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Police, Army Pally to Beef Up Security in Edo
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (205+ words) The Edo State Police Command and the 4 Brigade Nigerian Army have strengthened their security partnership, with both agencies resolving to deepen intelligence sharing and joint operations to tackle emerging security threats across the state. The resolve was reached when the…...
Benin High Court remands 4 over alleged kidnap, defilement
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (496+ words) BENIN CITY – A High Court in Benin, Edo State, has ordered the remand of three suspects in Police custody for 14 days over alleged conspiracy and kidnapping, while separately directing that a 17-year-old boy be remanded at the Ugbekun Remand Home…...
Tinubu committed to reducing transportation costs — Shettima
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (310+ words) ABUJA – Vice President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu is committed to reducing transportation costs in Nigeria through sustained investment in infrastructure and comprehensive reforms across the transport sector. Shettima stated this on Monday in Abuja at the inauguration of…...
Nigeria edge Zimbabwe to win Africa qualifier and seal U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2027 place
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (49+ words) The Nigerian Observer Nigeria edge Zimbabwe to win Africa qualifier and seal U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2027 place September 07, 2026 at 07:30 AM August 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM...
Edo Police Rescue Kidnap Victim as Robbers Raid ADC Chairman’s Home – The Nigerian Observer
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (332+ words) Security forces with kidnap victim, Mr. Obareki Emmanuel, shortly after his rescue in Edo State. Suspected robbers raided the Edo State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Hon. Kennedy Odion’s residence in Benin City early Sunday, escaping with two…...
Nigeria defeat Burkina Faso, maintain winning run at IHF Women’s Trophy
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (39+ words) The Nigerian Observer Nigeria defeat Burkina Faso, maintain winning run at IHF Women’s Trophy September 07, 2026 at 07:30 AM August 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM...
‘We Have No Informants, We Target Flashy Residents’ — Kidnap Gang Leader Confesses
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (439+ words) The suspected kidnap gang and its alleged leader at the Edo State Police Command Headquarters, Benin City. An alleged leader of a notorious inter-state kidnapping syndicate has revealed that his gang does not rely on informants to identify victims, but…...
Okpebholo Appoints Iyase, Agbogun as Special Advisers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (136+ words) Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State BENIN CITY — Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Chief Emmanuel Iyase and Agbogun Emmanuel Sunday as Special Advisers in his administration. The appointments were announced in a Government Special…...
Tinubu reports xenophobic attacks to AU
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (392+ words) President Bola Tinubu has formally reported recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union. Tinubu spoke through Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly…...
Religion, Power and the State: Who is bigger than Nigeria?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (899+ words) There is something deeply unsettling about a country that knows where the line is but appears unwilling to draw it. Nigeria has laws against incitement. It has laws against threats to public order. It has institutions charged with protecting citizens…...