Tag: Edo State
Edo SIEC suspends council polls
The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) on Friday announced the suspension of the state local government election earlier scheduled for April 19, over...
2023: Oshiomhole declares for Senate seat
The former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to run for the Edo North Senate seat on...
APC dead in Edo, exist through press releases ― PDP
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has become a dead political party in the...
Edo PDP crisis needs compromise to resolve
By EHICHIOYA EZOMON
The political crisis in the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands that Governor Godwin Obaseki, Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu...
Obaseki sacks 513 workers, athletes, coaches of sports council
No fewer than 513 workers of the Edo State Sports Council have been relieved of their jobs by Governor Godwin Obaseki with effect from...
Wike, Obaseki and case of betrayal, ingratitude
By EHICHIOYA EZOMON
The surprise spat between Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki typifies a fight between two elephants that makes...
Obaseki slams Wike over attack on deputy
The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has condemned the attack on him and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, by the Rivers State governor, Nyesom...
Obaseki to PDP leaders: Accept my leadership or leave party
Governor Godwin Obaseki has told leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State who are uncomfortable with his leadership of the party...
PDP chieftain, Afegbua, slams Atiku over presidential ticket
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Prince Kassim Afegbua, has slammed the former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar,...
Edo bank robbery: Police recover N37m, 5 abandoned vehicles
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed that some monies suspected to be carted away by robbers during Thursday’s armed robbery attacks on some...