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in NewsEdo State to Lead with Highest Minimum Wage, Governor Obaseki Assures Workers
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Should any of the 36 states in Nigeria announce a higher minimum wage than the national figure of ₦70, 000 approved recently by the federal government, the government of Edo State would top it up. This was the vow made by the state […] More
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in PoliticsEdo State Government Dares APC Guber Candidate to Present Vision, Accuses Him of Lies and Propaganda
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In the countdown to the expiration of the eight years tenure of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, and the fierce and bitter succession battle, the Edo State government on Wednesday challenged the major opposition party in the state, the All Progressives Congress, APC, […] More
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in Business2023: Edo PDP Government Mops Up Campaign Billboards, Leaves Billboard Owners, Opposition Parties in a Fix
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Amidst allegation by the Billboard Owners Association in Edo State that its members have been warned by the governor, Godwin Obaseki, against accepting patronage by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and other opposition political parties as campaigns rev up for the 2023 general […] More
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in NewsEdo Govt, Police, Say Fleeing Bandits, Not ISWAP, Responsible for Akoko-Edo Attack
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Edo State Government has debunked reports of the presence of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, in the state, stating that the attack at Ibillo-Igarra Road Junction, in which a police officer was killed and a patrol vehicle belonging to the state […] More
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Edo Boasts of Largest Oil Palm Programme in Africa
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, is upbeat about the state’s strides in the agriculture sector as exemplified in the growing of the largest oil palm project in Africa. Governor Obaseki explained that this was part of efforts to tap from the state’s natural […] More
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in Big Story, EnTELLtainmentEdo Set to Host 94 Countries at Maiden International Film Festival
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow … Unveils Logo, Brand Ambassadors Edo State is set to host the world as arrangements are in top gear for the maiden International Film Festival in Benin City, the state capital, in which 94 countries are participating, and 1,551 movie entries have so […] More
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in NewsEdo Govt Moves to Sanitise Estate Market
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In a move to checkmate the activities of fraudulent property developers who operate unregistered estates in Edo State, the government has initiated the process of sanitising the building environment. Towards this end, the state government has called a meeting of all estate developers […] More
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Seven Killed in Multiple Bank Robberies in Uromi, Edo State
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As Bandits Make Away with Huge Haul of Cash Five civilians and two policemen on Thursday lost their lives in a sadly well-coordinated and masterfully executed multiple bank robberies in Uromi, Esan North East local government of Edo State. According to information released […] More
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Obaseki Gives Edo LGs ₦850m Bailout to Offset December Salaries
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Edo State Government said it has advanced the 18 local government councils in the state a loan to the tune of ₦850 million to clear the December salaries of workers while awaiting access to their allocations from the Federation Accounts. This amount […] More
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Ijaw Community Upbeat Over Prospect of Connection to National Grid
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow It was all excitement and jubilation in Inikorogha, a prominent Ijaw community in Ovia South Local Government Area of Edo State, as the lawmaker representing the area in the House of Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, made good his campaign promise to connect the community […] More
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Tragedy in Edo As Truck Crushes Nine Commuters In Early Morning Accident
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow It was a horrendous bloodbath, tears and sorrow in Benin-City, Edo State capital in the early hours of Tuesday as a heavy duty truck crushed nine commuters to death along Sokponba Road by Ogbelaka junction. Other persons injured in the ghastly accident, which, […] More
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Edo SSG Loses Elder Brother to COVID-19
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Secretary to Edo State Government, SSG Osarodion Ogie has lost his elder brother, John Ogie to COVID-19. The late Ogie, according to a statement by the state chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP died of the dreaded virus Monday September 6, […] More