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The Edo state government on Monday dismissed alleged statements credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved land for the establishment of cattle colonies in the State. It said the state government had not entered into any agreement for cattle...

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday, said without the rule of law, peace and order, there would be no progress and the realisation of individual and collective ambition in any society. Obaseki made this disclosure at the Government House when he met with the elders and leaders of … via...

Nigerian returnee from Libya has spoken of how 20 Nigerian girls were sold off as slaves in Libya. Otoide, according to TheNation, said he witnessed the sale of 20 Nigeria girls in the prison where they were all kept. “They sold about 20 girls in the night. I saw it. It was God that saved me.”...

The Commissioner for Communications and Orientation of Edo State, Hon. Paul Ohonbamu informed the public of the State’s push to access the World Bank’s N2B grant to Edo State’s work on developing its infrastructural projects, N500 Million has been approved by the State as counterpart funding. He...

Governor Obaseki had vowed to punish officials who sent a N283 million request for the conduct of primary school examination which eventually cost N30 million Commissioner for Communications, Paul Ohonbamu, said that the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe...

Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2016 Edo gubernatorial election has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki over the affirmation of his victory at the poll by the Supreme Court on Monday. A seven man panel of the Supreme Court led by the Chief...

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Godwin Obaseki as Edo state governor. The apex court also dismissed the appeal filed by the candidate of the PDP challenging the election of Governor Godwin Obaseki for lacking in merit. The apex court said it would give in detail, its reasons...

Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has appointed 18 commissioners and forwarded their mames to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. The nominees contained in a letter he sent to the Speaker, Justin Okonoboh, and dated June 19, 2017, came seven months after the governor...

In an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, challenging the ruling of the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal on the September 2016 governorship poll, the Appeal Court sitting in Benin will on Friday deliver its judgement. The PDP and...

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, announced the appointment of 192 Special Assistants, a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie contained. The appointees represent all the 192 electoral wards in the three Senatorial Districts that make up...

Pensioners in Edo, on Tuesday, in Benin protested over the non-harmonization of their pension since 2008. The pensioners, who protested peacefully to the Government House, were also unhappy over the nonpayment of their pension in the last 42 months. The spokesman of the pensioners, Mr...

The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin has upheld the election of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Justice Ahmed Badamosi who presided over the case dismissed the petition of the People's Democratic Party (APC) and its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu...

The Edo Government has declared Friday public holiday in honour of the late Samuel Ogbemudia, former governor of the defunct Mid-West Region and Bendel. John Mayaki, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, said this in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Benin. He said the holiday...

Protesters on Monday reportedly broke into the venue of a meeting Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was having with stakeholders in Edo state, disrupting the entire programme, TheCable reports. The meeting is part of an ongoing negotiation interface with the oil producing communities in the...

The Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday released results of the recounted ballot papers used for the September 28 governorship election. The APC won in all the four local government areas where the ballot papers were recounted. In its ruling on February 9, 2017, the three-man...

The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal has granted PDP's Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu’s request to recount ballot papers used in four local government areas. The affected local government areas are Estako East, Estako West, Akoko-Edo and Egor. This permission was given after an application from...

Edo state's Governor Godwin Obaseki has inaugurated the family court in the state to handle matters concerning children in both civil and criminal matters. According to him family courts would go a long way in addressing challenges facing families in Nigeria if it was implemented. The...

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has announced the sack of private tax collectors for the state and local governments. The governor said only government employees would now collect taxes and levies. In a broadcast to Edo State residents to mark the New Year, Obaseki said the laws of Nigeria...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has presented a 2017 Appropriation Bill of 150 billion Naira to the State House of Assembly. Governor Obaseki, who christened the 2017 budget “Budget of Consolidation and Prosperity”, pointed out that it was wrapped around six key policy areas. “Mr Speaker...

Governor Nyesom Wike, in the final round of campaigns for the Rivers state legislative election rerun ripped into APC governors. The governors were in town to campaign for their party. "Look at the man, 100 years old, the governor of Kano," he bellowed. "Up till now, the man cannot even set up...