Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma on Saturday revved up the governorship campaign of the All Progressives Congress when he stormed Benin City, Edo State capital to galvanise the support of the Igbo community for the election of the candidate of the party, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Uzodimma, who urged the Ndigbo in the state to punish…
Robbery Incident: Late Abiola’s Sons Demand N100m Damages, Apology from Police over Alleged Illegal Detention
The two sons of late winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Abiola arrested and detained in connection with the September 2, 2020 robbery incident in their father’s Lagos residence, may have to stay longer in police detention as an exparte motion and an affidavit of urgency filed by their counsel before…
Obaseki set to Redeem Promised Assistance to Market Fire Victims, As APC Says Action Aimed at Cajoling Victims for Votes
Succour is about to come the way of victims of fire incidents in two markets in Edo State as the promised assistance by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki is about to be fulfilled. Recall that Osa and Oba Markets had on December 22, 2019, and June 22, 2020, respectively been gutted by fire following which…
Edo 2020: APC, PDP in battle of wits over Channels TV Debate
Ahead of Sunday’s governorship debate to be hosted by the Channels Television for candidates of the various political parties participating in the September 19 poll, the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has warned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Godwin Obaseki, not to run away from the debate, as according to the party, he had shown…
Edo Guber: APC Lauds Oba of Benin’s Vital Intervention in Political Violence
Accuses Deputy Governor’s Wife of Breaching Peace Pact. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has expressed gratitude to the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, for his recent intervention in the spate of violence and shootings that had characterized electioneering campaigns in the state ahead of the September 19 governorship election in the state,…
Police Not Doing Enough to Arrest Political Violence in Edo – PDP
Calls for Search of Oshiomhole’s Benin Residence, Country home for Thugs, Arms. The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Edo State on Thursday charged the state Police Command to execute search warrants on the Benin and Iyamho residents of the immediate past governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, accusing him of harbouring thugs in his homes.…
PETROAN, PENGASSAN Set to Tackle FG On Pricing of Petroleum Products
Some key stakeholders and players in the oil industry may soon be engaging the Federal Government on the recent developments in the industry especially as it relates to the recent sudden increase in the pump price of petroleum products in the country. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and the…
APC Spars with PDP Over Allegation that INEC is Colluding with APC to Rig Guber Poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Friday accused a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Dr. Mustapha Leeky of acting the script of the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, the Edo State chapter of the APC, and its candidate in the September 19,…
Edo 2020: Ex-Governor Osunbor’s Iruekpen Kinsmen Lament Lack of Basic Amenities
Elders of Iruekpen community in Esan-West local government area OF Edo State have lamented the lack of basic amenities and insecurity in the community and prayed for the emergence of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu as governor in the September 19 gubernatorial poll. They expressed hope that that Ize-Iyamu’s victory…
Obaseki Approves 50 Hectares of Farmland to Boost Palm Oil Production In Orhionmwon
The Edo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki, has approved 50 hectares of farmland for three international investors for the production of palm oil in the state. The parcel of land, according to the governor, is on lease to three new companies coming from Asia as part of efforts…
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