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Edo: Bishop arrested for sexual abuse of minor sisters in church

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Edo State Government has arrested Bishop Gideon Osagie Osazee, a senior cleric and founder of Rollo Life of Christ Brethren Ministry, for sexually abusing two biological sisters. In addition to the sisters, four other girls from his church reportedly came forward to testify that Bishop Osazee had sexual intercourse with them. According to reports, officials […]

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Edo govt to pay next batch of pension arrears from Wednesday

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The Edo State government has said that it will commence the payment of pension arrears of retirees in ‘batch 40’ latest on Wednesday, January 24. The government announced this in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary and Chairman, Pensions Bureau, Mr I.D. Juwobor, a copy of which was obtained by Channels Television on Sunday.

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Villagers flee community as abductions, rituals take over forest in Edo

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Residents of Ogheghe community, Ovia North East Local Government Area, Edo State, have raised eyebrows over suspected ritual killings and kidnappings being carried out by a syndicate at an undeveloped land acquired, several years ago, on the outskirt of the community by the Nigerian Air Force. The land overgrown by bush is called “evil forest”

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Edo, Delta constitute 80% of Libya returnees – NEMA

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The South-South Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Martins Ejike, has said that Edo state alone recorded 309 out of 484 Libya migrants, while record also showed that over 80 percent of the returnees were indigenes of Edo and Delta states. Ejike made this known to journalists on Sunday in Port Harcourt. The

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Police arrest 2 yahoo boys who allegedly killed grandma for rituals in Edo

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Two of the four men accused of killing their grandmother, Grace Ovbiedo, for money ritual in Edo State, have been arrested. The suspects are; Dickson Oluka, Salaya Oluka, Martins Oluka and Austin Enayi. However, Dickson and Salaya have been arrested by the police while the other two are currently on the run. It was gathered

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3 abducted Catholic reverend sisters regain freedom

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Three Catholic reverend sisters and three other females, who were kidnapped by gunmen in Edo State, have been released. According to reports, the sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Convent regained their freedom after spending 53 days in the kidnappers’ den. It was gathered that one of the victims, Veronica Ajayi, was released at

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Flood wrecks havoc at Edo INEC office, card readers, computers destroyed

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Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin on Sunday suffered a great wreck following a devastating loss of sensitive materials, card readers, and computers to flood. The flood which occurred on Saturday knocked down the fence of the office and ravaged the entire building. The Edo INEC Administrative Secretary, Mr Lebari Nduh,

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