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The Edo state government has approved a 50 percent waiver for tax defaulters in the state. John Mayaki, interim chief press secretary to Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, on Sunday said the moratorium had its terms and conditions, including that all outstanding tax liabilities up to...

Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that Edo State was ready to massively develop the rural, especially the oil producing communities, to create job opportunities for the teeming unemployed youths of the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr. John Mayaki quoted Governor Obaseki when...

Governor Godwin Obaseki is reviewing the campaign promises he made a couple of months ago to the Edo people. In a meeting with top Edo state government officials and leaders of the APC, he explained that he has started taking stock both at the Government House and the different ministries in...

The Edo State Government has sacked Major Lawrence Loye (Rtd), from his position as Permanent Secretary in the Public Service of the State. In a press statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq, the government ordered him to hand over all Government properties...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has appointed the Director-General of his campaign organisation, Osarodion Ogie, as the new Secretary to the State Government. This was Governor Obaseki’s first official appointment since he was inaugurated last Saturday. ‎Ogie, who was the immediate...

Newly sworn in Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has stated that he did not vie for the governorship in order to make money. Speaking at a luncheon in the state government house, he said whoever wants to make money should go to the private sector. “I am truly blessed because I come from a...

Newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Saturday declared his intention to hit the ground running in delivering on the promises he made to the people of the state, during his governorship campaign. He spoke during his inaugural address shortly after taking his oath of office as...

Immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, upheld his promise to work till about 8:55pm yesterday and terminated his administration. He subsequently handed over to Godwin Obaseki, the governor-elect. Here are surprising things Adams Oshimhole did before finally handing...

Godwin Obaseki has been sworn in as the fifth civil Governor of Edo State. Obaseki was sworn in by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Cromwell Idahosa, after taking the oath of office at about 12:20pm, amidst jubilation and administration from a large crowd of supporters. The Deputy...

On the eve of his departure as Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole has appointed four new Permanent-Secretaries. The Chief Press Secretary of the governor, Mr. Peter Okhiria, listed the appointees as Mr. Anthony Okungbowa, Ministry of Justice; Mr. Kadiri Bashiru, Secretary, Nigeria Labour...

Governor Adams Oshiomhole has set up 19-member Transition Committee to ensure smooth handover of administration to Godwin Obaseki on November 12th, 2016. Peter Okhiria, Chief Press Secretary to Oshiomhole disclosed this in Benin on Monday. Okhiria said Prof. Julius Ihonvbere is Chairman of the...

Governor Adams Oshiomhole on Monday said he does not mind being betrayed by his successor, Godwin Obaseki. DAILY TRUST reports that speaking after a meeting of Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC and President Muhammadu Buhari, the Governor said his...

Edo state governor-elect, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has launched a blistering attack on his opponent in the last governorship election, telling him to leave God out of everything. After his defeat at the polls, Ize Iyamu had said he'd seek the face of God on the matter and has been given the go ahead...

After receiving certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday, winner of the Edo gubernatorial election, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shuaibu, took to the streets to celebrate victory. The governor and his deputy were seen standing on a...

The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday said that it would challenge the outcome of the Edo State governorship election at the election petitions tribunal. The Independent National Electoral Commission had last Thursday declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Godwin Obaseki, as...

Edo State Governor-elect, Godwin Obaseki, has said that no member of the opposition political parties should expect to make his cabinet after his inauguration on November 12. Obaseki, who spoke during an interactive session with journalists, noted that though he could explain the focus and...

Governorship candidates of five of the 19 political parties that contested governorship election in Edo State have called for the cancellation of the results declared by INEC. They insisted that the figures INEC declared and displayed on national television were at complete variance with...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for collective efforts towards addressing inducement of voters with money by political parties and their candidates during elections. Nick Dazang, the commission’s deputy director on voter education and publicity, said this in...

National chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cheif John Oyegun says by voting for Godwin Obaseki, winner of Wednesday’s Edo state governorship election, the people of the state have chosen “continuity and consolidation of the massive multi-faceted developments recorded under the...

Edo State governor-elect, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has described his victory in the Edo state governorship election as humbling yet deserved making his first statement after the Independent National Electoral Commission announced poll results. Mr Obaseki, who was on Channels Television’s News At 10...