Assault on EBS reporter is attack on press freedom, Edo NUJ says

Crime
Home
Politics

Assault on EBS reporter is attack on press freedom, Edo NUJ says

EditorDecember 3, 2025December 3, 202504 mins

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, has come hard on Kelly Okungbowa aka Ebo Stone, who allegedly assaulted a reporter with state owned broadcasting services – EBS. The union condemned the attack in all its ramifications, saying the act was an attack on press freedom. A statement by the state chairman of…

Why EFCC arrested “Ebo Stone” as PDP applauds Commission, urges thorough investigation

EditorMarch 17, 2025March 17, 202503 mins

Dele Oyewale, head, Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said Monday that operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Commission, arrested Kelly Okungbowa (a.k.a Ebo Stone) for alleged naira abuse. Okungbowa, who until recently was the coordinator of the Edo State Public Safety Response Team , PSRT, now suspended…