… Just as purported judgement circulates online on Tuesday By Andrew Orolua The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will today Wednesday, April 2, 2025, deliver judgement in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo. Ighodalo, in his petition is challenging. the election of Monday Okpebholo of the […]
By Our Reporter A group of concerned women from Edo State has called on Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to humble herself and apologize to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Nigerians for dragging the name of the nation in the mud. The women gave the charge during a peaceful protest to the Edo State […]
…PDP ignored insecurity for eight years – EDSG By Titus Akhigbe The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has berated the administration of governor Monday Okpebholo of the ruling All Progressives Congress,APC for the worsening insecurity in the State. The State chairman of the opposition PDP,Dr.Anthony Aziegbemi in a press conference yesterday at the […]
By Msugh Ityokura The Edo State House of Assembly Tuesday, passed the State Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2025, imposing death sentence on convicted kidnappers The lawmakers amended the existing 2013 law, which previously stipulated life imprisonment and property confiscation The majority leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, had earlier moved the motion for the house to resolve into the […]
Governor Monday Okpebholo has shocked Edo State’s political and traditional circles by suspending Hon. Samson Osagie, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, and Hon. Damian Lawani, Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission. While the government claims “grave official and financial infractions,” insiders allege this is a calculated purge of dissenters and a desperate bid […]
The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police has declared wanted two gay suspects who narrowly escaped being lynched to death by angry mob following the intervention of a clergyman in a remote community in Benin City. Destiny Eghosa Asemota and his secret lover Ezekiel Obinna, were reportedly caught indulging in the unlawful act of […]
Benin City, Nigeria — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate Asue Ighodalo has expressed gratitude to the people of Edo State and reiterated his confidence in the judiciary as the tribunal proceedings over the disputed September 2024 governorship election intensify. Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse on Wednesday, Ighodalo addressed supporters’ concerns while condemning acts […]
The tribunal today was all about Accord’s witnesses, and its 2024 Edo governorship candidate, as Dr. Bright Enabulele, strengthened his petition against Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), showing no signs of backing down. Presided over by Justice Wilfred Kachi, the tribunal continued hearing case EPT/ED/GOV/02/2024, in which Dr. Enabulele and […]
The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal begins today in Benin City, with both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) preparing for what could be a decisive legal battle over the outcome of the September 21 gubernatorial election. The case has sparked mixed reactions across the state, with optimism among PDP […]
By Titus Akhigbe Following the suspension of the Chairmen and vice Chairmen of Councils ,the Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday called on president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call Governor Monday Okpebholo to order over attempts at exterminating constitutional democracy in the state. Briefing newsmen in Benin over the state […]
The Edo State Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, has commended Mr. Peter Omoh Dunia (also known as Peter Black) and members of Ogbona Youth Forum for building and donating an Ultra Modern Police Station with fully equiped ICT Centre to the Nigeria Police Force for the security of lives and property of the people of Ogbona […]
The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police has declared wanted one Benjamin Etinosa after he was reportedly caught in the act of same-sex practice with another man simply identified as Abel in a remote community in Benin City in November 2024. It was gathered that the 2 gay suspects were caught in the act […]
BENIN CITY —Following the recent cult clash, which took place in Benin City, Edo State and other parts of Nigeria that claimed the lives of many youths in the months of October and November 2024, several concerned persons, organizations and non- governmental organizations have called on the local, state and federal government to find lasting […]
…. It is pettiness taken too far not to invite Obaseki to swearing-in ceremony By Titus Akhigbe The Edo State Government has chided the Governor-elect, Sen. Monday Okpebholo and his self-appointed aides to focus on organizing their exorbitant N5bn inauguration ceremony and leave the highly-fulfilled Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, out of their petty politics. In […]
In a searing accusation, Martins Obono, Executive Director of the TAP Initiative, has allegedly accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as not only complicit but actively involved in rigging the 2024 Edo State governorship election. Appearing on Arise Television’s The Morning Show, Obono presented what he termed “damning, incontrovertible evidence” of INEC’s role in […]
BY ORJI ONYEKWERE Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism, Uyi Oduwa Malaka and other Commissioners of Arts and Culture of the South-South region under the BRACED Commission have held a meeting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on the need to deepen and fast track the economic development of the region through […]
BY TITUS AKHIGBE Edo State has recorded a 370 % growth in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the last eight years, with the State’s revenue projected to close at N85 billion by the end of 2024. The Chairman of the Edo State Taskforce on IGR, Hon. John Osagie Inegbedion, disclosed this during the Q3 2024 […]
BY ORIAKU IJELE No fewer than 20 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Uhorgua, Edo graduated from various tertiary institution across the country in the 2023/2024 academic session. The Coordinator of the camp, Solomon Folorunsho, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview in Abuja. Folorunsho said the graduates studied medicine, pharmacy, […]
…..wants to be declared winner By Titus Akhigbe The candidate of the Accord in the just held Edo State Governorship election, Dr Bright Enabulele has challenged the process which produced Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ,at the Election petitions tribunal, claiming it was manipulated. Enabulele alleged that the election was characterized […]
… disrupt inspection of BVAS machines By Ukpono Ukpong Tensions flared at the Edo State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday when thugs alleged linked to the All progressives Congress, APC, led by Jarrett Tenebe, stormed the Commission’s office in Benin to obstruct the inspection of electoral materials from the controversial […]