Forty mission schools in Delta State are to benefit from a ₦400 million grant by the state government. The approval of the disbursement of this intervention fund announced on Tuesday, is to enable them to upgrade and expand their facilities. The Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, who announced this while briefing journalists on some of…
How Death Trailed Late Fr. Odia from Akoko-Edo Parish of Catholic Church to Ikabigbo
More details have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the gruesome killing of 41-year-old Catholic reverend father, and parish priest of St. Michael Catholic Church, Ikabigbo in Uzairue, Etsako West local government area of Edo State on Sunday. TELL gathered on good authority that Fr. Odia’s life had been under threat from suspected Fulani herdsmen in…
Slain Edo Catholic Priest: Community Youths Arrest Member of Kidnap Gang
One of the kidnappers who abducted and killed Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia, Parish Priest of St. Michael Catholic Church, Ikhabigbo, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State on Sunday, has been apprehended, just as the mass servant earlier reported to have died from gunshot wounds has reportedly survived. The lucky mass servant who was…
Family of 17-year-old Murdered Rape Victim Want Case Removed From Homicide Dept to Another Unit
…Alleges plot to compromise investigation The family of 17-year-old Jessica Aniche who was allegedly raped and killed for ritual purposes in Edo State, have demanded the transfer of investigation in the case from the homicide department of the Nigerian Police to another department on allegation of plot to compromise the investigation. In a strong petition…
Female Medical Doctor With Irrua Teaching Hospital Arrested for Battering Maid
A female medical doctor and paediatrician with the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Irrua, Edo State, Chiamaka Ogbonnaya is being held at the State Police Command, Benin City, on allegations of assault and battery against her housemaid simply identified as Comfort. The victim is said to be a Junior Secondary School, JSS 2 student. Dr.…
Chief Justice Tanko Resigns from Office
Justice Muhammad Tanko, Chief Justice of Nigeria has resigned from office. Reports say he sent in his resignation letter over the weekend claiming that he was leaving on health grounds. This is coming days after his 14 colleagues at the supreme court petitioned him on the sorry state of their welfare and the condition of…
Bandits Demand ₦44 Million for 22 Farmers Kidnapped in Abuja
The bandits who, on Thursday June 23, abducted 22 farmers from their farms in Abuja, on Sunday, demanded ₦44 million ransom from the families of the victims. Ibrahim Barde, an engineer and spokesman of one of the families, confirmed to TELL that the kidnappers were asking for two million naira for each of the 22…
Two Die, One Injured as Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest in Edo
A Catholic Reverend Father, and Parish Priest of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Ikhabigbo in Etsako West local government area of Edo State, Christopher Odia, was on Sunday morning abducted by suspected kidnappers, while two persons were killed, and a third person seriously injuried, in the operation. A credible source told TELL that Rev. Fr. Odia…
No Case Submission: Benin Palace Tackles Edo Govt Over Ogiamen Chieftancy Dispute
All the first class palace chiefs in Benin Kingdom and enigie (dukes) of all the dukedoms in the seven local government areas that make up Benin have knocked the Edo State government over the recent nolle prosequi (no-case-submission) entered into in a criminal case involving one Arisco Osemwingie and another, in respect of the former’s…
Arase, Ex-IGP Pushes for Citizens-Driven Internal Security Model to Enhance Community Policing
….Donates Security Items, As Foundation Awards Scholarships to Nine Undergrads Former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has once again underscored the imperative of citizens participation in effective policing in Edo State amid dire security challenges in the state. Arase, who clocked 66 on Tuesday, also donated items worth millions of naira in support of…
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