Gov. Monday Okpebholo, has approved the construction of a N2.5 billion world-class paediatric centre at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). Newsextra24 reports that the project marks the single largest legacy project in the 52-year history of the tertiary health institution. Okpebholo made the announcement on Tuesday in Benin …
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…Says he must get prior security clearance henceforth to visit Edo State Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has issued a stern warning to the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, instructing him not to visit the state again without prior security clearance. The governor’s remarks came during …
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Senator representing Edo north, Adams Oshiomhole has called on Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, to investigate Godwin Obaseki, immediate past governor of the state. Oshiomhole, also a former governor of the state and Obaseki’s predecessor, made the call on Thursday at an event to celebrate the supreme court judgement affirming …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has approved a ₦1 billion annual bursary scheme for students of Edo origin enrolled in tertiary institutions across the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fred Itua. According to the statement, Okpebholo …
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Edo Government has called for collective action against drug abuse and trafficking in the state, with a renewed focus on public education, prevention, and community rehabilitation. Mr Andrew Oghenovo, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Monday Okpebholo on Drugs and Illicit Trafficking Control made the call on Wednesday during an anti-drug …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo has presented 17 brand new 2025 model SUVs to local government chairmen to enhance grassroots service delivery statewide. Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, said Okpebholo was joined by the Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa and other top officials at the event on Saturday in Benin. …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has extended heartfelt commendations to President Bola Tinubu as he marks his second anniversary in office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday in Benin by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fred Itua, Okpebholo described Tinubu’s leadership as …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has called on Nigerians to work together with all levels of government to combat hunger and poverty across the country. The governor made the appeal in Benin during the distribution of 13,000 10kg bags of rice donated by the Aliko Dangote Foundation to vulnerable …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has raised the minimum wage for Edo workers from N70,000 to N75,000 to further improve their standard of living. The governor announced this during his May Day speech at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin. The governor, while appreciating Edo workers’ contributions to the state’s …
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AS part of measures to check insecurity, Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has vowed to sign the death warrant of any suspected kidnapper convicted by a competent court in the state. Newsextra24 reports that Okpebholo had a few months ago assented to the amended Kidnapping Prohibition Bill, 2013, passed by …
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