Defiant and resolute in his stance to support the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, rather than the candidate of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Obaseki, in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Kassim Afegbua, Okpella prince and chieftain of the ruling party in the state, on…
Electricity Challenge to be Over in Edo by End of 2020, Obaseki Promises As he Kicks off Re-Election Campaign in Edo North
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Monday kicked off his re-election campaign in Akoko Edo Local Government Area, Edo North Senatorial District, promising to build on the good foundation his administration had laid in the last three years and eight months, with an economic blueprint that would address the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.…
Rumbles in Edo PDP Over Campaign Funding
As Obaseki and Deputy Deny Alleged Rift. There is an uneasy calm within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State. TELL learnt that it is this issue that prompted the rumour about a rift between the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, both candidates of the party in the September…
Respite Soon for Commuters as Edo Refinery Intervenes in Failed Portion of Benin-Sapele Road
As part of their corporate social responsibility, Peayang Chemical Equipment Cooperation (PCC) and African Investment Partner (AIP) have commenced remedial work on the failed portion of the Benin-Sapele highway. The work is a joint effort by PCC and AIP as co-founders of Edo Refinery with the objective to ameliorate the sufferings currently being experienced by…
I Won’t Stick my Neck Out for Obaseki, says Lawmaker as he Switiches Loyalty to Ize-Iyamu
Another lawmaker loyal to the state governor, Godwin Obaseki has dumped him and has pledged allegiance to his major challenger, Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Emmanuel Agbaje who represents Akoko-Edo II constituency in the state House of Assembly, at a rally in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo local government area, said the current…
Controversy Trails Suspension of Kassim Afegbua by Edo PDP
You Can’t Suspend My Vote – Afegbua Uncertainty trails the touted suspension of Kassim Afegbua, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former commissioner for information in Edo State, by his party. Afegbua, who is a leader of the party in his Okpella village in Etsako East local government area of the state,…
Fight Against Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Honours Okunbo as Greatest Individual Ally
Names him Man of the Year 2020. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has named the Chairman of Ocean Marines Solution and prominent Edo son, Idahosa Wells Okunbo as its Man of the Year 2020. The anti-human trafficking agency said the honour, which was in commemoration of the 2020 World…
Gale of Resignations: Edo PDP, APC Throw Brickbats
Still smarting from the spate of resignations that had hit the Godwin Obaseki-led Edo State government in the past few weeks, the Chairman, Edo 2020 Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dan Osi Orbih has accused the immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole of orchestrating the development.…
Don’t Turn Edo into War Zone, Benin Monarch Cautions Politicians
The Palace of the Oba of Benin has cautioned politicians in Edo State not to turn the state into a war zone because of gubernatorial ambition. Recall that suspected thugs loyal to the ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and those of the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
Edo 2020: More Appointees Walk Out on Obaseki, Pledge Support for Ize-Iyamu
More appointees of the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, have walked out on the government to pledge their loyalty to his arch political rival, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19, 2020 governorship election. The latest are three Commissioners of the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development…
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