Edo State

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...

August 16, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have neutralised five suspected kidnappers during a shoot out. Deputy spokesperson of the Command, Jennifer Iwegbu, who disclosed this in a statement, said an abducted victim, Innocent Achebe, 38,...

July 29, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Edo State Police Command have debunked reports that an INEC Resident Commissioner in Edo State, Dr Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem, was arrested. However, INEC confirmed that...

July 26, (THEWILL) – Motorists and pedestrians were held hostage for several hours in Benin city, the Edo state capital, as the organised labour in Edo State on Tuesday, joined their colleagues nationwide, to support the Nigeria Labour Congress...

July 03, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Police Command has confirmed reports that two Catholic Reverend Fathers were kidnapped in the state on Saturday. The victims, Reverend Fathers, Uboh Philemon of St. Joseph Retreat Centre and Rev. Fr. Udom Peterm of...

June 20, (THEWILL) - The industrialisation effort of Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, got a boost over the weekend in Benin, as a trade delegation from Miami Dade County, Florida, United States, visited the state to explore business opportunities. Bilateral...