After months of proxy war and trading of political tackles by their respective supporters, the incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and his estranged godfather and predecessor in office, Adams Oshiomhole appear set to sheathe their swords and be brothers again. In their reconciliatory moves, however, the media, as usual, became the whipping boy…
Fear Grips Auchi Residents Over Erosion Menace
Ahead of expected intense rainfall after the August break, the people of erosion-ravaged Auchi in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State are now living in trepidation of the likely effect of massive flood on the ancient town. Expressing the fear of his people at a press conference, the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, Aliru…
Pension: Hope Rises for More Edo Senior Citizens
Some pensioners in Edo State may smile soon as the state government kicks off the process of its phased payment of pension arrears to senior citizens of the state who had been marking time on the queue for some years now. Sunday this week, the Godwin Obaseki-led government announced the commencement of physical and documentary…
Violent Protest in Edo as Suspected Fulani Herdsman Rapes, Kills Villager
All hell was let loose Tuesday as angry youths of Ofumwegbe community in Ovia North-east local government area of Edo State reportedly launched a reprisal attack on some Fulani herdsmen grazing cattle in the area following the alleged raping and killing of a female indigene of the town by one of the herdsmen. Ofunmwegbe town…
Edo APC Crisis: It is Fire for Fire as Obaseki, Oshiomhole Feud Gets Messier
The worsening relationship between Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki and his estranged godfather, Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has degenerated into name-calling and blame game over the crisis that had sharply divided the party into two camps. And as the two political elephants wrestle for the soul of the…
Why Obaseki Must Go – Idahagbon
As opposition against the second term ticket for incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki continues to mount within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo State, the arrow-head of the fight, Henry Idahagbon, immediate past Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice has ruled out the possibility of a settlement with the embattled governor. Idahagbon told TELL that…
Outrage in Edo Over Electricity Theft Bill
Civil society groups in Edo State on Thursday marched to the state House of Assembly to protest against a bill presently before the House which if passed into law would criminalize electricity theft. The activists, who were all dressed in black and brandished placards with various inscriptions, expressed their anger against the lawmakers by pelting the…
Four killed in Fresh Edo cult war
The spate of cult-related killings in Edo State continued Friday with four persons reportedly hacked to death at Afokeplla in Etsako East Local Government Area of the state in a suspected reprisal attack by a rival cult group. Sources in the area hinted the magazine that the ugly incident had resulted in the burning down…
PDP Raises Alarm Over Alleged Intimidation of Market Women in Edo
As political parties intensify their campaigns ahead of Saturday March 9 House of Assembly election in Edo State, the leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it is saddened by unfolding developments in the polity. The PDP said it was not surprised that the All Progressives Congress, APC had taken “its intimidation, harassment, blackmail,…
Blame Game in Edo Over Election Day Shooting
It’s been allegation and counter-allegation as the two leading political parties in Saturday’s election – the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, trade blames over the violence that erupted at Owina Primary School, Benin City polling centre in which three suspected political thugs were shot. While the victims claimed they…
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