Edo state

Almost 500 vehicles belonging to the Edo State Government are still missing, according to Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo. A committee set up by Edo State to recover vehicles and other assets…

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, has revealed that the former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, opposed the nomination of his son, Cyril, as Commissioner for Health-designate. Governor Monday Okpebholo appointed…

Monday Okpebholo has been inaugurated as the governor of Edo, marking an end to the eight-year stint of Godwin Obaseki at the helm of affairs in the South-South state. The ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia…

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State Philip Shaibu has resumed office and has directed his staff to follow suit. He is also warning banks carrying out transactions with the Office of the Deputy Governor of Edo State without…

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, months after the state assembly impeached him. In the Wednesday judgment, Justice Omotoso declared the…

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday reacted to the nullification of the party’s governorship election, insisting that Asue Ighodalo is its flagbearer. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship election in Edo State that produced Asue Ighodalo as its candidate. The election conducted on February 22, 2024, was…

Omobayo Godwins has been inaugurated as the Edo Deputy Governor, hours after Philip Shaibu was impeached by the state house of assembly. The 37-year-old who was beaming with a smile, was sworn in around 1:40 pm on Monday by the Chief…

Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant an ex-parte motion filed by the deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, seeking an interim order to stop the impeachment process by the state’s House of…

A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party, Olumide Akpata, has denied claims that he had a hand in the protest that took place at the party’s secretariat in Benin on Sunday. Members of the Edo Chapter of the Labour…

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that he cannot determine the fate of his deputy, Philip Shaibu, who declared on Monday, to run for the governorship seat of the state. He said that the millions of supporters of the…

Ahead of the Edo State 2024 governorship election, the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has made a formal announcement, expressing his desire to compete for the Peoples Democratic Party ticket in the forthcoming party primaries.…

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has accepted the apology issued by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, saying to err is human but forgiving is divine. Both leaders have been at loggerheads over Shaibu’s ambition to govern the oil-rich…

Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo State, has been denied access to his former office at the Government House in the state capital of Benin. Shaibu arrived at the Government House on Monday morning but met the gate leading to…

Samson Kennedy and Wilfred Emmanuel, both University of Benin, Edo State students, have been detained, according to the Edo State Police Command, after the bruised body of their colleague Francis Aniude was found in the Ekosodin River…