For the fourth time since getting into public office, Babagana Zulum, professor and governor of Borno State escape the attack of the dreaded Boko Haram, which has not hidden its distaste for the resolve of the governor to develop the state. He had dared to visit Baga town, one of the settlements that the terrorist…
Women Farmers Lament Pains of Lockdown and Failed Govt. Promises
ICIR Reports They prepared with borrowed money and materials to invest in efforts at getting a bountiful harvest in the year 2020. Many of them, apparently encouraged by the experience of the past few years, did not want to waste the opportunity offered by the times. But before the end of the first quarter of…
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. But Osagie Crusoe, the governor’s media aide, in his statement on Thursday, said his boss had no…
I am not under pressure to concede defeat – Ize-Iyamu
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Edo State governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu says it is not true that he is under pressure from party leaders to accept defeat. Reacting to reports in some newspapers to that effect, Ize-Iyamu cautioned the various media agencies to desist from speculative reporting. A statement…
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…
BBC Exposes Cause of Abule Ado Explosion
Six months after the explosion at Abule Ado, a Lagos suburb, fresh evidence has emerged faulting official claim over cause of the explosion. The explosion, which occurred on March 15, 2020 at the Soba community in Abule Ado, killed 23 persons and left many properties damaged. The site of Bethlehem Girls College, one of the…
My re-election’ll Promote Regional Cooperation – Obaseki
With all the governors in the South-south geo-political zone belonging to one political party, there would be regional integration, consolidation, and development. This was the assertion by the governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki, when he paid a thank you visit to his Delta State counterpart, Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa on Tuesday at Government House, Asaba.…
The Fight is Over, Obaseki tells Oshiomhole… As he receives INEC’s Certificate of Return (Photo)
Extends Hand of Fellowship to Ize-Iyamu to Move Edo Forward. Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, were on Tuesday presented their certificates of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC at a ceremony witnessed by top officials of the Commission and chieftains of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Obaseki…
Edo Decides: Shaibu Assures Promises Made’ll Be Fulfilled …Says Victory Shows No Man is God
Edo State Deputy Governor, and deputy governor-elect, Philip Shaibu said the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP the just-concluded governorship election in the state is for all Edo people, and charged them to collaborate with him and his principal, Godwin Obaseki to ensure the actualisation of all programmes and policies of the government aimed…
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