Tag: Edo State
Edo PDP suspends guber aspirant
Banji Aluko/Benin City With the deadline for the submission of governorship candidate in Edo State looming, the leadership crisis rocking…
Oshiomhole debunks rumour of aspirant buying permanent voter cards
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has debunked rumour of purchasing or cloning of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by an aspirant…
APC delegates accredited for Edo governorship primaries
Accreditation of All Progressives Party(APC) delegates for the primaries to select the governorship candidate of the party ahead of the…
IDPs, vulnerable groups to benefit from World Bank $7m in Edo
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), less privileged and physically challenged are among the vulnerable groups expected to benefit from the World…
Angry husband sets wife ablaze in Benin
A middle-aged man simply identified as Onya, has been arrested by the police in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly setting…
Pictures: Shuaibu Amodu laid to rest
The late former Chief Coach of Super Eagles of Nigeria, Shuaibu Amodu was laid to rest amidst tears in Okpella,…
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Keshi’s death shocking, devastating – Edo FA Chair
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Chairman of Edo State Football Association, Mr. Frank Ilaboya, has described the death of former Super Eagles…
How Stephen Keshi died in Benin
Family sources have explained how Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, former Nigerian football captain and coach died. Keshi, 54, died early today…
Teenager drowns catching catfish
Tragedy struck on Wednesday in Benin, Edo state when a 15-year-old boy simply identified as Ikponmwosa, drowned while on a…
NLC Strike: Workers resume fully in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin: Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) appears to be loosing the grip on workers in Edo, as the indefinite strike…
Oshiomhole threatens Edo workers, no work, no pay
Jethro Ibilleke/Benin: Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has directed workers in the state Public Service to shun the strike…
Man steals N7k phone, gets N50k bail
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Evboriaria Magistrate’s Court, in Benin, Edo state, has admitted a 21-year-old man, Benjamen Obira, to a N50,000…
Hunchback man abducted, murdered in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have confirmed the abduction of a 37-year-old man with a hunchback, simply identified as…
Edo Guber: Muslims insist on Christian/Muslim ticket
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the September gubernatorial election in Edo State, a group, Edo Muslim for Equity and Good Governance…
Edo guber: REC worried over proliferation of arms
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Samuel Olumekun, has expressed…
Hoodlums invade Edo Assembly, as Speaker, deputy are impeached
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hell was let loose at the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, as scores of hoodlums…
Oshiomhole’s wage increase a Greek gift – PDP
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has castigated the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, over the…
Sustain Oba Erediauwa’s legacy, Oshiomhole tells Benin crown prince
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has condoled with the crowned Prince of Benin Kingdom, Eheneden Erediauwa, on the demise of…
Obaseki condemns assassination attempt on Edo deputy governor
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Chairman Edo state Economic Team, Mr Godwin Obaseki,…
PDP taunts APC after another attack on Edo deputy gov
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An alleged attack on the deputy governor of Edo Ssate, Dr. Pius Odubu, last Saturday at Auchi, administrative…
Workers Day: Oshiomhole announces new minimum wage
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Sunday announced a new minimum wage with effect from May 1,…
Oba of Benin: We lost a true custodian of history, says Ofeimun
Eromosele Ebhomele Odia Ofeimun, aspirant in the governorship election in Edo state, southern Nigeria, has described the passage of the…
Oba of Benin: Our hearts are heavy, says Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has eulogised the departed Benin monarch, Oba Erediauwa. The governor expressed his…
Fed Allocation: Edo receives N1.6bn, to pay salaries with N1.4bn
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications that Edo State Government is facing a Herculean task in the payment of workers’ salaries…
Edo deputy gov denies plotting to kill Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state deputy governor, Dr. Pius Odubu, has denied reports published by some national newspapers on Sunday…
I have forgiven Oshiomhole – Tony Anenih
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenihn has declared that…
I have solutions to Edo problems, says Peter Esele
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the September 10 governorship election in Edo State, a former National President of Petroleum and Natural…
NDDC boss hails Oshiomhole for his support
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, has commended the…
Why we are yet to conduct LG elections – EDSIEC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) on Wednesday ascribed their inability to conduct local…