An 18-year-old, identified as Tega Emajuwa, has been arrested alongside two others for allegedly kidnapping and killing his 12-year-old cousin, Emiliano Egwunbare, for ritual purposes in Edo State.
Edo Police have warned residents and businesses about fraudulent bomb threats used by extortionists to intimidate victims into paying money.
Edo State is pledging to reclaim assets illegally diverted by the past administration and to strengthen public healthcare infrastructure and services.
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, says his administration has suspended the signing of Certificates of Occupancy following reports that a 17-year-old allegedly owns 14,000 hectares of land in the state.
Oba Ewuare II has directed Edo indigenes and residents to observe a two-week fasting and prayer beginning September 15 to avert evil in the state.
Civil society groups demand action after eight NSCDC officers were killed and a Chinese national abducted in Edo.
Armed attackers killed eight NSCDC operatives in Edo State, abducted Chinese workers for BUA Cement, and left one expatriate still missing after a rescue operation.
A leaked circular has directed Edo secondary school teachers to cut grass and clean school premises despite government denial of such an order.
The NCDC reports that three new Lassa fever cases in Edo and Ondo are part of a broader 2025 outbreak tallying 857 confirmed cases and 160 deaths (18.7 percent CFR), spread across 21 states and 106 LGAs.
A civil rights group has criticised Edo State Ministry of Education over reports that teachers were made to cut grass and do menial work.