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Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo Appoints Mercy Johnson-Okojie As Special Adviser

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

Edo state Governor Monday Okpebholo has appointed Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has appointed Nollywood star, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. A statement by Umar Musa Ikhilor, Secretary to the State Government...

Probing Obaseki smokescreen to cover Okpebholo’s incompetence

NewsDeskNgNov 25, 2024November 25, 20240

Crusoe Osagie, the media aide to the immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said that the move by Governor Monday Okpebholo to probe Obaseki’s government is a smokescreen to cover his incompetence and unpreparedness for office. Osagie said in a statement that Okpebholo does not have a...

Edo police rescue kidnapped 14-month-old baby

NewsDeskNgNov 16, 2024November 16, 20240

Edo State Police Command says its operatives have rescued a 14-month-old baby, Grace Osamagbe, who was abducted by her nanny, Rejoice Chukwu, in April. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Umoru Ozigi, revealed this to newsmen on Saturday in Benin, the state capital. Ozigi said the anti-kidnapping and Cyber...

Recruitment of 4000 teachers Obaseki’s trap for Okpebholo

NewsDeskNgOct 28, 2024October 28, 20240

Less than 20 days to the end of Godwin Obaseki’s tenure as governor of Edo State, the transition committee of the All Progressives Congress has accused the government of laying booby traps for the incoming administration of Monday Okpebholo with the recruitment of 4000 teachers. According to reports, Prince Kassim...

I’m vindicated, hope Obaseki learned his lesson – Philip Shaibu on Edo election

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

Reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu says the outcome of the just concluded governorship election in the state justified his claims that the incumbent Governor, Goodwin Obaseki was unpopular. Shaibu, who spoke on Monday during a program on Arise TV, claimed that Obaseki has never won any election...

Okpebholo’s tenure will usher progress, development in Edo

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

The Southern Nigeria Senators Forum has commended the electorate in Edo State for electing one of their members as governor of the State on Saturday, saying that the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo will usher progress and development in for the people of Edo State. The Forum reacted to the...

INEC – Campaigns by political parties ends today

NewsDeskNgSep 19, 2024September 19, 20240

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has called on political parties to suspend all campaign activities. The Commission in a post via its official X handle reiterated that all campaigns by political parties must end at midnight today, Thursday, 19th September. INEC...

Ighodalo sues Oshiomhole over alleged defamatory comments

NewsDeskNgSep 17, 2024September 17, 20240

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo sued Senator Adams Oshiomhole over comments on the Planwell scheme. Ighodalo slammed the former governor with a N20 billion lawsuit. The governorship candidate, through his counsel, Ayo Asala (SAN) & Associates,...

Akpata – I’m answerable to Edo people not any godfather

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, says he cannot be remote-controlled by any political benefactor or godfather if elected in the poll. He made this statement on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, saying he is only answerable...

Appeal Court dismisses suit against Ighodalo’s nomination as PDP candidate

NewsDeskNgAug 26, 2024August 26, 20240

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Monday affirmed the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as the lawful candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. A three-member panel of the appellate court affirmed Ighodalo’s nomination after dismissing the appeal filed by a...