As REC Laments Cut in Budget. Committed to delivering a free, fair and credible governorship election in Edo State on September 19, 2020, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said from the lessons learnt four years ago, the Commission would speed up the process and declare results on…
Lagos Helicopter Crash: Death Toll Rises to 3, As Buhari, Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu, Obaseki Sympathise with Victims’ Families
The number of deaths in Friday’s helicopter crash in Lagos has risen to three. Initial report from the scene of the mid-day crash by an official of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA indicated that two people died on the spot while a third passenger, said to be in critical condition, was rushed to the…
Edo Assembly Crisis: Tyranny of the Minority
The decision by majority members of the Edo State House of Assembly to form a parallel House has thrown up fresh legal and political challenges thus further raising tension ahead of the September 19 Governorship election in the state. The current scenario at the Edo State House of Assembly can aptly be described as a…
CAMA Controversy: Obadan Applauds Law, Carpets “Weeping” Church Leaders
As the Company and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, recently assented to by the President, Muhammadu Buhari continues to receive knocks and umbrage from various quarters particularly the Christian community under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, a member of the clergy in Benin, the Edo State capital, has expressed a contrary view.…
Edo Assembly Factions Bandy Words Over Clearance of New Commissioners
The parallel 17-member Edo State House of Assembly led by Victor Tiger Edoror, has condemned the clearance by the Francis Okiye-led minority House, a list of commissioner nominees sent to it by the governor, Godwin Obaseki. At its sitting on Wednesday, the Edoror-led faction of the polarized legislature, described the action of the state government…
Uwaila Murder Latest: Edo Police Parade Six Alleged Killers
At last, justice may be coming the way of the family of the slain Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, the 100 level undergraduate of the University of Benin who was raped and murdered in a church in Benin City, Edo State. The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, on Wednesday paraded six suspects who were…
PDP, APC Bicker Over Edo’s Modular Refinery
The $10 million (USD) Edo Modular Refinery is mired in heated controversy over its ownership status. Upbeat about the realization of the project, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-controlled Edo State government is flaunting it as one of its legacy projects to gain political mileage ahead of the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state.…
Obadan Ex-Deputy Governor Defends Chieftaincy Title Conferred on Ize-Iyamu by Otaru of Auchi
Former deputy governor of Edo State, Peter Friday Obadan described as “vexatious very unfortunate, and lack of understanding” the hullabaloo that had trailed the chieftaincy title of “Itsemakhona, of Auchi” conferred on the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, by the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, Aliru Momoh, Ikelebe 111. The traditional…
Hope Rises for Improved Power as NPDC Delivers Additional 100m Standard Cubic Feet of Gas Daily
Efforts by the Federal Government of Nigeria to achieve uninterrupted power supply in the country may in the next few weeks get the much needed fillip when the 100 million standard cubic feet of gas capacity Oredo Integrated Gas Handling Facility (IGHF) project in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo State comes on stream.…
Why Edo, Ondo Governorship Polls Cannot be Postponed – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cautioned politicians in Edo and Ondo States against doing anything that could hinder the conduct of the two off-season elections scheduled for September 19 and October 20, 2020, respectively as according to it, the options available are not palatable. Noting that both elections were being conducted under difficult…
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