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The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal convened today to adopt final written addresses in the petition filed by Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the 2024 governorship election. The high-stakes proceedings drew a packed courtroom,…
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Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have demanded the immediate redeployment of Government House staffers who worked with the former governor of Edo state, Mr Godwin Obaseki to other establishments in the state. Speaking under the aegis of Edo APC leaders of thought, their spokesman, Momodu Adams, argued that the staffers who worked closely…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has announced the restoration of N100 million monthly subvention to Edo State University, Iyamho. He said the monthly subvention was earlier withdrawn by former governor Godwin Obaseki. Okpebholo disclosed this on Thursday at the 6th convocation ceremony of the Edo University Iyamho located at the country home of Adams Oshiomhole…
26 Feb
Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, has strongly rebuked Senator Monday Okpebholo over his recent allegations on TVC News’ Journalist Hangout. Okpebholo, the governor of Edo State, had claimed that Ighodalo and his team “are mopping up money to go and bribe tribunal people,” a statement…
25 Feb
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has condemned the recent violent attacks on seven farming communities in Ovia South West Local Government, which claimed 22 lives and left several others injured. The governor also denounced the killing of two farmers, Batemue Ebo and Christopher Bello, in Okpekpe, Etsako East Local Government, by suspected herdsmen. In a…
25 Feb
Governor Monday Okpebholo has reassured the people of Edo State of his administration’s unwavering commitment to tackling security challenges and ensuring the safety of residents. In response to recent criticisms from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the governor emphasised that his government is taking decisive action to combat insecurity. A press statement released by…
21 Feb
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday, expressed deep sadness and condolences to the family of Pius Etim, a young man who tragically lost his life in an unfortunate incident on Thursday evening at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, following heavy rainfall. Okpebholo described the collapsed mast that killed Pius Etim during the heavy…
17 Feb
The Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) says the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has soared to N10.4 billion in January from N7.2 billion in December. The EIRS Head of Communications, Courage Eboigbe, quoted the Chairman of the board, Mr Oladele Bankole-Balogun, as announcing this in a statement on Monday in Benin. Bankole-Balogun attributed this…
10 Feb
In a stunning twist at the ongoing Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Governor Monday Okpebholo’s legal team abruptly closed their case on Monday, 10th February 2025, after their first key witness faltered under intense cross-examination by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Dr. Asue…
6 Feb
OkpebholoEdo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the chairman of the state’s Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Damian Lawani, and the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie, over “allegations of grave official and financial infractions.” The suspension by Okpebholo, which took immediate effect, was announced in a statement on Wednesday night by the…
5 Feb
A media aide to former Governor Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, on Wednesday, faulted the Edo State Asset Verification Committee set up by the Governor Monday Okpebholo government on its final report. He stated that the committee report is targeted at maligning Obaseki's administration. The committee recommended that the state government must take steps to review…
5 Feb
The Edo State Assets Verification Committee on Wednesday presented its final report to Governor Monday Okpebholo, urging the government to focus on areas where government resources have been mismanaged or improperly allocated under the past administration led by ex-Governor Godwin Obaseki. The committee also recommended that the state government take immediate steps to review all…
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