Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As political parties intensify their campaigns ahead of Saturday March 9 House of Assembly election in Edo State, the leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it is saddened by unfolding developments in the polity. The PDP said it was not surprised […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow It’s been allegation and counter-allegation as the two leading political parties in Saturday’s election – the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, trade blames over the violence that erupted at Owina Primary School, Benin City polling centre in […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As results from yesterday’s presidential and national assembly elections are being awaited, tension and suspense have enveloped the various collation centres in Edo South senatorial district. Reports just coming in say that the Western Boys High School, Ikpoba Hill, venue of collation of […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow These two men who manned the polling station in Edo, though their identity not immediately verified take control of the area, appear in firm control of the situation there. These two men were fully in charge of the voting cubicle in Ward 10, […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Men of the Nigerian Army deployed on security duties in today’s presidential/national assembly elections seem determined to carry out to the letter, the order of the Commander-In-Chief, President Mohammad Buhari to deal ruthlessly with ballot box snatchers. In Edo State, all the highways […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Benin City residence of former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion had been a Mecca of sort as sympathisers troop in from across the country to pay their condolences over the death in a ghastly auto crash, of his second son, Osaretin, […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Tragedy struck in Benin City, Edo State capital in the early hours of Friday following an outbreak of fire in an accident involving a petroleum tanker conveying diesel and a Mercedes Benz station wagon. The accident which occurred opposite the University of Benin Teaching […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Two years after a “5 Star” Central Hospital in Benin City, Edo State was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari and then Governor Adams Oshiomhole, the hospital remains under lock and key.The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State, Dan Orbih […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The body of Tony Anenih, a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP will be buried on Saturday, December 1, in his mausoleum, located in his country home, Uzenema-Arue, Uromi in Edo State. In a statement issued […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Godwin Obaseki, Edo State Governor, has described human trafficking as the greatest security challenge facing his administration and has vowed to deploy the state’s powers and resources to destroy the illicit trade. Edo is one of the states where human trafficking is rife. Over […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Edo State Government is set to revive sports in the state. This follows the submission of two proposed bills: The Edo Sports Commission Bill and the Sports Trust Fund Bill by an 11 member committee set up by the state government for […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin, capital of Edo State today upheld the decision of the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal affirming the election of the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP had […] More
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