AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoViolence in Edo: A 30-year-old decorator, Esohe Aigbe, was hacked to death with a machete at a burial venue in Benin City on May 27; police say they have one suspect and investigations are ongoing. Drugs crackdown: NDLEA recovered 498kg of skunk cannabis abandoned inside a shrine in Owan East after a raid, with the prime suspect still at large. Security stop-and-search: Edo police arrested a passenger in Benin City and recovered 36 live cartridges concealed in his bag. Political tensions: Edo South APC senatorial aspirant Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu threatens legal action over an alleged AI-generated, cloned Vanguard front page circulated by a governor’s digital media aide, demanding N2 billion in damages. Child safety clarification: Edo’s hospital chief says viral claims of five deaths during Children’s Day at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium are false—no casualty recorded, children were treated and stabilized. Sports (Benin vs Sierra Leone): Sierra Queens face Benin in the second leg of U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers after a 3-0 first-leg loss. Regional travel policy: Ghana launches an e-visa system and waives visa fees for African passport holders, aiming to boost intra-Africa travel and trade.
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