Tag: Edo State
PDP chieftain arraigned for destroying Edo lawmakers residence
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Odion Olaye has been arrainged before an Oredo Magistrate Court over…
3 Female Cops Beaten, Stripped Naked
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three female police officers attached to Oregbeni Police Division in Benin, Edo State, southern Nigeria, were Tuesday beaten…
3 Female Police Officers Beaten, Stripped Naked In Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three female police officers attached to Oregbeni police division in Benin, Edo state were Tuesday beaten black and…
Oshiomhole accuses PDP of importing mercenaries to register in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State chapter, has been accused of importing mercenaries to register in their…
PDP Planning To Rig 2015 Election —Oshiomhole
Eromosele Ebhomele With the 2015 general elections just months away, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo Stae, southern Nigeria, has alerted…
CVR: Edo APC Calls For Extension Of Exercise
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State chapter, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to…
4, 658 PVCs Stolen In Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin No less than 4,658 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs), were snatched at different points in Edo state during the…
302 aspirants vie for 36 national, state assembly seats in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the 2015 general elections in Edo state, a combined figure of about 302 aspirants have so…
PDP Congress: Defectors Threaten To Leave Over Manipulation of List
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following barrages of complaints that trailed the ward congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, conducted last Saturday,…
In Pictures: Oshiomhole pays last tribute to Late Aliu
Governor Adams Oshiomhole and members of the Edo State House of Assembly were this morning thrown into mourning, following the…
Edo Assembly Loses Member To Death
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Members of the Edo State House of Assembly were this morning thrown into mourning, following the death…
Edo Immortalizes Admiral Akhigbe
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State unveiled the statue of the former Chief of General Staff, late Vice…
Protesting Workers Shut Edo Govt House Over Unpaid Salaries
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Activities at the Edo State Government House were put on hold on Wednesday by protesting workers of the…
2015: Security agencies sue for peace among political parties
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Worried about the rising political tension in the Edo state, heads of security agencies in the state on…
Edo PDP Chieftain Fingers Oshiomhole In An Alleged Bomb Attack
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State chapter, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Sunday alleged that materials…
PDP sowing falsehood, fear in Edo State
The claim of a bomb attack and subsequent reckless press statement by a self-styled “Pastor”, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, is another…
EFCC releases detained Edo APC lawmakers
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has released the three principal officers of the Edo State…
I’m not vying for APC presidential ticket – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Contrary to what Edo state information and orientation commissioner, Mr. Louis Odio said on Wednesday, the state Governor,…
Protest In Benin, As EFCC Detains Edo Speaker, Majority Leader, Chief Whip
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hundreds of All Progressives Congress (APC) members and sympathisers, this morning protested round the streets of Benin to…
EFCC Detains Edo Speaker, Majority Leader
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has detained three APC members of Edo State House of Assembly.…
Attack on Edo legislative quarters an act of terrorism, Lagos lawmaker
Eromosele Ebhomele The chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Segun Olulade, has…
Why Gov Oshiomhole Now Bears Eric
Jethro Ibileke Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the governor of Nigeria’s south-south state of Edo, needs no introduction wherever he goes. His…
Jonathan, PDP, Police responsible for attack on Edo lawmakers – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the apparently-orchestrated attack on Edo legislative quarters on Saturday, saying the attack…
Night guard murdered over revenue collection crisis
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A security night guard at the popular Lagos Street market in Benin, identified as Oboh John, has reportedly…
Police warn Edo politicians against violence
The Edo Police Command on Sunday warned politicians against sponsoring and masterminding violence in the state. The warning was contained…
Invest in Nigeria, Jonathan urges Private Investors
Jethro Ibileke/Benin President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Power Roadmap of the country has set out the key foundational…
In Pictures: PDP thugs run riot, destroy cars, homes of lawmakers
Edo state continues to descend into political violence as thugs believed to be working for the Peoples Democratic Party stormed…
Edo APC lawmakers arraigned over assault of PDP lawmaker
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Philip Shaibu (Etsako West II) and Hon.…
PDP Thugs Disrupt Jonathan’s Visit To Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Thugs loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Friday disrupted the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Edo…
Edo Speaker, Majority Leader detained by police in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested and detained the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Uyi…