•Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo The Governor of Edo State has signed the Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Bill, 2025, into law repealing the Edo State Secret Cult Prohibition Law, 2018. The new law recently passed by the Edo State House of Assembly and signed by Governor Monday Okpebholo takes effect from January 24, [&hell...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State An Edo-based socio political group, known as ‘Gidigba’ has accused Governor Monday Okpebholo of diverting the sum of N15.6 billion, November/December 2024 Local Government Council’s allocations. GIDIGBA which made the allegation in a statement signed by its coordinator, Sunday Idugboe, noted that the gov...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has accused the state governor, Monday Okpebholo of misleading the people by his allegation that the suspended chairmen of the local government areas moved N12 billion to some chieftains of the party within 15 months. A statement signed by the Chairman, Caretaker Commit...
•Okpebholo Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has approved the change of name of the Edo State University, Uzairue to Edo University, Iyamho. This is contained in a statement today in Benin, by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor. According to Ikhilor, the change of name takes immediate effect. The SSG noted that all […]
•Fagbemi and Okpebholo The brewing constitutional crisis in Edo State took a dramatic turn today, as Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Edo State House of Assembly doubled down on their suspension of all 18 local government chairmen, defying a High Court order reversing the suspension and, in effect, prohibiting further interference in local co...
•Godswill Akpabio Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, today declared the seat of Senator Monday Okpebholo, representing Edo Central Senatorial district, vacant. This comes as Senator Okpebholo bids farewell to the 10th Senate, following his election as Governor of Edo State, reports Channels TV. Akpabio also asked the Independent National Elec...
Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, yesterday presented the estimated budget for the 2025 fiscal year at the State House of Assembly. A one-minute, 17-second video has gone viral across various social media platforms showing how Okpebholo stuttered while he was unveiling the Appropriation Bill as he tried to pronounce the N605 billion mark, ...
•Governor Okpebholo Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo has offered automatic employment to the daughter of a former Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Chapter, late Comrade Anthony Kaduna Ebiogbodin, who died recently. Ebiogbodin reportedly slumped and died during a scuffle with policemen in Benin City, reports Channel...
•Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the chairmen of the 18 local government areas in the state to submit their statements of account within 48 hours. The governor issued the directive today during a meeting with the council chairmen at the Government House in Benin City, reports Chann...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, announced today the suspension of recruitment into the state’s civil service until further notice. The governor also ordered a comprehensive review of all recruitment exercises carried out by the Godwin Obaseki-led administration between May and November 2024, reports Van...
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