Inside Edo

…‘APC acting in defiance of our regulations’ …warns against use of thugs to disrupt peace, stir up violence The Edo State Government has reiterated its resolve to enforce the laws and regulations emplaced to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), charging political parties to restrict the conduct of their primary …

…urge residents to comply with govt’s regulations to check trend Officials of the Edo State Government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have assessed the damage caused by flash floods in parts of Benin City, on Saturday, noting that the government is fast tracking efforts to mitigate the incidence …

The leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s Ward 10 in Etsako West Local Government Area (LGA) and the party executives in the LGA, have said they are still members of the Edo State chapter of the APC. Addressing journalists after a meeting at the APC …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in furtherance of his ambition to seek re-election for a second term in the September, 2020 gubernatorial poll in the state. The governor, who had kept a lid on his next move since leaving the All …

Amid the fanfare that greeted Governor Godwin Obaseki’s pitching tent with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest for re-election in Edo State, his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has also led his supporters in defecting to the PDP. Comrade Shaibu, who spoke to journalists after obtaining his PDP …

The Edo State High Court has been asked to commit the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu; Col. David Imuse (Rtd) and Mr. Chris Azebanmwan to prison for violation of court orders. The three were dragged to court by Anselm Ojezua Esq.; Deputy Chairman, APC, …

… throws weight behind gov’s second term bid An Edo socio-cultural group, Esan Club 30, has said it will stand shoulder to shoulder with the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for the continuity of his sterling performance and consolidation of good governance in the state. In a statement signed by …

BENIN CITY- A Senior special assistant to Edo state Governor on Digital media, Comrade Nosakhare Eguagie has said that Oshiomhole is only joining forces with other retrogressive forces to fight Edo state Governor, Mr Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki because he has surpassed the former governor’s developmental strideu in the governor’s first …

A socio-political group, Bury Godfatherism Movement (BGM), has drummed support to the second term aspiration of the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, vowing to mobilise Edo people to put an end to godfatherism during the state’s governorship election scheduled for September 2020. The group said it was shocking to …

Following the disqualification of incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki by the Prof. Jonathan Ayuba-led screening committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Edo state governorship primary election, some supporters of the party in the state have concluded arrangements to move with the governor, who recently resigned from APC, to …