…As State Assembly appeals judgement In a recent ruling, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, overturning his earlier impeachment by the state assembly. The court’s decision,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited 134 observer groups for Edo and Ondo governorship elections. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday received the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September Edo State governorship election, Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This was as the Edo State…
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Plc on Tuesday began the installation of prepaid meters in 10,000 households in Edo to eradicate estimated billings. The initiative tagged: Get metered in 24 hours will be carried out within 10 days. It…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo says the party has not suspended Assemblyman OmoregieOgbeide-Ihama, a former House of Representatives member. The party said on Wednesday in Benin that the purported suspension…
Following appeals by stakeholders, the Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration in Edo and Ondo states for four days. The electoral body stated that the exercise, scheduled to end tomorrow, Wednesday, has been extended from…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede has warned against vote buying and selling in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State. The Chairman stated this during a Town Hall meeting on voter’s sensitisation towards…
By Elvis Omoregie, Benin The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has lauded the turnout for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Edo State. Yakubu said the exercise has witnessed fresh registrants, application…
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has increased the minimum wage of workers in the state civil service to N70,000, beginning from May 1, 2024. Obaseki disclosed this on Monday at the commissioning of the Labour House, built for the organized…
Dr. Udoh Oberaifo, the Gubernatorial Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), on Monday, condemned in strong terms the impeachment of deputy governor Philip Shaibu by the Edo House of Assembly. Shaibu was impeached on Monday for “revealing government secrets”.…
