Edo State

September 24, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Government has debunked reports that terror group, the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) was responsible for the recent attack at Ibillo-Igarra Road Junction, where a Wabaizigan patrol vehicle was burnt...

September 23, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Government has assured stakeholders in the solid minerals sector of the economy that it would lift the ban on gold mining in the Dagbala Community, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. The...

September 21, (THEWILL) – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved the restructuring of the state’s civil and public service, to cut waste in government and eliminate duplication of functions. Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Andrew Emwanta, disclosed this while...

September 19, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Government has warned owners of event centres in the state to secure proper approval for such facility before commencing operations. Edo State Commissioner for Physical Planning, Urban and Regional Development, Isoken Omo,...

September 15, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have raided a coaching Centre for internet fraudsters (Yahoo Boys) in the Edo State capital. A statement by the anti-graft agency, said...

September 11, (THEWILL) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Haruna Favour, with 82 pinches of methamphetamine in Auchi, Edo state. Favour, who was arrested on Friday, was also arrested with various quantities of...

September 11, (THEWILL) – Police operatives attached to the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB), have dismantled an alleged illicit petroleum products refining facility in Edo State. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi,...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Command, on Friday September 9, 2022 arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were arrested at their hideouts, following actionable intelligence about their alleged...

September 04, (THEWILL) - Gunmen have abducted scores of travellers on the Benin-Owo Expressway in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. While the actual number of victims could not be ascertained, sources said they were over...

August 18, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have uncovered a suspected ritual den in Benin-city, the Edo state capital. A graphic video of the shrine showed 20 mummified bodies stacked on an iron rack and others...