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”.…
…Shuaibu cries foul By Elvis Omoregie, Benin The Heart Beat State of the Nation, Edo state, yesterday witnessed the first major Deputy Governor impeachment since 1999, as Comrade Philip Shaibu was on Monday morning impeached by the Edo State House…
Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa Governments have expressed their different palliative distribution strategies to lessen the impacts of the current harsh economy on their citizens. The state governments disclosed their plans while responding to the citizens’ call for intervention in a…
Gunmen kidnapped the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Mr Tony Aziegbemi on Friday. Aziegbemi was kidnapped at a spot close to his residence at the Government Reservation Area in Benin City. His abduction happened less than…
The community of IdattoUzairue erupted into chaos as a long-standing dispute over kingship plunged the village into a state of unrest. The simmering tensions that had been brewing for an extended period finally boiled over, resulting in serious injuries among…
By Elvis Omoregie The women and youths of Obagie N’ Evbuosa community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, has cried out to the Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, the Palace of the Oba of Benin, and…
…As state council approves N300m Reverend Osagie Ehrunmwunse, Senior Special Assistant on Religious Matters to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has stated that the government chapel is closed temporarily for renovation and not shut down permanently as speculated. In a…
The Management of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) on Thursday disclosed that the Meter Testing Station currently under construction in Benin, the Edo capital, was 95 per cent completed. The Chief Executive Officer, NEMSA, Mr Aliyu Tahir, made…
