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Iyanomo Leadership Crisis: Edo Security Team Deployed To Restore Peace

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Iyanomo Leadership Crisis: Edo Security Team Deployed To Restore Peace  By Editor  The Edo State Police Command has deployed a team of security men to Iyanomo Community in Ikpoba Okah local government area of Edo State to restore peace and order following the renewed leadership crisis in the Community. The leadership crisis over who becomes the Odionwere of Iyanomo Community broke out on the 13th of January 2026 leading to the destruction of properties worth millions of naira with residents deserting the area for fear of being killed. In its determination to restore peace and order in the State, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Eno Ikoedem along with the deployed security team embarked on an operation show of force around the community to register their presence. Speaking to journalists on the operation, PPRO said following a series of reports on violent attack in Iyanomo Community, the Commissioner of Police Edo State CP Monday Agbonika dep...
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Police Apprehend Seven In Adamawa For Pipeline Vandalism

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Police  Apprehend Seven In Adamawa For Pipeline Vandalism  By Editor  The Nigeria Police Force has dismantled a suspected pipeline vandalism network in Adamawa State, arresting seven suspects and recovering 285 pieces of vandalised Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) pipelines in a major crackdown on economic sabotage. According to an official signed statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, the operation was carried out by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering in collaboration with the IGP X-Squad. The statement said the operation followed credible intelligence received on July 9, 2026, which led operatives to intercept a J5 bus fully loaded with suspected vandalised NNPC pipelines along the Yola–Numan Road in Adamawa State. Police identified the occupants of the vehicle as Paul Joshua, the driver, and Paul Ishiyaku, who was travelling with him. According to the st...
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Mental health : Federated Chapel, Neuropsychiatric Hospital To Organise Awareness Campaign, 2026 Annual Lecture

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Mental health : Federated Chapel, Neuropsychiatric Hospital  To Organise Awareness Campaign,  2026 Annual Lecture By Editor  The Federated Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, in collaboration with the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City, is set to hold its 2026 Annual Lecture and Mental Health Awareness Campaign. This year's programme is themed "Knowing Your Mental Health Status: A Prerequisite for a Robust and Productive Economy." The keynote lecture will be delivered by Dr. Okonkwo Bartholomew, Senior Registrar at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City. Activities will commence on Thursday, July 23, 2026, with a mental health sensitisation and awareness campaign across Benin City, while the annual lecture, which is the highlight of the two-day programme, will take place on Friday, July 24, 2026, at the Edo State Council Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), No. 1 Reservati...
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Court Hearing: Sowore Vows To Resist Tinubu's Oppression

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  Court Hearing: Sowore Vows To Resist Tinubu Oppression    By Editor  The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, for the 2027 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, of Wednesday, returned to the court for continuation of his defamation case with the Department of Security Service, (DSS). Sowore arrived in the early hours of Wednesday, declaring his readiness for the proceedings and resistance of intimidation. He asserted ,“We are back in court today to confront the Tinubu regime. “We refuse to bow to their intimidation while Nigerians endure hardship, hunger, and injustice. “We owe ourselves a duty to resist oppression and end this failed system.”
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Accord Party Fracas Brewing As Osun Stakeholders Fight Against Adeleke

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  Accord Party Fracas Brewing As Osun Stakeholders Fight Against Adeleke  By Editor  The  political crisis brewing within the Accord Party in Osun State deepened on Tuesday as the Accord Elders and Stakeholders, loyal to the party’s Presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, constituted a seven member high powered committee to determine its next political direction following the expiration of its seven day ultimatum to  Governor Ademola Adeleke. The move marked  a vital no hiescalation in the face off between the governor and a powerful bloc within the party over what the stakeholders describe as Adeleke’s refusal to identify with the Accord Party’s 2027 Presidential Project. The stakeholders had earlier demanded that Governor Adeleke publicly endorse Dr. Hashim’s Presidential ambition and openly dissociate himself from support for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Bola Tinubu, arguing that no g...
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Edo Police Rescue Abducted Cattle Dealer, 'Oga Peter'...As CP Commends Security Agencies

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Edo Police Rescue  Abducted Cattle Dealer, 'Oga Peter' ...As CP Commends Security Agencies  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Edo State Police Command has rescued an abducted cattle dealer, Peter Balogun, popularly known as “Oga Peter,” after an intensive joint forest operation. Police say Balogun was kidnapped on July 7, 2026, along the Igarra–Auchi Expressway.  Following his abduction, Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, pledged a full rescue operation and deployed tactical teams to the area. Assistant Commissioner of Police Innocent Nkeamatara led the reinforcement team, including the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Violent Crime Response Unit, and Police Drone Unit. The Inspector-General of Police also deployed a Police helicopter from Abuja for aerial surveillance and support. However, the breakthrough came Wednesday, July 15, 2026, during clearance operations in Imoga Forest, according to a statement released by the police command  Police say sustained g...
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OPINION:Minister Umahi And The Woman From òkè òhún

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TUESDAY FLAT OUT OPINION:Minister Umahi And The Woman From òkè òhún   By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, July 21, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/minister-umahi-and-the-woman-from-oke-ohun/ A few years ago, a man was rushed to the family pharmacy. It was late at night. He had contracted the Yoruba’s response to promiscuity, Mágùn, known in the modern parlance as thunderbolt.   About four elderly men brought the ‘patient’ in a very bad shape. He was said to have started exhibiting the symptoms earlier in the day. But those around thought it was something else until one ‘wise’ elder ‘diagnosed’ Mágùn.   Yours sincerely was asked to administer the ‘prescribed’ dosage of the antidote. After about one hour, the ‘patient’ became stable. He was asked where he went to, and he mentioned the woman involved. You can as well guess: she happened to be the wife of a stranger who had come to the community to farm.   I whispered to one of th...
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