•Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has appointed Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. The appointment was announced in a statement issued today by the Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor. According to the statement, the governor approved ...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has sacked his Special Adviser on Youth Mobilisation, Aigbogun Collins. Aigbogun’s sack comes amid investigations into the recent violent anti-kidnapping protest in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, which led to destruction and looting of property, reports Wee...
•Arrested students being taken to Prison by court order Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the release of persons arrested over the protests in Ekpoma. The first set of seven suspects was released. Edo State Commissioner for Education, Paddy Iyamu, who was on the ground to facilitate the release, confirmed that only verified s...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has sacked the traditional rulers of Ososo and Ikpeshi/Egbegere clans in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. The affected monarchs are Bamidele Obaitan of the Ososo Kingdom and Zaiki Luckman Odamah III of the Ikpeshi/Egbegere Clan, reports The PUNCH. Their ...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State The Edo State Government said it has banned the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) over the illegal collection of revenue in the state. It said this followed the alarming resurgence of illegal revenue collecti...
•Abaribe, Obi and Okpebholo A former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has raised alarm over what he described as a constitutional violation and a direct threat by Edo Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Abaribe, who currently chairs the South East Senate Caucus, issued...
•Peter Obi and Okpebholo Human rights organisation, Global Rights, has demanded a public apology from the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, following what it described as an inciteful and unconstitutional statement directed at former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. The group also calle...
•Peter Obi and Monday Okpebholo The Labour Party caucus in the Senate has asked Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State to apologise to Nigerians over a remark in which he asked Peter Obi to get clearance from him before visiting the state. In a joint statement signed by Senators Victor Umeh, Ireti Kingibe, Ezea Okey, […]
•Monday Okpebholo and Peter Obi The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, yesterday sent a powerful message to Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, warning him not to step into Edo State without getting a clearance from him. A chieftain of the Labour Party and the National Secretary of […]
•Governor Monday Okpebholo and his supporters locked out of Govt House yesterday Some supporters of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State have alleged being abandoned. The supporters who trooped to Benin City Airport, yesterday morning, later proceeded to Government House, Benin, to celebrate the Supreme court judgement affirming Okpebholo’s...

