Still smarting from the spate of resignations that had hit the Godwin Obaseki-led Edo State government in the past few weeks, the Chairman, Edo 2020 Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dan Osi Orbih has accused the immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole of orchestrating the development.…
Don’t Turn Edo into War Zone, Benin Monarch Cautions Politicians
The Palace of the Oba of Benin has cautioned politicians in Edo State not to turn the state into a war zone because of gubernatorial ambition. Recall that suspected thugs loyal to the ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and those of the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
Edo 2020: More Appointees Walk Out on Obaseki, Pledge Support for Ize-Iyamu
More appointees of the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, have walked out on the government to pledge their loyalty to his arch political rival, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19, 2020 governorship election. The latest are three Commissioners of the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development…
Edo 2020: Count me Out of Violent Clash in Oba’s Palace – Okunbo
We will Take Strong Action against Perpetrators – Wike As controversies rage between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State over the violent clash that took place at the palace of the Oba of Benin Saturday July 25, Edo-born prominent business mogul, Idahosa Wells Okunbo who has…
Inaugurate Pius Odubu-led NDDC Board Now – HOSTCON Spokesman Urges Buhari
Recently, the national leadership of the Host Communities of Nigeria, HOSTCON, and other stakeholders from the 10 oil producing communities in the country held a meeting where they advocated the dissolution of the Interim Management Committee running the Niger Delta Development Commission where humongous corruption has been reported. In this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive…
Edo Guber Dress-Rehearsal: APC, PDP Thugs Clash in Benin
Nobody Can Rig Edo Election – Wike There was pandemonium Saturday afternoon at the city centre of Edo State capital, Benin, when political thugs loyal to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state, and the major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC had a violent confrontation outside the palace gate of the…
Political Violence: Concerned Benin Monarch to Hold Prayers for Peaceful Election in Edo
Worried by the spate of political violence that had heightened tension in the polity ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, Saturday , revealed plans to hold prayers for a peaceful election. The Oba said the Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs would be…
Delta Petrol Tanker Fire: 3 Persons Died, 3 Injured, Four Vehicles Burnt – FRSC
The Delta State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Alphonsus Halim Godwin, has confirmed the death of three persons in the petrol tanker fire that occurred on Wednesday around Koko junction along the Benin-Sapele Road. Contrary to an earlier media reports that no fewer than 20 persons were reportedly burnt beyond recognition,…
We’ll Support You Take Back 2016 Stolen Mandate – Believers’ Forum
The Church will be Honoured, says Ize-Iyamu. A group of pastors and church members in Edo State under the aegis of Believers Forum for Good Governance, BFGG, has pledged its support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19 governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, promising to help him recover the mandate…
Believers Forum Pledge Support for Ize-Iyamu
A group of pastors and church members in Edo State under the aegis of Believers Forum for Good Governance, BFGG, has pledged its support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19 governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, promising to help him recover the mandate allegedly stolen from him in 2016. Ize-Iyamu,…
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