The wait is over! Da Fusion Embassy lounge and hotel apartments will celebrate its grand opening on Friday March 26th, 2021 at 226, Upper Mission, Benin City. The event promises to be a night of extravagance, a blend of pleasure, exquisite cuisine, and live performances by 2face Idibia, Influence Akaba, MC Capale, Dakowa Models, Dave_Wara, […]
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The National Sports Festival will hold from April 2nd to 14th, 2021, THE NATION has learnt. This was decided after a meeting between Minister of Youths and Sports Sunday Dare and Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state at the Government House, Benin. The festival suffered many postponements from March 2020. Obaseki, while receiving the sports minister, hailed […]
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Atleast three police officers have been killed in Benin City, Edo State by gunmen who abducted the younger brother of Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on Sunday February 21. Police spokesperson in Edo, Moses Nkombe confirmed the abduction of Andy Ehanire who is the managing director of the Ogba Zoological Gardens, Benin City on […]
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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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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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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday commenced the distribution of sensitive electoral material for the Edo governorship election. Distribution of electoral materials was done amid heavy security presence at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Benin, the state capital. The exercise was supervised by Timidi Wariowei, head of voter education and publicity […]
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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 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to proceed to the supreme court for a final judgement on its powers to deregister political parties. INEC said it will seek the verdict of the apex court over a judgement of the court of appeal that voided its deregisteration of 22 political parties. Though the court […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, has officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The announcement was made on the official Twitter handle of the PDP on Friday afternoon. “Breaking News! The governor of Edo State, H.E. @GovernorObaseki has defected to our great Party, the @OfficialPDPNig. The declaration was made this afternoon at the state Secretariat […]
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