Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed optimism about the defection of more opposition governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Newsmen reports that Okpebholo remarked on Wednesday during the official reception of defectors in Benin City, the state capital, boasting that the APC now has 31 governors. He also expressed gratitude to President…
Gunmen have killed a high-ranking palace chief in Iduah Kingdom, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, and abducted two of his daughters. The victim, Chief Jimah Jacob Ogboi, was reportedly attacked at his residence on Monday night. Sources said the assailants stormed the house and shot the chief at close range. His wife…
There was pandemonium in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State as kidnappers stormed the area and abducted no fewer than five persons, including a police officer. News report gathered that abductions have become a daily routine in the Local Government Council to a point that the council authority and the traditional rulers imposed a…
The traditional medicine practitioners in Edo State on Thursday lauded Governor Monday Okoebholo for setting up the Edo State Traditional Medicines Board where practitioners were cautioned against sharp practices in their profession. Speaking at the inauguration of the members of the board from the 18 local government areas, the chairman of the Board, High Chief…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu In its continuous effort to safeguard the rights and well-being of children in Edo State, the Edo State Government has strengthened ties with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). This bond of continuous partnership and collaboration was sealed during the inauguration and launch of the Edo State Social and Behavioral…
The Edo State Government vowed to provide quality education and employment opportunities for the visually impaired persons in the state. The state deputy governor, Dennis Idahosa, stated this when he hosted members of the Nigeria Association of the Blind, Edo State Chapter, led by its Chairman, Lucky Imafidon, who was in the Government House, Benin….
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, months after he was impeached by the state assembly. In the Wednesday judgment, Justice Omotoso declared the impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly as illegal, unconstitutional, null, and void. The court held…
Ahead of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, the Independent National Electoral Commission has issued a stern reminder to political parties and candidates about the legal requirements for equitable access to public facilities. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun issued the reminder in a statement…
The Edo State Government has begun paying the N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state. This is in fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May 2024. During the recent inauguration of the Labour House in Benin City, the state capital, Governor Godwin Obaseki announced the increase of the minimum…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will start the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Edo and Ondo states where governorship elections would be holding later this year. The electoral body said that the CVR exercise in the two states is to enable eligible citizens who are not registered voters to do…