Author: Iduozee Efe Paul

A 35-year-old labourer has killed his colleague for allegedly refusing to wash the shovel used during construction work at a building site in Benin City. The unfortunate incident occurred at New Etete area of the state capital on Thursday, September 7, 2023. The suspect, Michael Agbero, a Togolese, now in police custody, had co-opted his now deceased friend, one Maharazu Umar to execute a construction work in the building. It was gathered that after the duo had successfully completed the work, the suspect, Michael Agbero directed his colleague to wash the shovel but the friend allegedly refused to wash the…

Following the local government council elections in Edo State that were marred by irregularities at most voting centers, the Edo Civil Society Organization (EDOCSO) on has called on the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act, 2022 to empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct local government polls. The CSOs made the call in a statement signed by Austine Enabulele, and Grace Okike, the interim TEC chairman, and secretary respectively, on the recent local government election as well as to call for an end to cult-related killings in the state. According to the CSOs, Edo State Independent Electoral…

The Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Edo State Chapter has paid a courtesy visit to the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki. They were received on the governor’s behalf by the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Hon. Christopher Osa Nehikare at the Ministry’s Conference room in Benin city. Speaking during the visit, chairperson of Edo State NAWOJ, Comrade Adesuwa Ehimuan, extolled Governor Godwin Obaseki on his developmental stride in the state, and for signing into Law the VAPP Bill. Comrade Ehimuan appealed to the governor to look into some of the needs of the Association which include, support with a…

Some operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested an 84-year-old man, Gabriel Ahuwa for allegedly killing his 75-year-old wife for denying him sex. The father of seven children alleged that his wife had refused to have sex with him for a very long time. The octogenarian who spoke with journalists, said he reported the matter to his children and one of her daughters came to talk to his wife but she did not pay attention. According to the elderly man, his wife was not listening to him, anytime he asked her to come and sleep with him, she…

Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly Rt. Hon Blessing Sheriff Agbebaku has summoned the Controller, Federal Ministry of Works in the state to the hallowed Chambers of the Assembly. Hon Blessing Sheriff Agbebaku issued the summons during the plenary over the refusal of the controller of Works to appear with the director of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, who has responded to the House call. During plenary, the Speaker led other members to question the director, Federal Road Maintenance Agency, Muktar Ibrahim on the condition of federal roads in the state including the Benin-Auchi Road, Benin-Ore road, specifically, the Ovia…

The Bishop of Benin Anglican Communion, Bishop Peter Imasuen, has urged politicians, civil servants, youths and others to put God first in anything they do in order to live a Christ sent life. Bishop Peter Imasuen gave the advice at the Service of Songs and Night of Tributes, organized by the Edo State Government in honour of late Senator (Princess) Adiza Franca Afegbua in Benin City. Delivering a sermon on, “The Transient Nature of Man,” Bishop Peter Imasuen, who was represented by Ven. Osaro Igbinosa, said, “Death is a call that all must answer, as such, we need to put…

Two students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Samson Kennedy, a 200 level student of Biochemistry and Wilfred Emmanuel, a 500-level student of Optometry, have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly taking their colleague, 23-years-old Francis Aniude (a final year student of the Department of Chemistry), to Ekosodin River, where he reportedly drowned. The duo, who were neighbours with Aniude, were said to have invited him to the Ekosodin River for sightseeing on June 29, 2023, where he was allegedly drowned by the duo, who ran back to the school campus to raise alarm after the…

It was disappointment and lamentation galore for Edolites as low turnout of voters and late arrival of electoral materials characterised the last local government elections in the state. When National Point correspondent monitored the elections in Egor Local Government Area, one of the municipal councils in Benin City, materials started arriving the units few minutes before 12:7pm. Some political parties’ agents had defied the heavy downpour to arrive at their polling units even before 8am, ensuring parties would not be blamed for delay. Some voters who were at the polling centres some minutes past 8am, expressed surprise that neither electoral…

The council polls conducted in Edo State Saturday September 2, was marred by violence, thuggery and low voter turn-out. Voters in the 192 wards in Edo State went to the polls to vote for candidates of their choice in the rescheduled Local Government polls. Early results from some of the wards showed that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was coasting home to an emphatic victory throughout the three senatorial districts of the state but the Labour Party (LP) cried foul, pulling out of the race and over alleged irregularities, violence and intimidation by heavily armed government sponsored thugs. Angered by…