Tag: Edo State
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…
Pandemonium in Edo following discovery of grave inside classroom
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium at Iguodala Primary School, in Uhunduhun community of Oredo local government area of Edo State,…
Edo commissioner appeals for protection of schools
The Edo Government has appealed to community leaders in the state to protect public schools in their domains. The state…
May Day: Workers will have better life under Buhari – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin As the nation eagerly awaits the swearing-in of General Muhammadu Buhari as president of the country, Governor Adams…
Stay in PDP, build formidable opposition, APC tells intending decampees
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has admonished members of the state chapter of Peoples…
3 die in ghastly crash in Edo state
*Occupants of one of the vehicles going to Ekpoma for burial Jethro Ibileke/ Benin No fewer than three persons died…
Edo NLC run parallel congress, elect 2 chairmen
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The crisis rocking Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, deepened on Thursday, following the emergence of two factional chairmen at…
Corps Members Arrested For Selling Ballot Paper
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who served as adhoc staff during the 11 April…
3 NYSC members arrested for selling ballot papers in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who served as ad hoc staff during the…
APC wins rescheduled State Assembly election in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Orhionmwon Constituency II for Edo State House of…
Oshiomhole expresses fulfilment with Nigeria’s democracy
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following the positive outcome of the State Assembly election and the general elections for the All Progressives Congress…
Edo PDP opts out of rescheduled election, heads to tribunal
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State chapter, on Friday announced its withdrawal from the rescheduled election in…
Oshiomhole holds 10-km “Thank You” road show
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following the sterling performance put up by the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the State Assembly election which…
APC loses Edo rescheduled senatorial election, clears state assembly
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Minority Whip of Federal House of Representatives, Samson Osagie, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has lost…
Oshiomhole Blasts INEC Over Card Reader Failure
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was Saturday criticised severely by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State over…
Edo pays N490m compensation to victims of Auchi erosion
The Edo Government on Thursday commenced the payment of N490 million as compensation to 121 residents, who were affected in…
PDP Gov. aspirant, others switch to APC in Edo
Former Deputy Minority Whip of the House of Representatives and one-time governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo…
Why I dumped PDP, ex-Gov Osunbor
A former Governor of Edo State, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor said he decided to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for…
Ex Gov. Osunbor, Gen. Ikponmwen Dump PDP For APC In Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday became the latest casualty to the gale…
INEC Sacks 2 Electoral Officers In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sacked two Electoral Officers attached to Oredo and Orhiomwon local government…
INEC reschedules cancelled Edo NASS election
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Edo, Mike Igini, said on Monday that the National Assembly election for Orhionmwon which was…