The Edo State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board has set Friday, April 26, 2024, as deadline for the submission of all documents relating to the 2024 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The Board’s chairman, Sheik Ibrahim Oyarekhua, gave the deadline during the screening of 197 intending pilgrims in the state, reports Daily Trust. According to him, [&h...
•Shaibu Impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr Philip Shaibu, has said his removal by the Edo State House of Assembly would not stand the test of time, adding that the whole exercise was because of the September 21 governorship election in the state. In a viral video released, yesterday, Shaibu stated this when he […]
•New Deputy Governor of Edo State, Omobayo Godwins, takes oath of office on April 8, 2024 as his wife watches on The new Deputy Governor of Edo State, Omobayo Godwins, says he dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because the party promises a bright future for him politically. The 37-year-old, […]
Omobayo Godwins has been inaugurated as the Edo deputy governor, hours after Philip Shaibu was impeached by the state house of assembly. The 37-year-old who was beaming with a smile, was sworn in around 1:40 pm today by the Chief Judge of Edo State Justice Daniel Okungbowa, reports Channels TV. In a day that began […]
•Shaibu The Edo State House of Assembly today impeached the embattled deputy governor of the state, Comrade Philip Shaibu. The Assembly which began sitting at 9.41 am voted for the impeachment of the deputy governor by a vote of 18 against one who voted against, among the 20 members present with the speaker expected to […]
•Shaibu and Obaseki Barring any last-minute change of mind by Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, a former member of Edo House of Assembly (1999 – 2003), Pascal Ugbomhe, has been tipped to replace the state’s deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, till November 12, 2024, when his second term will end. Ugbomhe, also an Etsako man […]...
The National Rescue Movement (NRM), has decried the exclusion of the name of its candidate, Dennis Osaron Aikoriogie, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ahead of the September 21 governorship election. NRM National Publicity Secretary, Olusola Afuye, in a statement yesterday, said failure of INEC to upload the name of its...
•Tony Aziegbemi More than two weeks after he was kidnapped on Friday, March 15, 2024, the abductors of the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, have reportedly contacted his family members. This was disclosed to journalists in Benin yesterday by one of Aziegbemi’s family members who pleaded anonymity, r...
•Philip Shaibu Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant an ex-parte motion filed by the deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, seeking an interim order to stop the impeachment process by the state’s House of Assembly. In the suit, Shaibu sought an order of the court restricting […]
President Bola Tinubu has just met with the leadership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which had the party’s candidate for the upcoming governorship election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Hon Dennis Idahosa, in attendance, was aimed at ironing some disag...