Edo State
11 hours ago
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that the ban on open grazing in the state remains, warning that anyone found wanting will be made to face the full wrath of the law.
12 hours ago
As campaigns for the Edo State governorship election in September officially kick-off today, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has appealed to the other political parties participating in the election and their candidates in particular, to endeavour to focus on issues, be decorous and not dwell on inanities. Ighodalo made this…
2 days ago
Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo state, Dr. Isaiah Osifo, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has cautioned against politics of godfatherism and money bags. Speaking with newsmen weekend shortly after a stakeholders meeting of Concerned Edo South Leaders in Benin City, Osifo described the candidates of the…
2 days ago
The Edo State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the September 21 gubernatorial election, Olumide Akpata, yesterday, visited Dr. Presley Osemwegie, who was injured when students attacked the hall when the university of Benin (UNIBEN) Staff Club hosted the LP candidate on April 12.
2 days ago
Edo State government has called for better collaboration with estate surveyors to sustain the gains recorded by his administration in the built environment and drive further development in the sector.
3 days ago
A Nigerian-American, Timothy Sule, the eldest son of the late philanthropist Chief Y. A. Sule has vowed to drag one Yakubu Inu-Umoru to court over the alleged vandalisation of his father's property. The property in question is a five-bedroom duplex located on Warake road in Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area…
19 Apr
The Edo State government, yesterday, said that plans are underway to light up 50 communities across the state in the first phase of its renewable energy projects.
16 Apr
The Edo State government has demolished security posts around impeached former deputy governor, Philip Shaibu’s house. It was gathered that a bulldozer had come to demolish the security canopy opposite Shaibu’s residence along Aideyan Street, G.R.A, Benin, the Edo State at about 5: 00 pm on Sunday. Commissioner for communication and orientation in Edo State,…
16 Apr
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, was nominated by the Federal Government to lead the Nigerian delegation to the Biennale Arte 2024 due to his government’s landmark successes in promoting the state’s rich cultural assets, arts, and heritage, as well as advancing the economic potential of tourism in the state and Nigeria.
13 Apr
A former gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), Prince Tom Iseghohi, has clinched the ticket of the Action Alliance (AA) in the Edo governorship primary election. With his entry, the intriguing Edo State governorship battle is now a four-horse race that would be keenly contested by experienced candidates. Iseghohi, an erstwhile…
12 Apr
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved the extension of the free bus scheme implemented by the state government for another three months.
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