Edo State Governor, GODWIN OBASEKI, has lost a third commissioner in three months, as he prepares for his second term election on September 19. The latest to quit the cabinet is JOSEPH IKPEA, who served as Commissioner for Minerals, Oil, and Gas until Wednesday, September 9, 2020. In his resignation letter, IKPEA said politics is all about…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice TANKO MUHAMMAD, will tomorrow swear in eighty-five new judges for election petition tribunals. The tribunals are being inaugurated in preparation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. There would also be tribunals for legislative bye-elections in different parts of the country, which are scheduled to hold soon. The…
The All Progressives Congress in Edo State continues to face criticism over its allegations against Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner, MIKE IGINI. The Edo APC had alleged that IGINI was conniving with the PDP and Governor GODWIN OBASEKI to rig the governorship election on September 19, 2020, in favour of the rival party. The Northern Youth…
Political leaders in Edo State have attended a peace meeting at the Palace of the Oba of Benin. The meeting was summoned by the Benin Monarch, as Edo people prepare for governorship election on September 19, 2020. During the meeting; Oba Ewuare II advised the political leaders to behave like former President of Nigeria, GOODLUCK JONATHAN. The…
Police in Edo State have charged six suspects to court over the murder of a female undergraduate of the University of Benin, VERA UWAILA OMUZUWA, in May this year. The suspects include two women – one of whom is alleged to have paid the boys who carried out the attack, while the second woman is said to…
…IGP sends forensic support to Edo State Protesters dressed in black clothes have marched on the streets of Benin City, Edo State to demand justice for the rape and murder of an undergraduate, UWAILA OMOZUWA. The protesters, who include students of the University of Benin and rights activists, marched to the Edo State Police Command, among other…