The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu was upbeat on Saturday following the impressive turnout of governors of the party at the formal flag-off of his campaign at the Sports Complex of the University of Benin, Ugbowo campus. Hitherto, the major opposition…
Buruji Bows to Covid-19
Buruji Kashamu, a former senator representing Ogun West constituency is dead. A tweet by a friend and former colleague in the Senate, Ben Murray-Bruce said Kashamu died of complications associated with Covid-19. He died at First Cardiology Consultants, Lagos where he was receiving treatment. We recall that the same facility treated late Abba Kyari, until…
Edo House of Assembly Remains under Siege
The siege on the Anthony Enahoro House of Assembly Complex in Edo State continued on Friday with women of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and with people believed to be party stalwarts taking over the premises and environs. While many of the PDP women who had earlier in the day staged a solidarity protest march…
Blame Game Over Edo House of Assembly Invasion
The two major political parties in the ongoing campaign for the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State are embroiled in a blame game over the recent crisis in the state legislature. While the National Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC Governorship Election in Edo State accused the state governor, Godwin Obaseki of being…
Will Obaseki face Impeachment?
Factional Speaker says No! After over one year of peace of the grave yard in the polarised Edo State House of Assembly, the crisis on Thursday took a dramatic twist with the announcement of Victor Edoror as the new Speaker of the House by the Adams Oshiomhole-led faction of the All Progressives, APC. Hitherto, Frank…
Edo Assembly Latest: We will not Pursue Impeachment of any Member of Executive – Edoror
Says No Victor, No Vanquished. Details have emerged about how Victor Edoror representing Esan Central Constituency, emerged the new speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. Hitherto, the picture had been sketchy about the new development in which the erstwhile factional Speaker, Frank Okiye, and his deputy, Roland Asoro, were reportedly impeached. A statement…
Danger Averted at Ojodu-Berger
What would have been a major crisis, endangering lives and properties and also compounding traffic situation at the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos State, was averted Thursday afternoon. A tanker said to be loaded with petrol was about to go up in flames in front of OANDO filling station shortly before the pedestrian bridge when people…
No Member of Edo House of Assembly Endorsed Ize-Iyamu — Okiye, Factional Speaker Clarifies
Factional leadership of the Edo State House of Assembly has declared that contrary to reports in the media, no member of the House endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. It accused those it called dissident members-elect of impersonating the leadership…
School Reopening: Edo Students To Wait for One More Week
…Authorities Want Better Preparation. The Edo State Government has fixed August 10, 2020 as resumption date for secondary school students in graduating classes in the state as against the August 4, 2020 announced by the Federal Ministry of Education. In a statement on Monday, Commissioner for Education, Jimoh Ijegbai, emphasised that only senior secondary school…
Edo 2020: We are Undeterred by Defection of Political Aides – Osagie
The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on media and communication strategy, Crusoe Osagie, has dismissed as inconsequential, the recent defection of political appointees and other members of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led government to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement, Osagie said the defection was easily traced to the monetised campaign…
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