[responsivevoice] Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in eight new High Court judges cleared by the National Judicial Council, NJC to serve in the state judiciary, assuring that his administration would continue to invest in the required infrastructure for the Judges to work more effectively and smoothly. Towards this end, the governor said government would…
COVID-19: Transporters in Edo Directed not to Pick Passengers without Nose Mask
[responsivevoice] Members of the Edo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) may henceforth not pick passengers not wearing nose masks, as part of measures to check the spread of the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19). A directive to this effect was given Thursday by the state government during a sensitization…
Planned Strike by Edo NUT: Obaseki Most Teacher-friendly Governor in Nigeria- SUBEB Boss
[responsivevoice] Against the backdrop of a strike action being threatened by Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Joan Oviawe, on Thursday contended that there was no basis for the strike. According to her, the governor, Godwin Obaseki “has done much…
Oshiomhole Mourns, Eulogises Adodo, former Fellow Comrade and Aide
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and immediate past governor of Edo State, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole has expressed his heart felt condolences to the family of his former aide and labour activist, Didi Adodo who passed on earlier on Tuesday. In an emotional condolence message, Oshiomhole, former president, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC,…
Adodo, Labour Leader, Ex-Commissioner, is Dead
[responsivevoice] The General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (ISSSAN), Didì Adodo is dead. A former General Secretary of the United Labour Congress, (ULC) Adodo also served as commissioner for establishment and special duties in Edo State during the immediate past Adams Oshiomhole administration. Unconfirmed sources say Adodo died as…
Edo Records 82 New COVID-19 Cases in 72 Hours
[responsivevoice] Edo State has witnessed an alarming surge in coronavirus infections with 82 new cases and three deaths recorded in 72 hours. Thirty-one persons also recovered from the infection. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this during a meeting of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), chaired by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki.…
Judgment on Alleged Certificate Forgery: Obaseki Celebrates Victory, APC Set to Appeal Verdict
[responsivevoice] As Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, Philip Shaibu, his deputy, and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP savour their victory Saturday at a Federal High Court, Abuja over alleged certificate forgery and perjury case brought against the governor by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and one of its members, Williams Edobor, the latter is…
Obaseki’s alleged Certificate Forgery Case: Saturday is Judgment Day
[responsivevoice] A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed will on Saturday deliver judgment in the certificate forgery case against Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki brought before it by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and one of its members, Williams Edobor. Mohammed, on Thursday announced the date for his verdict…
Edo 2020: Legal Cross-Fire as State High Court Nullifies Ize-Iyamu, Gani Audu’s candidacy
[responsivevoice] …Three weeks after Federal High Court cleared Audu of forgery. The legal battle for the governorship of Edo State following the outcome of the September 19, 2020 governorship election is getting messier. Incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Obaseki was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
Alleged Money Laundering: Court Discharges Atiku’s in-law Partly for Discrepancies in Prosecution’s Statements
[responsivevoice] Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos, judicial division, on Monday struck out the money laundering charge proffered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Abdullahi Babalele, the son-in-law to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, for being defective and disclosing no primafacie case. The judge suo motu raised the issue…
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