Usman Aliyu
Editor/Assistant Chief Correspondent at News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Editor, NAN with bias for SolJo & Climate Reporting; 2022fellow, SolJourn Africa; 2023fellow, CfA-ICFJ Religious Extremism Investigation, 2023fellow, MFWA-DPI
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newsexpressngr.com | Usman Aliyu
News Express |18th Apr 2025 | 18Edo Police Spokesperson, CSP Moses YamuEdo Police Spokesperson, CSP Moses YamuBy USMAN ALIYUThe Police Command in Edo has confirmed the killing of one Friday Pius and the abduction of his pregnant wife and her sister by suspected kidnappers in Edo. The incident happened in Uluoke community, Uzairue, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Moses Yamu, said police operatives have been deployed to the area.
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newsverge.com | Usman Aliyu
Nicholas Asonsere, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker, representing Ikpoba Okha Constituency in the Edo House of Assembly, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Asonsere’s defection brings the APC’s strength in the Assembly to 15 members against PDP’s nine. He was presented with the party’s symbolic broom by the state’s Acting Chairman, Jarret Tenebe at the APC Secretariat on Wednesday in Benin. Asonsere described his defection as “self-conditioned,” driven by Gov.
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newsexpressngr.com | Usman Aliyu
News Express |11th Apr 2025 | 25Edo Education Commissioner Paddy IyamuEdo Education Commissioner Paddy IyamuBy USMAN ALIYUPrivate school owners in Edo on Friday, staged a peaceful protest in Benin over what they described as an “alarming increase” in personal income taxes imposed by the state government.
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newsexpressngr.com | Usman Aliyu
News Express |8th Apr 2025 | 33By USMAN ALIYUSurvivors of the recent invasion of farming communities in Edo have appealed to Gov. Monday Okpebholo to expedite action towards establishing a permanent security formation in the area as promised. The communities which are in Ovia South-West Local Government Area, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.
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newsexpressngr.com | Usman Aliyu
News Express |29th Mar 2025 | 6By USMAN ALIYUThe Police Command in Edo has arrested 14 suspects over the gruesome killing of 16 travellers and the burning of their truck in Udune Efandion. The incident occurred on Thursday along the Uromi/Obajana Expressway. CSP Moses Yamu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Friday in Benin. He condemned the killings and assured that justice would be served.
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