Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state on Tuesday presented a budget estimate of N153.4 billion to the State House of Assembly, for the 2021 fiscal year. The budget which comprises N94.8 billion for recurrent and N58.6 billion for capital expenditure, represents a 9.7 percent increase from the revised 2020 budget. Christened ‘Making Edo Great Again […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, has thanked Nyesom Wike, his Rivers counterpart, for the role he played in his reelection. Speaking when he visited Wike on Wednesday, Obaseki said Wike clothed and fed him after he was “pushed out” of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that Wike was among the first people that […]
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The Edo State Governor and governor-elect, Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Sunday received the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s final result sheet of the just concluded governorship election. The result sheet was presented to the governor by the PDP agent and member representing Oredo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama at his […]
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In line with efforts at ensuring apt coordination of security arrangements towards a hitch-free election in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State slated to hold on September 19th, 2020, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu NPM mni has deployed DIG Adeleye Olusola Oyabade, mni, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has raised the alarm over the arming of thugs ahead of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. Recall that the gubernatorial election in Edo is slated for September 19, while that of Ondo is October 10. In a statement on Sunday, Frank Mba, force spokesman, said the […]
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Mechanical works on Edo modular refinery project located in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha local government area of the state, is 95 per cent completed. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Edobor Iyamu, who disclosed this on Thursday, during an inspection visit to the refinery, said when completed, the refinery will attract […]
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The governor of Edo state, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday said his convoy was attacked at ward 10, Apana, Etsako west local government area of the state. The former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, is from ward 10. In a statement which Crusoe Osagie, his spokesman, issued on his behalf, […]
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The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has said that the tensed political atmosphere in Edo state has left much to be desired. He disclosed this on Saturday in Benin, while playing host to Governor Mai-Mala-Buni of Yobe state and caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress, who led the party’s governorship candidate, Pastor […]
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Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says the unfolding political developments in Edo are a threat to constitutional order. Abubakar, in his verified tweeter handle on Thursday, urged the forces behind the developments to reign in their proxies, and abide by the rule of law to allow the people elect who they wanted to […]
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Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has assured the party’s loyalists of victory in the forthcoming Edo governorship election. Addressing his supporters in Edo during the weekend, he expressed the confidence that the APC would win the September 19 election. In a veiled reference to Godwin Obaseki, incumbent governor of […]
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