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A former police officer in Edo State, Inspector Edith Uduma, has threatened to kill herself and her children following her dismissal from the police force after she exposed an alleged rape incident involving a colleague. She accused the state police command of unjustly dismissing her, saying the public had not …

The Chairman of the Committee set up by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo to recover government vehicles, Mr Kelly Okungbowa, on Friday declared over 200 vehicles missing. He stated that the committee had within 24 hours recovered three vehicles in a private residence in Benin. Okungbowa, who spoke to newsmen …

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has dissolved the Governing Councils of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, Fred Itua. Itua said Okpebholo also dissolved the Councils of all state-owned tertiary institutions. He said the governor …

IN response to the continuous surge in food prices across Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo has suspended all market unions and associations in the state. The Governor’s decision was informed by the disturbing activities of market unions in the State with reports that the Executives of the Unions and Associations either out …

GOVERNOR Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has announced the setting up of a committee to investigate the immediate-past administration of Godwin Obaseki for its failure to inaugurate 14 Edo Assembly lawmakers-elect into the 7th Assembly. Okpebholo made this known while giving his inaugural speech as the new governor of the …

THE outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is borrowing between N2 billion and N5 billion to finance the inauguration of the new governor. Obaseki, who disclosed this at the inauguration of 10-man caretaker committee members of the State’s PDP in Benin …

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has dissolved his cabinet ahead of the 12 November swearing-in of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress as the new governor of the state. Obaseki, who came into office on 12 November 2016, is expected to end his eight-year tenure on 12 November …

THE reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has offered a financial reward of ₦1million to anyone with credible information on the alleged looting of government property. Speaking in a press briefing in Benin City on Friday, the deputy governor said he has evidence to back the alleged looting …

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the recently concluded election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has called on the judiciary to remain impartial. He urged them to punish those responsible for irregularities in the governorship election The PDP stalwart stated this in his Independence Day message to the …

THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the September 21 election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has promised that his party will sign the peace accord with other political parties once the Federal Government and the Nigeria Police Force meet all its conditions. Ighodalo made this pledge …