Tag: Edo

Edo: Kidnappers threaten to kill 8 victims over ₦40m ransom

Aminu Imam
Edo kidnappers

Gunmen have reportedly threatened to kill some of the eight indigenes of Imoga, Edo State, who were kidnapped at the Star Boy Hotel, located on Ibillo Road on January 9. The Coordinator, ‘Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People’, Bode Ekundayo, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, noted that the kidnappers made the threat to show the community and families of the victims that they “meant business”. He said the kidnappers started by demanding ₦100m as ransom, later reduced it to ₦80m, and then down to ₦40m,…

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Edo: Kidnappers release abducted medical doctor after ₦50m ransom 

Aminu Imam
Edo kidnappers release

An abducted medical doctor, Dr. Ibrahim Tahir, has regained his freedom after his family paid ₦50million ransom to his abductors. The victim was kidnapped alongside his younger brother on January 2 at their residence along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, Edo State, while opening the gate to their compound.  Unfortunately, the younger brother’s dead body was found by Orley River, Down City Pride road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, on January 5, as he was said to have been killed by his abductors. The father of the victim said that the…

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CNG condemns attack on Hausa traders in Edo, demands justice, compensation

Aminu Imam
CNG condemns attack2

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has strongly condemned the recent attack on Hausa traders in Ekpoma, Edo-Central, describing it as an unprovoked act capable of inflaming ethnic tensions if not urgently addressed. In a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi,  the CNG accused some youths of chasing Hausa traders out of the livestock market and slaughtering their goats, calling the incident a grave injustice and a dangerous escalation of communal violence. The group said traders were forced to flee for their lives, abandoning their livestock,…

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Edo shuts schools over security concerns

Aminu Imam
Edo shuts schools

The Edo State government has announced a suspension of second-term resumption for schools across Edo-Central senatorial district following recent unrest in Ekpoma. The decision affects both public and private educational institutions in the district and comes in the wake of a violent protest triggered by growing concerns over frequent kidnappings in the area. Recall that last week’s demonstration in Ekpoma, the headquarters of Esan-West local government area, left several people injured and led to the vandalism of the palace of the town’s traditional ruler. Reports also indicated that a number…

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Edo: Police rescue 9 kidnap victims in drone-led operation 

Aminu Imam
Edo Police rescue

The Police Command in Edo state says it has rescued nine victims from kidnappers in a landmark drone-led operation in the state. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed in a statement yesterday that this followed a report of a kidnapping incident in the Egbojo Ikabigbo community in Jattu, Etsako-West local government area. She said the report prompted the immediate deployment of the Divisional Police Officer and his team to the area, working alongside vigilantes and hunters. Ms. Ikoedem explained that the state Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, subsequently activated…

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Edo Polls: How Police DIG ordered Obaseki out of INEC office

Aminu Imam
Police with Obaseki

There was a tense moment early yesterday, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Benin, Edo State, as Police walked out the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The Governor had stormed the INEC office, which also doubles as the main State collation centre for the governorship election, which was conducted on Saturday. According to reporrs, Obaseki, in the company of his security aides, arrived at the premises uninvited at around 2a.m yesterday, reportedly to protest some anomalies in the collation of results of some local government areas, including his,…

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Edo: “We wont remove Wikes cousin as REC” - INEC tells PDP

Aminu Imam
INEC tells PDP

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, said to be the first cousin of Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will not be redeployed ahead of Saturdays governorship election in the State. Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Tony Aziegbemi, had last week, asked INEC to redeploy Onuoha over ties with Wike. He expressed a lack of confidence in the RECs ability to conduct a free and fair election. Onuoha, the INEC…

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Edo Poll is a “do-or-die affair – Gov. Obaseki

Aminu Imam
Obaseki on Edo poll

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has warned that next weeks governorship election in the state is a do-or-die affair. Obaseki, who was speaking yesterday during a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in the Ekemwan area of the State, warned that any form of electoral malpractice from the opposition party would lead to death. He said, The person I took over from had no respect for our people, had no respect for women, encouraged prostitution and women trafficking. When I took over office our pensioners wore black on Labour Day buy…

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Edo: Philip Shaibu dumps PDP, defects to APC

Aminu Imam
Edo Philip Shaibu

In a surprise move, reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress, (APC). He made the switch during the APCs Edo State inauguration of the National Working Committee (NWC) for the governorship election, which took place yesterday. The meeting was attended by notable figures, including the former governor of Kano State and National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as well as the governors of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and Cross-River State, Bassey Otu. Shaibus defection…

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SMEs: Young CEOs seek creation of ministry for young entrepreneurs

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Mr Aigbe Omorege, Founder, Young CEOs Initiative (middle), with other members during a news conference on Monday in Benin.

The Young CEO Initiative has called for creation of a ministry for young entrepreneurs to stimulate the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. Founder of the initiative, Aigbe Omorege, made the call on Monday during a news conference in Benin, Edo. Omorege, who was joined by other members of the initiative, said creating such a ministry had become necessary in order to relate directly to young entrepreneurs and drive the spirit of entrepreneurship for which the country was known. According to him, young entrepreneurs employ the highest number of…

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