Tag: Edo State
My chance of victory in APC narrow – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said his re-election bid under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has…
Obaseki fails to show up for APC screening of aspirants
Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki was a no-show Wednesday in Abuja before the screening committee for the governorship primary slated for…
INEC backs APC’s NWC on Edo Primaries, Obaseki loses
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has thrown its weight behind the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress…
Edo governorship race: APC set Banana Peel for Obaseki
The All Progressives Congress (APC) may have set in motion the disqualification of Governor Godwin Obaseki from the primary scheduled…
Edo APC faction challenges waiver granted Ize-Iyamu
A faction of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dragged the national chairman of the…
Obaseki sued for certificate forgery (Court Papers)
Governor Godwin Obaseki has been dragged before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, accused of certificate forgery and perjury.
Desertion hits Obaseki’s camp, commissioner Paul Ohonbamu quits
Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Paul Ohonbamu, has resigned his membership of Governor Godwin Obaseki's cabinet
Students march in Benin for Omozuwa
University students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday trooped onto the streets of…
Fingerprints on fire extinguisher give suspect away
Edo State Police Command said fingerprints left on a fire extinguisher used to smash the head of Vera Omozuwa led…
Vera Omozuwa: Police arrest suspect linked to murder of UNIBEN student
One of the suspects linked to the rape and murder of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the…
Edo 2020: Oshiomhole meets APC governors, insists on direct primary
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has insisted that the party will conduct the…
I can’t help you: Embattled Obaseki leaves Tinubu empty-handed
Embattled Governor Godwin Obaseki finally met his party's national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Sunday. But Obaseki returned…
Hope dashed: Kidnapped ex-Edo commissioner Ediagbonya found dead
Edo State Police Command has announced the discovery of the body of a former commissioner for youths and sports in…
Group picks APC forms for Obaseki
The Obaseki Mandate Forum, a pressure group, has purchased the expression of interest and nomination forms for Gov. Godwin Obaseki…
Edo governorship: No man can stop me, Obaseki boasts
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday said no man can stop him from being governor for a second term…
Obaseki’s nightmare as Ize Iyamu emerges Edo APC candidate
Governor Godwin Obaseki has a big obstacle to overcome to clinch a second term ticket of the All Progressives Congress…
Suicide in Ekpoma: Edo Police Command not aware
Some residents of the university town of Ekpoma, in Edo state were grief-stricken on Saturday when the body of a…
How I lived with COVID-19 for 21 days without infecting anybody – Edo Speaker
Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, on Thursday in Benin, revealed how he lived with and recovered…
Coronavirus: Edo flays scam schemes, assures on economic relief package
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has disowned persons allegedly going round the state collating names and details of would-be…
Edo: Child trafficking, abuse now attract 12, 7 years
Anyone who engages children under 12 years as domestic workers in Edo state now risks seven years imprisonment.
Japanese Govt. donates N26m rice mill project to Edo
Japanese Government has donated a rice mill worth over N26 million to Edo Government as part of efforts to facilitate…
PDP puts house in order for Edo takeover from crisis-hit APC
The outgoing Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Chief Dan Orbih, said the support and cooperation of…
Edo plans new city layout
The Edo State Government says it will expand the Benin City-Iyekogba axis in ward 2, of Orede Local Government Area…
Five Okomu Oil staff burnt to death
Five staff of Okomu Oil plc in Edo State were burnt to death in a road accident, and two others…
Gunmen abduct monarch’s Wife, daughter in Edo
Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Queen Florence Ikhumhen, wife of the traditional ruler of Ewatto Kingdom, Esan South-East Local Government…
Police arrest 34 in Edo
Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Edo command, Mr Makinde Ayinla, on Tuesday said the command arrested no…
Obaseki orders arrest of ex-aide John Mayaki
Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the arrest of John Mayaki, his former chief press secretary.
Herdsmen shoot dead one, injured policemen in Edo
Suspected cattle herders have reportedly shot dead a man simply identified as Paul Igbashiro, at Ofutebe Community, in Owan axis…
2 teachers kidnapped at gunpoint in Edo classroom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted on Monday two teachers at Obi Primary School, Obi Camp, in Avbiosi community of…
Edo council chairman removed over unremitted IGR
The suspended chairman of Esan West local government area of Edo state, Patrick Aguinede, was on Monday removed by the…