Tag: Governor Godwin Obaseki

This is a review of major events in Nigeria’s south-south region last week.

At a time when there have been wide speculations about the Shoprite brand closing business in Nigeria, the new branch ...

This is a review of major events in Nigeria’s south-south region last week.

Mr Obaseki’s tenure will end on 11 November.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the river, during the rainy season, often overflows its banks, destroying homes and ...

The PDP also called on INEC to review the result of the poll.

Governor Obaseki condemned Saturday’s Edo State governorship election and called for calm in the state.

According to the overall results released by INEC, Mr Okpebholo is leading the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, with 54,437 votes.

At the final collation centre in Benin, the collation officers for each of the 18 local governments in the state ...

Governor Obaseki said he got reports from PDP agents that they were not allowed to participate in the collation process.

Mr Okpebholo cast his vote at Polling Unit 001, Ward 2, Udomi Primary School, Irrua, Edo Central Local Government Area ...

Governor Obaseki says the turnout and enthusiasm of the electorate was high in spite of the weather.

The suspects were arrested in Egor Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Akpata said he is still in the race to win the election.

Nuhu Ribadu is demanding N10 billion, a retraction and a written apology from the Edo PDP chairperson.

The Edo governorship election is six days from today

The minister argued that the federal government was doing enough to end economic hardship in the country, but that some ...

The APC candidate castigated Governor Godwin Obaseki for raising the state debt profile from about N43 billion when he took ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, voided Mr Shaibu’s impeachment and reinstated him as the deputy governor of ...

The court ordered Shaibu’s salaries and allowances to be paid to him from April when he was removed from office. ...

The governor sacked Samuel Alli on Monday, saying the ex-commissioner was a barrier to his administration “finishing strong”.

Shaibu recently declared support for Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the 21 September governorship election ...

Mr Obaseki said he raised the minimum wage to reflect the current economic realities.

The new deputy governor said he joined the PDP a few months after losing at the election petition tribunal, where ...

Governor Obaseki hailed Mr Shaibu’s removal from office, saying the state assembly carried out its constitutional role of providing checks ...