Barely 24 hours after he resigned his appointment as the chief of staff to Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, security operatives are on the trail of Francis Taiwo Akerele who stormed his private residence located off 1st Ugbor Road, Benin City Sunday evening and reportedly took away his personal assistant, Jaspa Olowojoba and several documents.…
Breaking: DSS Invades Private Residence of Francis Taiwo Akerele
Operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS this evening invaded the private residence of Francis Taiwo Akerele, the former chief of staff to Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki. They were said to have arrived around 5 pm, searched his house, and left with some files and documents. Akerele resigned his appointment on Friday. Picture…
Resignation Drama: How Obaseki Tore Ex-Chief of Staff’s Letter of Notice
Appoints son of former Senator, Uzamere as replacement When Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki claimed on Saturday that he was yet to receive the letter of resignation by his chief of staff, Francis Taiwo Akerele which had been trending on social media since Friday, he was being economical with the truth, discreet investigation by Tell…
COVID-19: Obaseki shuns Benin monarch’s call for total lockdown, imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew
Says over N1b invested so far on COVID-19 Against the advice by the Benin monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II for a total lockdown of Edo State in order to checkmate the increasing number of cases of COVID-19 in the state, the governor, Godwin Obaseki on Sunday announced a 10-day dawn to dusk…
Five COVID-19 Patients discharged in Edo
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has announced the recovery and discharge of five persons out of the 15 who tested positive to COVID-19 in the state. One person had so far died of the disease in the state. Obaseki announced this on his Facebook page Friday morning. In the terse message, the governor said “I am…
Obaseki on Suicide Mission – Erhahon, ex-APC Publicity Scribe
…Urges President Buhari to take firm stand on Edo crisis A former publicity secretary of the deeply embattled ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Godwin Erhahon has suggested that only the intervention of the president as leader of the party could save the crisis-torn the party in the state. Erhahon who noted that it…
Edo Assembly Crisis: Confusion over Court Decision on Restraining Order
With all attention now focused on the judiciary in resolving the legislative log-jam in the Edo State House of Assembly, Tuesday’s decision by the Federal High Court, Abuja has sparked off fresh controversy between the feuding parties – the minority group of 10 members loyal to the governor, Godwin Obaseki, who are carrying on legislative…
Edo State Government Begins Implementation of N30,000 Minimum Wage
As organized labour in the country warms up to tackle state governments that are still prevaricating over the implementation of approved national minimum wage of N30,000, Edo State Government says it has commenced payment to its workforce with effect from January 2020. Special Adviser to the State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, confirmed…
Edo APC Crisis: Leave Oba of Benin Out of Politics, Oshiomhole Faction Warns Governor’s Camp
The faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State loyal to the immediate past governor of the state and national chairman of the ruling party, Adams Oshiomhole has warned the political camp of the governor, Godwin Obaseki not to drag the Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare 11 into the political crisis rocking the party.…
The fallout of Ize-Iyamu’s Return to APC: Rival APC Faction Embark on Membership Drive
About three weeks after it announced its plan to set up a committee that would embark on its own membership drive in reaction to the controversial rally of Friday, December 13 last year to welcome some defectors from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo State led by…
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