Monday Okpebholo
1 Feb
The current impeachment saga troubling the Edo State local government system appears to be Governor Monday Okpebholo’s strategy of whipping loyalists of former Governor Godwin Obaseki in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into line and demonstrating that a new sheriff is in town.
31 Jan
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, continued its proceedings with the testimony of three witnesses called by the petitioners, Dr. Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party
30 Jan
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has admitted Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines submitted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as evidence in the ongoing legal challenge to the September 21, 2024 governorship election. The submission follows a subpoena secured by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after INEC initially declined to release…
28 Jan
The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal resumed today in Abuja with explosive revelations from the PDP’s star witness – PW12 – who exposed alleged widespread irregularities in the September 21, 2024, governorship election and attempted to dismantle the case for INEC’s declaration of Monday Okpebholo as winner of the election. The witness, a data analyst…
27 Jan
Governor Monday Okpebholo has appointed seasoned and respected lawyer, Augusta Ikpea-Enaholo, as the Director General of the Edo State Health Insurance Scheme. Ikpea-Enaholo is a highly resourceful individual who worked at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as Principal Legal Officer before her foray into business. She is an intellectual with academic exposures…
24 Jan
Four additional witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, claimed that the conduct of the 2024 governorship election in Edo State was characterised by irregularities in some polling units in Esan North East, Oredo, Esan South East and Esam Central local councils of the state
23 Jan
The Edo State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Paddy Emmanuel Iyamu, has said the state is collaborating with the federal government to enhance access to quality education by the people of the state. Iyamu said the vision of Governor Monday Okpebholo is in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu which is to…
22 Jan
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, yesterday, swore in six commissioners into the State Executive Council and assigned them portfolios. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor.
21 Jan
Edo State Commissioner for Education, Dr Emmanuel Paddy Iyamu, has hailed Governor Monday Okpebholo for approving the recruitment of 500 teachers by the State Basic Education Board. According to him, the step would not only boost learning, but signifies the beginning of a new dawn in the education sector of the state. Iyamu, who resumed…
20 Jan
Sir: Nigerians are keenly watching the melodrama going on Edo State on the issue of the local government financial autonomy.
16 Jan
The Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-man Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has commenced hearing on the seven petitions challenging the declaration of Governor Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the 2024 Edo State governorship election,
14 Jan
The Edo State Government has firmly disassociated itself from comments made by John Mayaki, a former Chief Press Secretary to ex-Governor Godwin Obaseki. In a statement signed by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, the government clarified that Mayaki’s remarks do not represent the Governor’s Office and urged the public to…
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