemen and a dismissed officer were detained after 15 drivers’ licences w …

Police Arrest 2 Serving Officers, Ex-Cop, Recover 15 Drivers’ Licences in Abuja

By The Nigerian Observer

October 09, 2026

Hotel Owner, 2 Others Arrested as Police Probe Tragic Death of University Don

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON

October 09, 2026

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Four kidnappers to die by hanging

By Oliver Ijiogbe

September 30, 2026

Machete Attack Leaves 2 ESSC Operatives, 4 Others Hospitalized in Edo

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON

September 20, 2026

Police Storm Edo Hotel, Nab Suspected Kidnapper With $1,500, ₦897,500

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON

September 18, 2026

Edo Police Nab 'Prophet', Stepfather over Child Abduction, Defilement

Reject bribes, uphold integrity: CCB warns new officers

Police launch Vigilant App, MTN network to strengthen fraud reporting, internal communication

Three Beretta Pistols Hidden in Plantain Sack Recovered at Benin Motor Park

Home Lesson Teacher, Father, 3 Others Remanded Over Alleged Child Defilement in Edo

Man, 42, Arrested Over Alleged Defilement of 12-Year-Old Boy

Electricity Kills Suspected Cable Thief in Edo

Tragedy as Teacher Allegedly Flogs 12 Yr- Old Pupil to Death

Edo Criminals Feel the Heat as Security Forces Storm Forests, Hideouts

Police Recover Vehicles Stolen Since 2024, Arrest Two in Benin

Police rescue 11 kidnap victims, arrest two over fake abduction in Edo

The Stench That Exposed a Suspected Ritualists' Den in Edo

Girlfriend Dispute Turns Deadly as 30-Year-Old man Hacked to Death in Edo

EFCC declares ex-Minister Sadiya Farouq wanted over alleged fraud

Court Adjourns Alleged Money Laundering Case Against Jessica to June 30

Auchi Court sentences 3 to 12yrs for rape as BHI hails Edo justice system

$6.23m fraudulently taken from CBN coffers - EFCC witness

Emefiele asks court to foreclose prosecution if it fails to produce witnesses

Police arrest proprietress as Edo shuts illegal orphanage over alleged adoption scam

Court threatens jail term for lawyers in EFCC forfeiture suit against Malami

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SPORTS

Portuguese Football Federation pays tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo as former captain announces retirement

November 06, 2026 at 11:12 AM

OBSERVER CARTOON

Sustaining the Crackdown on Edo’s Revenue Predators

August 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM

Crime Review: Kidnap Rescue, Cult Killing, Police Extortion, Lecturer’s Death Rock Week

Police Arrest 2 Serving Officers, Ex-Cop, Recover 15 Drivers’ Licences in Abuja

Hotel Owner, 2 Others Arrested as Police Probe Tragic Death of University Don

Four kidnappers to die by hanging

Machete Attack Leaves 2 ESSC Operatives, 4 Others Hospitalized in Edo

Police Storm Edo Hotel, Nab Suspected Kidnapper With $1,500, ₦897,500

Edo Police Nab 'Prophet', Stepfather over Child Abduction, Defilement

Reject bribes, uphold integrity: CCB warns new officers

Police launch Vigilant App, MTN network to strengthen fraud reporting, internal communication

Three Beretta Pistols Hidden in Plantain Sack Recovered at Benin Motor Park

Home Lesson Teacher, Father, 3 Others Remanded Over Alleged Child Defilement in Edo

Man, 42, Arrested Over Alleged Defilement of 12-Year-Old Boy

Electricity Kills Suspected Cable Thief in Edo

Tragedy as Teacher Allegedly Flogs 12 Yr- Old Pupil to Death

Edo Criminals Feel the Heat as Security Forces Storm Forests, Hideouts

Police Recover Vehicles Stolen Since 2024, Arrest Two in Benin

Police rescue 11 kidnap victims, arrest two over fake abduction in Edo

The Stench That Exposed a Suspected Ritualists' Den in Edo

Girlfriend Dispute Turns Deadly as 30-Year-Old man Hacked to Death in Edo

EFCC declares ex-Minister Sadiya Farouq wanted over alleged fraud

Court Adjourns Alleged Money Laundering Case Against Jessica to June 30

Auchi Court sentences 3 to 12yrs for rape as BHI hails Edo justice system

$6.23m fraudulently taken from CBN coffers - EFCC witness

Emefiele asks court to foreclose prosecution if it fails to produce witnesses

Police arrest proprietress as Edo shuts illegal orphanage over alleged adoption scam

Court threatens jail term for lawyers in EFCC forfeiture suit against Malami

Portuguese Football Federation pays tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo as former captain announces retirement

Sustaining the Crackdown on Edo’s Revenue Predators

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