LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 38-year-old mother of three has been killed by her lover, Osaremwinda Omobude Idumwonyi, 46, after he allegedly found male condoms inside her handbag in Benin City, the Edo State capital. It was gathered that the victim identified as Gladys Okoh, who had been separated with her husband, was stabbed with a…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An anti-corruption crusader, Bishop Osadolor Ochei, Thursday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of mandamus compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence criminal proceedings against former Edo state governor and National Chairmanship aspirant, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on alleged corruption. He filed an ex-parte motion marked…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officials of the Edo State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency [NDLEA] have foiled an attempt to smuggle cannabis on one of the buses of Edo City Transport Service. A 40-year-old graduate of Political Science and suspected member of a notorious cannabis smuggling cartel was also apprehended by the Agency….
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a heavy clash between supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and those of the All Progressives Congress (APC) outside the VIP arrival hall of the Benin city airport Friday evening, over a senator’s anti Buhari comment at the Senate. Security operatives, led by the Edo State Police Commissioner, Mr….
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator representing Edo South in the National Assembly, Matthew Urhoghide, yesterday revealed what happened to him after he moved the motion for President Muhammadu Buhari’s impeachment. The Senator who said he has no regrets for moving the motion, alleged that the Chief of Staff to Governor Obaseki, Taiwo Akerele, mobilized thugs tojustassault…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday sacked the Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Mr. Reginald Okun. Obaseki also approved the retirement of the General Manager of the Edo State Waste Management Board, Mr. Aiyamenkue Akonofua. The governor, according to a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government,…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people were reported to have been injured as the convoy of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki was yesterday involved in an accident along the Benin-Lagos Express Road. NewsRangers learnt that no life was lost in the accident which occurred in front of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). When our…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the 18 chairmanship seats in the March 3 local government election in Edo. The Chairman of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), Prof. Stanley Orobator, announced the results of the council polls in Benin on Sunday. Orobator said the exercise was rancor-free and…