Armed with weapons, the hoodlums took up strategic positions at the secretariat, chanting war songs. The development forced the embattled council boss, who had resumed work for the day, to retreat. Obaseki spoke to journalists outside the council premises, saying, he came to continue his work as elected chairman of Oredo Local Government but met […]
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has criticized the Edo State House of Assembly for recently suspending 18 local government chairmen across the state.
Reports has it that the incident took place during the formal inauguration of the tribunal in Benin City. Seven political parties are challenging the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of the September 21 governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. In a viral […]
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the formation of a 14-member State Assets Verification Committee to investigate the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, who disclosed this in a statement said the committee, which will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 26 November 2024, at Government […]
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has ordered immediate freezing of all the state government bank accounts until further notice.
Monday Okpebholo has been inaugurated as the governor of Edo, marking an end to the eight-year stint of Godwin Obaseki at the helm of affairs in the South-South state.
Edo State’s Governor-Elect, Monday Okpebholo, of the APC has made his first appointment ahead his taking over from the outgoing PDP Governor, Godwin Obaseki
They urged the Commission to be neutral to ensure a free and fair election come September 21, 2024. A concern group, the Edo Youth Collectives, warned that all eyes are on INEC to remain neutral and not to take side with any political parties. Secretary of the group, Musa Iyoha, said the allegations that faulty […]
The Director of Public Health in the ministry, Stephenson Ojeifo, announced this during a news conference in Benin. Ojeifo said that the six confirmed cases were identified among the 40 suspected cholera cases recorded to date in the state. He noted that while awaiting the results, the patients were managed in accordance with cholera management […]
Obaseki, who spoke during an interview with journalists in Benin City, said there is no area or sector he pledged and talked about that hasn’t been impacted. The governor, who said his government has laid a foundation for the state’s progress and development, noted that he would be remembered as the governor who changed the […]