Tag: Edo State
PDP assures Edo students of bursary/scholarship
The Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has assured students in the State of access to bursary and…
APC loses 4 lawmakers to PDP in Edo State
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four members of the 26-man Edo State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the All Progressives…
School Administrator Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin has arrested Edward Rotimi Olayebi, son of the proprietor of King of Kings Junior…
PDP woos former APC members in Edo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Sunday called on leading politicians who recently dumped All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Ethiopian wins second edition of Okpekpe race
An Ethiopian, Mnen Eshion, won the 2nd edition of the 10-km (10,000 metres) Okpekpe race with a time of 28.36…
In Pictures: Okpekpe Race Photos
The second edition of the 10km Okpekpe race in Edo State graced by Governor Adams Oshiomhole and other dignitaries.
Ex- governorship candidate dumps APC for PDP
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Candidate of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the 2012 governorship election in Edo State, Solomon…
Nigerian governors should emulate Oshiomhole – IBB
Former military Head of State, retired General Ibrahim Babangida on Saturday commended Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, for embarking…
Ritualist arrested with human parts, N4m
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A suspected ritual killer who specialises in selling human parts has been arrested by security operatives in Benin…
SUG president-elect denies violence in AAU
Harrison Iyoha Contrary to reports making rounds that a student was shot dead during the Students Union Government, SUG, election,…
Edo Commissioner, others injured at APC ward congress
Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than fifteen persons, including Edo state commissioner for youths and sports, Chris Okaebean, a policeman, a…
8 Kidnap, Internet fraud suspects paraded
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three suspected kidnappers, including two who allegedly abducted an American citizen were Thursday paraded by the Edo state…
Teachers boycott Gov. Oshiomhole’s competency test
JEHTRO IBILEKE/Benin Fewer than two hundred school teachers in Edo state, in southern Nigeria, participated in Saturday’s controversial competency test…
How Nigeria Can Curb Corruption, Say Fashola, Oshiomhole
Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola and his Edo State counterpart, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole have proffered ways to tackle the worsening…
Edo teachers’ test holds March 22
Edo state has fixed 22 March for the planned assessment of teachers in public Primary and Secondary Schools. But the…
LG Bosses Face Sack Over Immunisation, Says Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, southern Nigeria, Tuesday warned all local government council chairmen in the state…
Court orders fresh election in Edo Council
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state local government election petition tribunal has nullified the election of Samuel Oboh, an All Progressives Congress…
Edo Workers Face Mass Sack
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Fear has gripped thousands of workers in Edo State civil service, southern Nigeria, over rumoured sack of about…
Oshiomhole upbraids church for encroaching on state land
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has faulted the St Andrews Anglican Church, Ekpoma for encroaching on government land by…
Edo doctors end strike
The Edo state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Wednesday announced the suspension of its indefinite strike. The…
Edo PDP Chairman loses Councillor to APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State suffered a major setback Sunday as its only Councillor, Mr Peter Akhugie,…
Doctors in Edo state on strike over pay dispute
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Doctors in Edo state have heeded the call of their association to begin an indefinite strike. The strike…
Doctors issue 21-day ultimatum to Oshiomhole
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Edo state has issued a 21- day ultimatum to Governor Adams Oshiomhole to address…
836 Deadwood teachers sacked in Edo State
Edo Government on Monday confirmed the sack of 836 deadwood teachers following a verification carried out by the Department of…
Oshiomhole proposes N159.2b budget for 2014
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State Wednesday presented a budget proposal of N159.2 billion for the 2014 fiscal year, to…
Suspicion of Murder: Housewife, pastor Arrested
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigerian police detectives from the Edo State Police Command have arrested and detained a housewife and her lover,…
Oshiomhole renames school in honour of Festus Iyayi
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), civil society groups and sympathizers on Saturday attended the funeral…
Edo widow snubs PDP offer, gets employment letter
Mrs Joy Ifijeh, the Nigerian widow who was rebuked by Governor Adams Oshiomhole for blocking the road with her goods,…
Iyayi: Murder Or Accident?
The nature of two holes on the late Professor Festus Iyayi’s body gives life to suspicions by his colleagues that…