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IGP Summons Officers Who Crushed Citizen With Car In Edo

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has condemned the disturbing incident where a police team ran a vehicle over a citizen on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Ekpoma, Edo State. A statement on Friday, by the Force Public...
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Road Crash Claims 11 Lives, Injures Eight In Edo

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
June 29, (THEWILL) - At least eleven persons have been confirmed dead and eight others injured on Thursday, in a fatal accident involving a Toyota Hiace 18-seater bus and a truck belonging to Dangote. The incident occured around 11am...
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Obaseki Assigns Portfolios To New Commissioners

Jude Obafemi, THEWILL -
June 22, (THEWILL) - Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved the assignment of portfolios to the new Commissioners recently inaugurated as members of the Edo State Executive Council (EXCO). The Governor had, on Tuesday, June 13, inaugurated 15...
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Fibre Connectivity Across 18 Edo LGAs 97 Percent Completed – Obaseki

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
June 20, (THEWILL) - The Edo State Government said the internet connectivity project across the 18 Local Government Areas in the State is about 97 percent completed. Governor Godwin Obaseki, who disclosed this in Benin City, said the State is...
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Oba Ewuare II Berates Ex-Minister Agba Over Lopsided Representation

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
June 20, (THEWILL) - The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II, has berated the immediate past Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, for not extending the benefits of his ministerial appointment to...
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Agbebaku, Edekor Elected Edo Assembly Speaker, Deputy

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
June 16, (THEWILL) – The member representing Owan West constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has been elected as the new Speaker of the 8th Assembly. Agbebaku is a two-time member of the Edo...
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Edo 2024: Imansuangbon Joins Labour Party

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
June 09, (THEWILL) – Less than 72 hours after he exited the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo politician, Kenneth Imansuangbon, has joined the Labour Party (LP) ahead of the 2024 governorship election in the State. The embattled National Chairman...
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Gunmen Kill Catholic Priest In Edo

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
June 09, (THEWILL) - A Catholic priest under the Benin Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Charles Onomhoale Igechi, has been killed by gunmen. Rev. Fr. Igechi was shot by gunmen on Wednesday, along the Agbor Road Bypass area in the Ikhueniro...
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Edo Assembly Clears First Batch Of Commissioner-Nominees

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
June 08, (THEWILL) - The Edo State House of Assembly on Thursday, considered and confirmed the first batch of commissioner-nominees sent to it by the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie (Esq), confirmed the...
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Edo 2024: Imansuangbon Resigns From PDP

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
June 07, (THEWILL) – Ahead of the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, former governorship aspirant and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kenneth Imansuangbon, popularly known as ‘Rice man’, has resigned his membership of the party. In...
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INTERPOL Cracks Black Axe, West African Crime Ring, Arrests 58, Hunts 263 Suspects

According to INTERPOL, the operation ran from November 2025 to June 2026, bringing together law enforcement agencies from six continents to identify high-value criminal targets, trace illicit financial flows, seize criminal assets and support arrests and prosecutions.
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