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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EDO State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has won again in the race to govern the state, thus time round at the judiciary turf. He had earlier won on September 21, 2024 on the political cum electoral turf when he clinched the first prize. He defeated Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic …
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PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the September 21, 2024 poll, Asue Ighodalo, has served notice that he would go to the court upstairs to challenge the verdict of the Edo Election Petitions Tribunal that upheld the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo. In their immediate riposte to the judgement, …
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SENATOR Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North, has expressed his delight over the verdict delivered by the three-man Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The tribunal, in a unanimous judgement on Wednesday, April 2, 2025,, affirmed Governor Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected Governor of Edo State in …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has condemned the brutal killing of 16 hunters in Udune, Uromi Local Government Area of the state, describing the attack as barbaric and unacceptable. Newsextra24 reports that Okpebholo, condemned the act at Government House during a condolence visit to Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Wednesday inaugurated governing councils for Edo State Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Edo State University, Iyamho, and Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) Service Commission. Okpebholo, while inaugurating the three governing councils in Benin, charged them to discharge their duties with utmost professionalism. He …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has ordered the indefinite suspension of the Public Safety Response Team (PSRT), led by Kelly Okungbowa. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, on Friday in Benin. Ikhilor stated that the decision followed numerous complaints of extortion, …
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