Tag: Edo State
Edo prunes 2015 Budget following economic downturn
Jethro Ibileke/Benin As most states in the country now face the hash reality of the downturn of the economy, Edo…
Oshiomhole inaugurates panel to probe suspended LG boss
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state Tuesday inaugurated an administrative panel of enquiry on the suspension of Etsako…
Oshiomhole appoints former CPS to Igbinedion, 11 Others as Perm Sec
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A former Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Lucky Igbinedion, Mr. Lucky Wasa and 11 other persons were…
Truck laden with adultrated diesel impounded in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of Edo State Petroleum and Pipeline Monitoring Committee, over the weekend intercepted and impounded a Mecedes Benz…
Edo 2016: Alamaseiyagha campaigns for PDP’s Uzamere
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the 2016 governorship election in Edo state, former governor of Bayelsa state, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, has charged…
Edo Bans Revenue Collection Agents
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Government on Monday has banned agents who collect taxes and levies from artisans, market women and…
Coca-Cola Plant shut over death of worker
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Bottling operations at the Benin Coca-Cola plant of the Nigerian Bottling Company was abruptly halted on Friday by…
Man arrested for siphoning diesel in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle-aged man is currently being detained by operatives of Edo State Police Command for allegedly siphoning diesel…
Oshiomhole swears-in LG Chairman then suspends him
Jethro Ibileke/Benin It was a case of hiring and firing on Tuesday in Benin, as Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo…
Edo council chairman dies after protest for his removal
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Chairman of Estako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Hassan Kadiri, has reportedly died from an…
Edo workers issue 3-Day warning strike
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Civil Servants in Edo State have issued a three-day warning strike to the State government over an alleged…
14 JSS Students Arrested Over Cultism
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The renewed war against cultism in Edo State has led to the arrest of 14 Junior Secondary School…
Cultism: 14 JSS Students Arrested In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The renewed war against cultism in Edo state has led to the arrest of 14 Junior Secondary School…
Police recover APC cards from cultists, transport them from Edo to Abuja
Nigeria Police have transferred the 11 suspected cult group leaders arrested in Edo to Abuja to face prosecution. Some of…
Edo judiciary workers defy sack threat, sustain strike
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Judiciary workers in Edo state who have been on strike for over five months defied a directive…
3 things Nigerians got wrong about Oshiomhole’s wife
By Seun Bisuga As soon as Governor Adams Oshiomhole stepped out with his wife, the social media was awash with…
Kenyans dominate Okpekpe Mountain Race
Athletes from Kenya again dominated the long distance race at the 3rd edition of the IAAF Bronze Medal-categorised annual 10-kilometre…
Buhari, Osinbajo, Tambuwal, Govs Grace Oshiomhole’s Wedding
Jethro Ibileke/Auchi President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other dignitaries on Friday graced the wedding…
Edo orders striking judiciary workers to resume or be sacked
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The newly constituted Edo State Judicial Service Commission has ordered striking members of the State Judiciary Staff Union…
Edo officials, others may be charged for terrorism
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications from Edo Police Command on Thursday that the four officials of Edo State Government and…
Governors call me ‘Okpekpe marathon man’ – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the huge government’s investment on road infrastructure in Okpekpe…
I won’t succumb to blackmail – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday said that he will not surrender the authority of the…
Oshiomhole marries Ethiopian model Friday
Lanre Babalola All roads lead to the the Etsako West Local Government Council Marriage Registry, Auchi on Friday as Governor…
IG sends crack squad to tackle cultism, violent crimes in Edo
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has dispatched a special crack squad to Edo to tackle the spate of…
We have no reason to embark on strike — Edo NLC, TUC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The organised labour sector in Edo state, on Tuesday said it has no reason to embark on strike…
Oshiomhole not owing workers salary arrears – Odion
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state commissioner for Information and Orientation, Louis Odion, has denied that the state government was owing workers…
Policing in Nigeria is difficult – Edo police spokesman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The newly appointed Public Relations Officer of Edo State Command of Nigerian Police, DSP Stephen Onwochei, has described…
Why There Is Drop In Election Petitions —Edo REC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Mike Igini, has attributed the sharp drop in the number of election…
Our improved democratic process has reduced petitions – Edo REC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Mike Igini, has attributed the sharp drop in the number of electoral…
72-Year-Old Cleric Shot Dead In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 72-year old religious leader, Reverend David Memeh, has been reportedly shot dead in Benin, Edo state, by…