The Commissioner, Edo State Police Command, Lawan Jimeta, on Thursday said the command would be firm, but fair in enforcing a total lockdown should the State Government order such.
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The Edo State Government say it has recorded two new cases of coronavirus, making a total of 11 confirmed cases in the state.
This was disclosed on Sunday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its Twitter handle.
The Enforcement Team on COVID-19 in Ovia South-West Local Government Council of Edo State on Sunday locked up no fewer than 13 churches that refused to adhere to the state government’s directive on social distancing.
Seplat Petroleum Development Company on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State donated some items for the management of COVID-19 to Edo State Government.
Shops around Oredo Local Council in Edo State were on Friday locked as taskforce chased out traders who were not selling essential commodities from all the markets in the locality.
The Edo State Government on Friday ordered the evacuation of patients from Stella Obasanjo Hospital to Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has gone into self-isolation following his close contact with the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Muhammed; and the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, who have both tested positive for coronavirus.
Philip Shaibu, Edo State Deputy Governor, says the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has tested positive to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
Shaibu said this while addressing newsmen in Benin on Wednesday.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sworn in Mr Peter Aguele as the new Chairman of Esan South East Local Government Area of the state.
The National Economic Council has constituted a special committee to coordinate Federal and State Governments’ response to the socio-economic impact of the pandemic Covid-19 in the Nigerian economy.
A Family Court in Benin, Edo State on Monday ordered that a 43-year-old nanny, Esther Ehikhoya, be remanded in Oko Custordial Center for allegedly sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl.
The Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State on Sunday inaugurated its new state executive members to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.
A Magistrates Court in Oredo, Benin, Edo State on Friday ordered that a 56-year-old man, Yaro Garuba, be remanded in Oko Correctional Centre for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl
The Edo State Police Command said on Wednesday that it had arrested a police Inspector, who allegedly shot a civilian, Richard Odia, to death in Benin in February.
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, says the calls for the sack of Service Chiefs by some critics was a misplaced priority that will not solve Nigeria’s security challenges.
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has enjoined athletes, officials and visitors to Edo 2020 National Sports Festival not to entertain fear of contacting Coronavirus or Lassa fever during the festival.
The coalition of the Edo State Civil Society Organisations has called on the state government to strip the Nigeria police of the power to prosecute criminal suspects in order to end the violation of citizens’ right.
Eighty-four people died in road traffic crashes in Edo, Delta and Anambra States from October to December last year.
The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association has urged the Federal Government to build isolation centres at point of entries into the country to check viral diseases.