Philip Shaibu
13 Aug 2023
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has debunked plans to plot coup against Governor Godwin Obaseki, saying the rumour is the work of some mischief makers who want to destabilise the state.
12 Aug 2023
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, alleged that his deputy, Philip Shaibu, is desperate to become the next governor of the state and would explore every possible means to achieve his ambition including ousting him. Obaseki said this during a meeting with elders and leaders from Etsako West, East and Central Local Councils of…
11 Aug 2023
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has finalised plans to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), ending speculations amid the political turmoil between him and Governor Godwin Obaseki.
8 Aug 2023
Someone ought to advise Philip Shaibu that a sitting governor's unavailability to answer telephone calls does not equate to “trying to impeach him”. His recent act of seeking a legal injunction against an impeachment that, apparently, nobody was pursuing is a startling demonstration of a self-inflicted narrative that seems to be spun from thin air.…
8 Aug 2023
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, denied plans to impeach his deputy, Philip Shaibu.
7 Aug 2023
Indications have emerged that Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, may disobey the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to impeach his Deputy, Philip Shaibu.
3 Aug 2023
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking protection from possible impeachment and removal from office by his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki. In the motion of notice filed before the court, Shaibu requested an interlocutory injunction to stop harassment, intimidation, or embarrassment, and to allow him to carry…
3 Aug 2023
On May 4 this year, the Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu (54) lambasted the 18 Local Government Chairmen in the state over their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). At a meeting with the council leaders, Shaibu said it was disappointing that they generate only N3 million (combined) every month. “Between now and the end of May,…
31 Mar 2023
Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Reconciliation Committee, Comrade Philip Shaibu, who is also Edo State deputy governor, has called on members of the All Nigerian Football Players Union (ANFPU) and the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) to bury the hatchet and settle lingering issues, which has hampered the smooth running and progress of the unions.