Following his impeachment and removal from office as deputy governor of Edo State last Monday, Philip Shaibu has been stripped of his security paraphernalia as the security post that had for more than seven years adorned the front of his private residence at the Aideyan Avenue, Government Reserved Area, GRA, Benin City, was on Sunday…
You Are No Longer Welcome in APC, Say Sacked Deputy Governor’s Etsako Kinsmen
For Philip Shaibu, the sacked deputy governor of Edo State, it not only rains, it pours. Thrown out ignominiously from office, Shaibu no longer feels secured under the umbrella of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and is in search of political asylum in his former party, the All-Progressives Congress, APC. But he is meeting with…
Philip Shaibu Is History as Deputy Governor, As Omobayo, LP’s 38-Year-Old Ex-House of Reps Candidate Takes His Place
The push finally came to shove in the squabble between Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his estranged deputy, Philip Shaibu, as the embattled number two citizen was shoved aside in an impeachment exercise on Monday. In his place is a 38-year-old Labour Party candidate for the House of Representatives in Akoko-Edo local government area,…
Uromi Bank Robbery: Edo Govt Assures of Improved Security as Shaibu Leads Delegation to Crime Scene
A powerful delegation of the Edo State Government on Friday, visited Uromi in Esan North East local government area of the state for an for on-the-spot assessment of the scene of Thursday’smultiple robbery incident which claimed the lives of eight persons, six civilians, and two policemen. Led by the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, who…
Edo 2020: Obaseki Demands ₦500m Pledge from FG
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has called on the Federal Government to redeem the outstanding ₦500 million which it pledged towards the hosting of the last edition of the National Sports Festival, (NSF) tagged Edo 2020. Obaseki made the appeal on Friday when he received the report of the Edo 2020 sports fiesta from…
UPDATE: Edo 2020 NSF Continues as Presidency Intervenes Between Host State and Sports Ministry Over Funding
[responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] As LOC Locks Offices of MOC Officials at Games Venue. The presidency has intervened to save the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival, tagged Edo 2020, from coming into an abrupt and unceremonious end as a result of face-off between the host state, Edo, and the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports over lingering…
Cash Strapped Edo Govt Threatens Shutdown of Sports Meet As FG Withholds Support
[responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] The ongoing National Sports Festival being hosted by Edo State may have run into a hitch and could be shut down unceremoniously, if the federal government fails to salvage the situation before 12 noon on Thursday. A member of the media and communication sub-committee for the sports fiesta, tagged Edo 2020, Musa Ebomhiana,…
Judgment on Alleged Certificate Forgery: Obaseki Celebrates Victory, APC Set to Appeal Verdict
[responsivevoice] As Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, Philip Shaibu, his deputy, and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP savour their victory Saturday at a Federal High Court, Abuja over alleged certificate forgery and perjury case brought against the governor by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and one of its members, Williams Edobor, the latter is…
Obaseki Dissolves Cabinet Ahead of Second Term Inauguration Thursday
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, dissolved the state executive council as he commences his second term in office on Thursday. The governor, who announced the dissolution at a valedictory executive council session at the Government House in Benin City, expressed appreciation to the out-going council members for their selfless service to the…
Abducted Brother of Edo Deputy Governor Freed
Frederick Shaibu, younger brother of Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, was on Wednesday set free by his abductors. Recall that the younger Shaibu was kidnapped on Monday by gunmen while driving his kids to school in Irhirhi, in the outskirts of Benin. Elated by his release, the family was however silent on the amount…
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