Tag: Edo state
Edo poll: ‘Ize-Iyamu others are negative alternative’
The Edo state government has chided the governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking to upstage Governor Godwin Obaseki’s for ... Read More
Edo govt begins demolition of illegal structures
The Edo state Government Wednesday commenced the demolition of structures violating building laws and properties on government lands across the state. The state Commissioner for ... Read More
APC crisis: Edo party chairman urges Buhari to intervene
The Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday said it is willing to embrace genuine reconciliation in the party, urging President Muhammadu ... Read More
Why they’re after me – Obaseki
The Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said he was being hunted by warlords and non-state actors because of his administration’s fight against those ... Read More
Unbelievable exit of Thomas Joseph
Sunday, December 22, 2019 emerged like a normal day until around 9 am when a call hit my cell phone. The caller turned out to ... Read More
Edo 2020: APC needs united front to beat PDP – Osifo
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Stanley Osifo, has said the crises rocking the party in state could hamper the chances of ... Read More
Edo: Gunmen strike deputy gov’s house
Edo state deputy Governor, Dr. Philip Shaibu, has confirmed that gunmen, Saturday invaded his family house. Shaihu who hails from Jattu in Estako West local ... Read More
Obaseki’ll sustain re-engineering Edo –Deputy gov Shaibu
The deputy governor of Edo state, Mr. Philip Shaibu, has said the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki would sustain the current efforts at re-engineering the ... Read More
Ex-PDP guber candidate, Ize-Iyamu, joins APC in Edo
The former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) governorship candidate in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize –Iyamu, Friday, formerly joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Though the ... Read More
NUJ honours anti-cultism commandant in Edo
The Edo state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalism (NUJ) commended the commander of anti-cultism unit of the State Police Command, Prince Mohammed Abubakar ... Read More
Ogomudia: A General in retreat
Unlike a majority of retired generals who maintain the patriotism and dignity of “officers and gentlemen” as they retreat into civil life, General Alexander Ogomudia ... Read More
Edo: PDP seeks tough action against defectors
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state, Friday urged political parties to revisit their constitution by tightening its rules against defectors. ... Read More
Edo PDP: Never a good time to play Russian roulette
With less than a year to the governorship election in Edo state, there has begun an interplay of political forces as the dominant political parties ... Read More
Breaking – Attack on Edo gov, Oba of Lagos: Oshiomhole heaps blame on Shaibu; Obaseki reacts, dep gov washes hands off
Moments after Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, Governor Godwin Obaseki and Chancellor of the Edo University, Iyahmo, Dr. Makanjuola, National Chairman of the All ... Read More
Breaking: ‘Thugs’ descend on Obaseki, Oba of Lagos, others inside Oshiomhole’s residence
Suspected thugs have attacked convoy of Governor Godwin Obaseki, Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu and Chairman, Caverton Offshore Support Group, Mr. Aderemi Makanjuola. They were ... Read More
Breaking: Fear grips many as Kidnappers abduct Appeal Court judge, kill Police orderly in Edo
Justice Chioma Nwosu of the Court Of Appeal, Benin Division, was on Wednesday kidnapped by dare-devil gunmen in Benin, capital of Edo state. As a ... Read More
Court restrains Obaseki from demolishing hotel
A High Court sitting in Edo State has restrained Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Ministry of Physical planning and urban development from demolishing or altering ... Read More
Scribe’s suspension not punitive –Edo APC
The Edo chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has said that the suspension of the secretary of the party in Oredo Local Government Area ... Read More
Edo Best Initiative: Revolutionising learning process
The ongoing transformation in Edo state education sector through EdoBest Initiative, introduced by the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, is now making teaching-learning experience in ... Read More
Edo: Obaseki doesn’t deserve second term, APC leaders say
A group of leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, known as the Edo Peoples Movement (EPM), has said Governor Godwin Obaseki ... Read More
Edo: Fears, tears as driver turns killer, slaughters in-laws
A 44-year-old tipper driver, Edoghogho Omorogbe, has been arrested by the police in Edo State for slaughtering his three in-laws with a cutlass. Those slaughtered ... Read More
Edo: Monarch sues for peace over community clashes
The Okumagbe of Weppa-Wanno Kingdom, His Royal Highness Omoaze Oshoapi, has sued for peace in Iviukwe and Iviegbepui communities located at Etsako East Local Government ... Read More
Edo: Monarch sues for peace over community clashes
The Okumagbe of Weppa-Wanno Kingdom, His Royal Highness Omoaze Oshoapi, has sued for peace in Iviukwe and Iviegbepui communities located at Etsako East Local Government ... Read More
Many controversies of Edo’s oldest hospital
Built during the colonial rule in 1903, the reconstructed Benin Specialists Hospital in Edo state has generated more controversies than its intended purpose. The new ... Read More
As Court stops NASS takeover: Buhari promises justice in Edo, Bauchi, vows to respect party supremacy in second term
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered both the Senate and the House of Representatives to halt further takeover plan of the legislative ... Read More