Tag: Edo State
Ogbemudia pledges lifetime support for Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Governor of the defunct mid-west region and Bendel state, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, has formally announced the withdrawal…
Oshiomhole signs 2016 Budget into Law
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday signed the state’s N116.6 billion 2016 Appropriation Bill into law.…
Man murders wife in Edo, flees
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 30-year old house wife, Patience Ekukpe, has been reportedly murdered by her husband, identified simply as Henry,…
Anxiety, tension grip Benin as multiple explosions rip 4 buildings apart
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was palpable fear, anxiety and tension in Benin City, capital of Edo state on Tuesday afternoon, as…
Edo hospital better than many in Europe, Asia – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that the newly constructed state’s 200-bed Central Hospital in Benin,…
Edo to massively benefit from CBN N143m intervention fund
No fewer than 377 cooperative societies in Edo have been selected to benefit from the N143 million Micro, Small and…
Edo commissioner denies embezzling N1bn agric loan
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Abdul Oroh, Edo state commissioner for commerce and industry, has denied that he embezzled a N1 billion loan…
Lawyer docked over failure to file tax return
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin-based lawyer, Kingsley Obamogie, was Tuesday dragged before a Mobile Revenue Court sitting in Benin, by…
Edo guber: Osunbor laments monetisation of election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the 2016 governorship election in Edo state, a former governor of the state and an aspirant…
Edo 2016: PDP ‘oxygen’ in Etsako LGA joins APC
Sheikh Murktari Ilenoba, Etsako Central Local Government chairman, who has described himself as the ‘oxygen’ of Peoples Democratic Party in…
I’m still in the guber race – Edo PDP aspirant cries out
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An aspirant for the forthcoming governorship election in Edo state, Chief Solomon Edebiri, has denied the rumours that…
Forgery: Edo court grants lawmaker bail
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin City High Court on Thursday granted bail to the member representing Etsako Federal Constituency at House…
Edo road crash claims 12 lives
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A tragic motor accident that occurred on Wednesday along the Agbor-Sapele road, by the bye-pass in Benin, has…
2016 Guber: Edo APC asks aspirants to caution their supporters
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC Tuesday issued a stern warning to all governorship aspirants…
Edo 2016: I cannot remain neutral on my successor, says Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has declared that he will not remain neutral on who becomes the…
Edo records 27% road accident deaths in 2015 – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Saturday that death arising from road traffic accidents in Edo reduced by…
NEMA donates relief materials to Edo flood victims
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has donated relief materials to victims of flood in Edo state. Among…
Don’t turn yourself to a godfather, Benin leaders tell Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Benin Leaders of Thought Tuesday warned against the re-introduction of political godfatherism in Edo state, which they…
5 cultists arrested for disrupting church activities
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of the Edo state command of the Nigerian Police have arrested and detained five persons, for allegedly…
Oshiomhole not backing Dangote Man, says Idahosa
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Against the backdrop of rumours that governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has given his support to…
Man goes berserk, kills three in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have confirmed the death of three persons who were allegedly shot dead by a…
Xmas: Oshiomhole thanks Edo people
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has thanked the people of the state for their love, support, best…
Oshiomhole scraps Customary Court of Appeal
The Edo Government on Tuesday repealed the Act establishing the Customary Court of Appeal in the state. Governor Adams Oshiomhole,…
Edo not owing N350bn, says Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo says the State is not indebted to the tune of N350 billion as claimed by…
Orgy of violence leaves 10 persons dead in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An orgy of violence enveloped Benin City, the capital of Edo State during the week, leaving no fewer…
The rich must pay more tax to sustain N18k minimum wage – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo says he would rather continue to put pressure on the rich to pay their taxes…
How we uncovered fraud in pensions payment —Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has revealed how the state government uncovered fraud in pension administration in the state,…
Edo court remands housewife for killing husband
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 43-year-old house wife, Adizat Owhe-Akere and Juliet Omozuefo, 23, have been remanded in prison custody by an…
Oshiomhole commissions eight projects in State Varsity
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole Monday commissioned a 500-capacity lecture theatre, a Moot-Court Building abandoned since 1991 and…
High court stops installation of Eze Ndigbo in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A high court in Benin, presided over by Justice A. Edodo-Eruaga, has ordered the Edo state police commissioner,…