February 13, 2025
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We wanted Uwa for rituals – Suspects confess

The six suspects who allegedly raped and killed Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, a 100-Level Microbiology student of the University of Benin, in a church in Ihovbe quarters in Benin, have confessed to the crime, Daily Times Nigeria reports. The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, on Wednesday who paraded the six suspects identified them as […]
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IGP vows to bring Vera Uwaila’s killers to book

As part of deliberate and concerted efforts by the Nigeria Police High Command to unravel the circumstances surrounding the brutal attack and unfortunate death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa in Benin, Edo State on 28th and 30th May, 2020 respectively, the Inspector General of Police has deployed additional investigations aids and forensic support to Edo […]
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Ize-Iyamu greets Muslims at Ramadan

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, an aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September Governorship election in Edo, on Friday felicitated with Muslims on the commencement of Ramadan. Ize-Iyamu in a statement he personally signed which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin, described Ramadan as a period of devotion […]
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Beyond closure of Nigeria’s borders

That Nigeria about two months ago closed its land borders with its neighbours including Benin, Niger and Cameroon in its efforts to stem the tide of smuggling of various imported items like rice, automobiles and small and light arms and ammunitions among many other things is no longer news. However, this development has not gone […]