Loveth Adam’s future was bright in 2018 when she was admitted to study Anatomy at the Ambrose Ali University (AAU) in Edo State, South-South Nigeria. Like most Nigerian students, she hoped to graduate in 2022 and join many others in the labour market, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) […]
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In Aug. 2020, just as the South-South state of Edo state was gearing for its gubernatorial elections, Joseph Ihama, a resident, said to HumAngle, “Everyone knows that the elections will be violent. There is no need to pretend. We are just begging both parties not to kill too much.” A major factor that contributes to […]
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Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and ex-presidential candidate, said an armed gang murdered his younger brother, Olajide Sowore, in the Okada area of Edo State, South-south Nigeria. The younger Sowore was attacked in the wee hours of Saturday, Sept. 4, while on his way from Igbinedion University, where he was studying Pharmacy. “They […]
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Nigeria, on Sunday, Aug.22, reported eight deaths and 674 new COVID-19 infections, raising total confirmed cases to 185,267, according to government data. The Nigeria Centre Disease Control (NCDC) said the fresh infections were spread across 12 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Lagos, the country’s epicentre of the pandemic, reported the most infections […]
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A report released by the United States Department of States has revealed that the majority of human trafficking victims in Europe and other parts of the world are Nigerians mostly from Edo, Delta, and Kano states. The report titled ‘Trafficking In Persons Report June 2021, chronicled the menace of human trafficking in about 200 countries […]
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Christopher Dega, a Senior Special Assistant on Security to Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue state, North-central Nigeria, was killed early Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Terver Akase, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, confirmed to Premium Times that Dega was killed by armed persons in Jos, Plateau State capital, bordering Benue. The police did not […]
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One Obehi Ogbeh, an alleged escapee from the White House prison yard in Edo State, Southsouth Nigeria has been re-arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command. Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer disclosed this to journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital. He explained that Ogbeh was arrested in the Agbado area […]
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The Edo State Government has declared a 24-hours curfew expected to take effect from 4:00 pm on Monday, October 19, 2020, till further notice. According to the Secretary of the State Government, Mr. Osarodion Ogie, the imposition of the curfew was announced after different attacks and vandalism perpetrated by some hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS […]
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The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has warned voters in Edo State, South-South Nigeria, about a possible surge in the spread of fake news in the off-cycle gubernatorial election day. Voters in Edo State will elect a governor on Saturday, September 19, 2020. The nonprofit, in a press statement released on Thursday, September 17, […]
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A video circulating on WhatsApp claims that Interpol uncovers £20 million Edo State Funds in Governor Godwin Obaseki’s UK account. The video was also uploaded to Facebook by a page with the name POI Mandate 2020 and has generated 1,000 reactions. The short video, which claims to have originated from FCTV, uses a robot voice […]
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Nightmares and fear of the unknown were part of the issues that plagued teenagers who managed to escape Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s Northeast region and found solace at the International Christian Centre (ICC) Camp, Edo State, South-South region. According to officials, over 4, 000 displaced children and teenagers have been assisted by the camp […]
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While some residents of Lagos and Abuja keenly follow the news to monitor events around the COVID-19 outbreak, majority of Edo residents believe the virus is a hoax and care less about the situation. Traveling through the state capital, Benin, the villages down to Ibilo in Edo North Senatorial District, the number of persons wearing […]
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