The parallel 17-member Edo State House of Assembly led by Victor Tiger Edoror, has condemned the clearance by the Francis Okiye-led minority House, a list of commissioner nominees sent to it by the governor, Godwin Obaseki. At its sitting on Wednesday, the Edoror-led faction of the polarized legislature, described the action of the state government…
Uwaila Murder Latest: Edo Police Parade Six Alleged Killers
At last, justice may be coming the way of the family of the slain Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, the 100 level undergraduate of the University of Benin who was raped and murdered in a church in Benin City, Edo State. The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, on Wednesday paraded six suspects who were…
PDP, APC Bicker Over Edo’s Modular Refinery
The $10 million (USD) Edo Modular Refinery is mired in heated controversy over its ownership status. Upbeat about the realization of the project, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-controlled Edo State government is flaunting it as one of its legacy projects to gain political mileage ahead of the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state.…
Obadan Ex-Deputy Governor Defends Chieftaincy Title Conferred on Ize-Iyamu by Otaru of Auchi
Former deputy governor of Edo State, Peter Friday Obadan described as “vexatious very unfortunate, and lack of understanding” the hullabaloo that had trailed the chieftaincy title of “Itsemakhona, of Auchi” conferred on the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, by the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, Aliru Momoh, Ikelebe 111. The traditional…
Hope Rises for Improved Power as NPDC Delivers Additional 100m Standard Cubic Feet of Gas Daily
Efforts by the Federal Government of Nigeria to achieve uninterrupted power supply in the country may in the next few weeks get the much needed fillip when the 100 million standard cubic feet of gas capacity Oredo Integrated Gas Handling Facility (IGHF) project in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo State comes on stream.…
Why Edo, Ondo Governorship Polls Cannot be Postponed – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cautioned politicians in Edo and Ondo States against doing anything that could hinder the conduct of the two off-season elections scheduled for September 19 and October 20, 2020, respectively as according to it, the options available are not palatable. Noting that both elections were being conducted under difficult…
Use Your Votes to Install Capable, Responsible Leadership, Okunbo to Edo People, As He Calls for Violence-Free Election
Business mogul and prominent Edo son, Idahosa Wells Okunbo, has sent a message of hope to the people of Edo State ahead of the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state, admonishing them to use their votes to enthrone a “capable and responsible leadership”. Okunbo also charged them to ensure a hitch-free election next…
Corruption Allegations: Ize-Iyamu, Oshiomhole Accused of Sponsoring Petition to ICPC
The Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, has sent a strong message to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and the former national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole that the resort to underhand and diversionary tactics would not save them from defeat at…
Oshiomhole’s Ewohimi In-Laws Assure Obaseki of Massive Votes
Residents of Ewohimi in Esan South-East local government area of Edo State have promised to deliver 100 percent votes to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and incumbent governor Godwin Obaseki, as the party’s campaign train stopped over in the community. The residents gave their pledge at a campaign rally of the PDP…
Edo APC: Deputy Governor Plans own Attack
Shuaibu: This is Defamation of Character. The major opposition party in Edo State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, claims that it has received information of a sinister plot by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to rope in the party [APC] in a stage-managed attack on the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The party further…
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