Category: NEWS AROUND EDO STATE

Meanwhile, Governor Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, inaugurated the State’s Forestry Commission with a charge to bolster the government’s efforts at the conservation, management, and development of Edo forest assets.Obaseki, at the event, which was held at the Okomu National Park in Ovia South-West Local Government Area, also unveiled the 10-year Edo State Forest Restoration and Plantation Strategy as well as the Edo State Forestry Commission logo.The governor, who decried the loss and degradation of forest lands and forest reserves in...

As part of efforts to check cultism in the State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has said the State Security Council will meet with heads of tertiary institutions, youth groups, religious bodies, and other stakeholders to proffer lasting solutions to the problem.The governor revealed this during the monthly State Security Council meeting at the Government House in Benin City.He said reports about cultism dominated the monthly Security Council meeting and members have resolved to hold a roundtable meeting in the next few...

Justices EfeIkponmwonba and M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City have convicted and sentenced 19 internet fraudsters to prison for fraud.This was revealed by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, on its website today.They were arraigned separately on one count of charges bordering on retention of proceeds of crime, fraudulent representation, and unlawful possession of fraudulent documents.The court mandated that six vehicles, iPad, laptops, phones, and the balance in the defendants’ bank accounts be forfeited to the...