Edo State is mourning the death of one of its illustrious sons and a prominent and flamboyant Benin traditional chief, Eduwu Ekhator Obasogie, the Obasogie of Benin Kingdom. The Obasogie, a septuagenarian, reportedly slumped Sunday night at his residence and did not recover. He had always played a prominent role in palace activities as one…
Edo Guber: Tribunal Orders Substituted Service as Obaseki, Shaibu, PDP Evade Service of Five Petitions, Processes
…Chairman pledges to shun external influence. The inaugural sitting of the Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal was held on Friday with Chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Abdulrazak Abdulkareem, ordering a substituted service of the petitions and processes to be posted on the wall of PDP’s state secretariat and Government House, Benin, while the…
#EndSARS: Obaseki Inaugurates Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Rights Violations
…Says Panel to ensure payment of compensation within 14 days of recommendation. The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday inaugurated a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to look into the activities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the circumstances surrounding #EndSARS protests in the state. The panel would also investigate cases of human…
Group of 14 Edo law makers Taunt Obaseki-Backed Minority House as Nine Members Impeach Okiye, Factional Speaker
There appears to be fire in the Governor Godwin Obaseki-backed Edo State House of Assembly with Monday’s ugly development in which the factional speaker of the House, Francis Abumere Okiye, was removed and slammed with three months suspension by nine out of the 10 members. The House is made up of seven members from the…
My Health Challenge Has Nothing to do with Outcome of Edo Election – Okunbo
…As Obaseki Expresses Sympathy and Best Wishes. Chairman of the Ocean Marine Solutions and prominent Edo son, Idahosa Wells Okunbo, a retired commercial plot, has reacted to a viral report on social media to the effect that he had fallen into a coma and flown abroad for medical treatment. The report attributed Okunbo’s health challenge…
Edo Decides: ADP Candidate Challenges Obaseki’s Victory at Tribunal Over Eligibility, Double Participation in Primaries…Seeks Re-Run
Though the candidate of the main opposition party in the just concluded Edo State governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu had foreclosed challenging the victory of incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Godwin Obaseki, at the state Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin, there appears to be no respite yet for the governor.…
Edo Decides: Ize-Iyamu Breaks Silence, Says He Won’t Contest Obaseki’s Victory But Refuses to Congratulate him
…To Pursue Pre-Election Cases on Governor, Deputy’s Qualification. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu has resolved not to challenge at the state Election Petition Tribunal, the victory of the declared winner, Godwin Obaseki, incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic…
Shun Act of Acrimony, Focus on Continuous Development, Edo CAN Advises Obaseki at Victory Thanksgiving Service
Still basking in the euphoria of his re-election, Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki said at an interdenominational thanksgiving service on Sunday that his victory in the recently concluded governorship poll in the state was an affirmation that his government must continue to intensify what it had done in the last four years which he said…
APC and PDP Bicker over Arrest of APC Members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has cried out over alleged arrest of its members across the state. The party claimed the arrests were being carried out on the orders of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki. [wpdiscuz-feedback id=”rf1710ou8w” question=”Please leave a feedback on this” opened=”0″][/wpdiscuz-feedback] But Osagie Crusoe, the governor’s media aide, in…
I am Fulfilled I Delivered my Community to APC, Afegbua, Edo PDP Chieftain
Former Information and Orientation Commissioner in Edo State and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kassim Afegbua, said he feels fulfilled that he was able to deliver the four wards in his Okpella community in Etsako East local government area of the state to the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC during…
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