Unknown gunmen yesterday kidnapped the Edo State Deputy Governor’s father-in-law, Chief Felix Okungbowa, in Benin City. The gunmen were said to have stormed his residence located on Ewasede Street, off First East Circular Road in the state capital where they abducted him. As at press time yesterday, the kidnappers were yet to make contacts with […]
A younger brother of former Edo State governor, Lucky Igbinedion, Mike, was on Tuesday remanded in prison custody on a 66-count charge of corruption levelled against him and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Also ordered to remain in prison custody was the ex-governor’s former personal assistant, Patrick Oboigbodin. The ex-governor, who […]
Prior to the April 16 presidential election , one of the states President Goodluck Jonathan was not expected to win was Edo State. Though a South- South state, the state was marked an “enemy” territory. The state is ruled by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). Consequently, political pundits in various analysis gave the president […]
HUNDREDS of women yesterday thronged the streets of Benin City, Edo State capital protesting against the killing of members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members who were on a national assignment during the recent general elections. Also, Governor Liyel Imoke has expressed absolute support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to set up a […]
BENIN – AS the battle for the Speakership of the Edo State House of Assembly hots up, the leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo Central senatorial district, has warned against ceding the position to Edo South which produced the Deputy Governor of the state. This comes as the State House of […]
FORMER Edo State Governor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, yesterday denied paying N10 billion to a judge in order to thwart his ongoing trial. The allegation was reportedly made by a senior Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) official. Meanwhile, a Federal High Court in Benin City will on May 31 rule on the preliminary objection […]
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs Farida Waziri, has ordered an immediate investigation into allegations that a judge of the federal high court has been paid a whopping N10 billion to thwart the course of justice in the ongoing trial of former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinendion. The EFCC boss […]
THE Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo State, has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Tuesday’s state House of Assembly election, capturing 19 seats out of the 24, as against the four won by the PDP. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has, meanwhile, ordered a re-run in two units in Igueben Local […]
There is mounting tension in Edo State over the lingering face-off between the National Union of Road Transport Workers Association and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria. The two groups have had some violent clashes on a number of occasions since Governor Adams Oshiomhole assumed office as the governor of the state in […]
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