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Esan North East collation agent narrates how INEC officials altered polling unit results for APC

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More shocking revelations of the Electoral fraud that occurred at the September 21st Governorship Election in Edo State are beginning to emerge as witnesses testify before the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal holding in Benin City. At

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Edo communities petition FG, seeks transparency in NIFOR CEO appointment

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Some communities in Edo State have petitioned the Federal Government over the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR). The communities recalled that the CEO position was advertised in the national daily on August 9, 2023, while the written and oral exams were conducted on October […]

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Edo State Government’s Suspension of LGA Chairmen Sparks Clash with Tinubu, Supreme Court

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Governor Monday Okpebholo’s decision to suspend the chairmen and vice-chairmen of Edo State’s 18 local government areas has ignited a constitutional debate, with critics questioning the legality of the move in light of the Supreme Court’s landmark July 11 judgment affirming local government autonomy. The suspension, announced after allegations of insubordination and

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Edo Varsity VC urges matriculating students to take advantage of ICT

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2023 0

BY TITUS AKHIGBE The newly-admitted students of the Edo State University, Uzairue, have been advised to take their studies seriously while taking the advantage of the modern technology equipment and ICT facilities provided by the institution to aid them to be the best in their chosen course of study. The university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Emmanuel […]

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Edo govt. shuts Idogbo College over attack on teachers, police by students

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2021 0

Edo Government has ordered indefinite closure of Idogbo Secondary School in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state, following attack on teachers and a police officer by students. Commissioner for Education, Mrs Joan Osa-Oviawe, gave the order on Thursday in Benin, while reacting to the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]

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No matter the pressure, I won’t join another party – Obaseki

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2021 0

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said he has no plans to join another political party, reassuring that his party affiliation will not alter development plans for the state. Obaseki, who spoke during a Banquet in Benin City, as part of activities for this year’s Alaghodaro Summit, said his government is committed to ensuring […]

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FACTS VERSUS FICTION: THE TRUE STORY OF THE INIKOROGHA COMMUNITY IN OVIA SOUTH-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2021 0

By Paebi Uduak Inikorogha community has been in the news with several accusations and counter-accusations. On Saturday 28th August 2021, there was a move to inaugurate new community executive members and install someone as the Amakosowei of Inikorogha community. While few members of the community claimed that the move was successful, most people in the […]

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Olu of Warri: Two princes declared wanted over stolen crown – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2021 0

Two sons of the immediate Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli Emiko, Princes Onyowoli and Omatsuli, have been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Zone 5 in Benin, Edo State, over the stolen 400-year-old crown of Warri Kingdom. The princes were declared wanted ahead of Prince Tsola Emiko, son of Olu Atuwatse, being crowned […]

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Ize-Iyamu congratulates Gov Obaseki over Supreme Court verdict

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2021 0

Chief Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2020 Governorship Election in Edo on Monday congratulated Gov. Godwin Obaseki, on his victory at the Supreme Court. Ize-Iyamu in a letter to the governor said that the  Friday’s judgment of the apex court has put an end to the series of litigations on the […]

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S’Court dismisses APC’s certificate forgery case against Gov Obaseki

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2021 0

ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by All Progressives Congress (APC) against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The party had challenged the concurrent decisions of the Court of Appeal and Federal High Court that dismissed their case and allegation that Governor Obasaki forged University of Ibadan degree certificate with […]

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Excitement, challenges on ancestral throne for 22 yrs -His Royal Highness, Alhaji Kelvin Danesi, The Aidonojie of South-Ibie

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2021 0

By Gabriel Omonhinmin On Saturday, May, 22, 2021, the entire South-Ibie town, in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State went agog as His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aliu Kelvin Danesi, Oba Idanesi II and the Aidonoje of South-Ibie marked his twenty second anniversary on the throne. Twenty-two years ago. a quiet, unassuming, urban and […]

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Restitution Funds and Benin Royal Museum

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2021 0

By Gabriel Omonhinmin The Benin Traditional Council in Edo State has been working frantically to stop, what a Palace Watch source described as ‘the illegal attempt or incursion of the Legacy or Legal Restoration Trust” towards appropriating the rights and ownership of the ancient kingdom’s artifacts. The prized heritage items were stolen from the Benin […]

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Covid-I9: Edo Government Budgets 3 Billion Naira To Support Micro, Small Enterprises

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2021 0

By Titus Akhigbe, Benin The Edo State government on Thursday said over N3billion, under the World Bank intervention programme, has been budgeted to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises that were affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Briefing journalists in Benin City, Joel Edionwe, Permanent Secretary, Edo State ministry of wealth creation, cooperatives and employment,

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Warri Kingdom’s missing crown: Police recover keys to where items are kept

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2021 0

Titus Akhigbe, Benin As investigations into the missing crown of the Olu of Warri Kingdom and other items continue, there are indications that the Zone 5 Police Command with headquarters in Benin City, Edo State has recovered the keys where the missing items are kept. The Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Johnson Atserunleghe, and the […]

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Edo govt dethrones minister’s uncle, Oliola Of Uneme Uzanu

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2021 0

By Gabriel Omonhinmin Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved the removal of the Clan Head of South East Uneme in Estako East Local Government Area. A three-paragraph press statement entitled “Governor Obaseki dissolves Uzanu clan, dethrones clan head,” signed by the Secretary to the Edo State Government, Mr. Osarodion Ogie (Esq), stated in part: […]

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PDP backs Obaseki’s claim that FG printed N60bn for March allocation

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2021 0

By Titus Akhigbe, Benin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Friday urged policy makers to take seriously Governor Godwin Obaseki’s call on the Federal Government to end the country’s current monetary rascality as well as prevent the prevailing economic challenge from degenerating further. Obaseki had last week expressed reservations over the nation’s […]

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Edo Gov harps on decentralization of Nigeria security architecture

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2021 0

The current security challenges in Nigeria have prompted Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki to canvass once more for the decentralization of the nation’s security architecture as a means of checking the spate of insecurity in the country.Governor Obaseki made this call against the backdrop of a funeral service held in Ogun State. The event was […]

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Edo State Government bans illegal cattle markets in the state

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2021 0

The Edo State Government has banned all illegal cattle markets in the state. All such markets are to be fully registered in the local council areas they are located. Any premises that harbours any unlawful cattle market will be confiscated by the State Government. The ban on night grazing is to be reinforced with immediate […]

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Bayelsa, Edo women protest herdsmen invasion of their farms, destruction of crops

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2021 0

…Say ‘Fulani Herdsmen must leave our communities’ Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa, Titus Akhigbe, Benin Women from the Epie/Atissa communities in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, both from the South South region of the country, on Wednesday staged peaceful protests against the menace

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Bright Okosodo To Provide Free Medical Services For Val Day

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2021 0

Bright Okosodo, said he has concluded plans to provide free medical services for residents of Oredo local government in Edo State. Okosodo popularly known as ‘Richie’, a Ghana based entrepreneur who is the Founder and CEO of BAHAMAS COLLECTION, told our reporter that the aim of this gesture is to provide free medical services to […]