One dies in Edo cult initiation ritual
A suspected cultist had been taken into police custody in connection with a secret cult initiation ritual that led to the death of one Prosper Ezekiel. Ezekiel reportedly died while…
July Flood Alert: 20 States at Risk Despite N620bn Ecological Funds
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a flood alert for July, warning that Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, Benue, and 16 other states are at risk of flash floods. This alert comes…
Southern Nigeria records highest deaths as cult clashes kill 1,686
Between January 2020 and March 2025, no fewer than 1,686 people lost their lives in 909 incidents of gang violence across Nigeria, with the South-South and South-West regions the worst…
Raining Season hazard: 30 states rush to avert flood crisis
Ahead of the rainy season, states have commenced measures to arrest the flooding expected to inundate no fewer than 1,249 communities in 176 local governments across 30 states and the…
Uromi’s Response to the Recent Mob Attack
Communities around Old Ilushi Road, Opere, and Good Will Junction in Uromi, Edo State, have been deserted by residents for fear of reprisals and arrests by security agents, following the…
Jungle justice: Mob burns 16 northern travellers to death suspected to be kidnappers – Edo
At least 16 travellers from Northern Nigeria were brutally killed in the Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State, after being labelled as kidnappers. It was gathered the incident occurred…
Edo: 24 hours after swearing in, Okpebholo orders contractors back to site
Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo has ordered contractors handling failed portions of roads within the Benin metropolis to return to site. Okpebholo had in his inaugural speech reeled out…
Edo/Ondo elections: INEC reveals they are concerned about safety of lives, property
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said on Wednesday, July 31, that it was concerned about the safety of lives and property before, during…
Nigerians remain stranded as petrol scarcity persist
Queues lengthened yesterday at petrol stations in some parts of Lagos State as motorists battled to fill their vehicle tanks. Many residents, especially pupils, their parents, workers, and traders were…
Fuel Scarcity: Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Edo, others experience severe scarcity
The shortage of fuel yesterday spread to Lagos State. Motorists and others waited for hours in queues at the few filling stations dispensing the product. Other states that experienced acute…
