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 |27th May 2025 | 37By USMAN ALIYUA 75-year-old female pilgrim from Edo, Mrs. Adizatu Dazumi, has died at the ongoing 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia after a brief illness. The late pilgrim was from Jattu Uzairue, in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, and passed away on Monday at the King Fahad General Hospital, Makkah. Mallam Musah Uduimoh, Chairman of the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, confirmed the incident on Tuesday.
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newsexpressngr.com | Usman Aliyu
News Express |25th May 2025 | 8Police operatives on way to an operationPolice operatives on way to an operationBy USMAN ALIYUThe Police in Edo have arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a cache of weapons, luxury vehicles during a raid on a criminal hideout in Benin. The Command’s spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Benin.
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newsverge.com | Usman Aliyu
The Police command in Edo has arrested a 50 year-old man for alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Benin City. The suspect, names withheld, was apprehended following a report by the father of the victim. The suspect was accused of always looking for an opportunity to fiddle with the teenager, whenever he came on an errand to her parents’ house. The driver was said to have sexually harassed the girl at different times.
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newsexpressngr.com | Usman Aliyu
News Express |21st May 2025 | 6Edo Police Spokesperson, CSP Moses YamuEdo Police Spokesperson, CSP Moses YamuBy USMAN ALIYUTension has gripped residents of Ubuneke-Ivbiaro community in Owan East Local Government of Edo as gunmen reportedly killed a woman and abducted her husband in an attack that sparked outrage across the area.
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premiumtimesng.com | Usman Aliyu
In the heartbeat of the nation, Edo, once infamously known as the epicentre of human trafficking in Nigeria, a new kind of resistance is taking root. Not in courtrooms or campaign offices, but in classrooms. A fresh, student-driven initiative is emerging to challenge the longstanding menace of human trafficking.
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Under the Frontline Investigative Program supported by @AfricaDatahub & @Orodata, I visited Edo North where I witnessed a healthcare system in a crisis. PHCs in remote areas operate without qualified personnel and necessary equipment. Here's the report of the field experience.
Health centres in these areas often operate without qualified personnel, critical medical supplies, or basic security, a situation that exposes residents to preventable deaths | by @alihyshow and supported by @Orodata READ MORE: https://t.co/Mpkq8uwN28
In this report, I chronicled how some families in Edo resort child spacing to survive the prevailing harsh economic situation in the country. To plan your family is to plan for a healthy life. Let's embrace family planning.
children. The market isn’t smiling, and customers are fewer now,” she recalled. After the birth, she and her husband decided enough was enough and advised the family had to opted for family planning. Credit: Usman Aliyu Read full story here : https://t.co/LTcrONyPbu
RT @Profaosulaiman: As we mark this year’s Workers’ Day, I salute the resilience, strength, and unwavering spirit of Nigerian workers every…