Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and a long-list of the who-is-who in Nigeria’s political and business communities, yesterday, graced the funeral mass in honour of the late elder statesman, Chief Anthony Anenih. The dignitaries, including Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson, and Minister…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki is excited that teen sensation, Georgia Oboh is living up to the promise she showed early in her career and believes the 17-year-old’s triumph in the Cote d’Ivoire Open title, her first professional trophy, is a sign of better things to come. Oboh at the weekend defeated a strong…

The Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for global action against attacks on humanitarian workers rendering help to victims of conflicts across the world. Obaseki, who gave this charge, yesterday, in Benin, during commemoration of the World Humanitarian Day, decried growing disregard for international conventions and rules of engagements that protect women, children,…

The Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has commiserated with Ghana and family of Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and celebrated diplomat, over his passing at the age of 80. In a statement, Obaseki said Annan was a shining light of the African continent, who strode like a colossus in the diplomatic…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated a 16-man committee for the 2018 Edo State Festival for Arts and Culture (EDOFEST) with a charge to promote the rich culture of the people. At the inauguration held in Government House in Benin City, Edo State capital, Obaseki urged the committee to use the occasion…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has announced plans to restructure the state’s tertiary education subsector with the training of teachers with competencies in different knowledge and skill areas, especially basic and technical learning. Obaseki disclosed this when he visited the Abudu College of Education for an on-the-spot inspection of infrastructure in the school. According…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has called on scientists across the globe working on the cure for cancer to intensify efforts in the discovery of an urgent cure for the illness to bring succour to those suffering from it. He also made a case for urgent action by relevant stakeholders in the health sector…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday in China, expanded the portfolio of foreign investments in the state following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese consortium for a 5,500-barrel per day modular refinery in the state. The event is coming hours after a similar MoU was signed with China Harbour…

The Governor-elect of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday explained that his government would create an enabling environment for development, rather than political patronage for his supporters.

The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Godwin Obaseki, said that he would make Edo, a model to be emulated by other states, in terms of development.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has promised to upgrade the College of Physical and Health Education, Afuze, to a degree-awarding institution.

Obaseki, who founded the company in 1995 as Securities Transactions & Trust Company before it was renamed Afrinvest in 2006, resigned his position to pursue his political ambition in Edo State.