The incoming government of Senator Monday Okpebholo and the outgoing government of Godwin Obaseki, appear set for showdown, following the non-disclosure of the ownership of Ossiomo power plant, Raddisson Blu Hotel and Museum of West Africa Arts (MOWAA) in the Report of the Transition Committee presented to Senator Okpebholo. In its recommendation, the Chairman of...
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Okpebholo appoints CPS ahead of inauguration
The Governor-elect, has announced the appointment of Mr. Fred Itua as his Chief Press Secretary, prior to his inauguration on Tuesday November 12th 2024. A statement personally signed by Okpebholo described Itua as a distinguished journalist with a wealth of experience having previously served as the Assistant Political Editor at The Sun newspaper. The statement...
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Obaseki hangouts in Lagos at twilight of regime
The outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has been hosted by friends at Habour Point Lagos sauntering with entrancing attraction. A photograph where the Governor was seen hanging out with his friends, hit the social Media space after Senator Monday Okpebholo, raised the alarm over his whereabouts, 24 hours to the end of his...
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FG: Jailed US lawmaker associate to Atiku’s wife
Nigerian government has declared former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku as unfit to comment on corruption due to his unnamed wife’s indictment for corruption allegations. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said on Sunday in a statement that Atiku wife was the business associate of former US Congressman William Jefferson, who was jailed for 13 years. He comments...
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Amotekun, vigilante barred from Ondo guber poll
The Inspector General of Police in Nigeria, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has barred all quasi-security outfits, including privately owned Security Guards, vigilante and Amotekun Corps, which is South Western Nigeria Security Network from participating in Saturday November 16th 2024 governorship election which 17 political parties parties on the ballot. Police Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed...
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Technician hacks mediator to death in Edo
Tragedy struck in Nekpenekpen Street off First East Circular Road Benin, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State last week Thursday when a technician with his family, allegedly hacked a mediator to death, following a disagreement over a fairly use faulty standing fan he failed to fix after collecting undisclosed sum of money for...
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Poll: Edo PDP unveils mandate recovery C’ttee
The Peoples Democratic Party has cascading into opposition mode, following the inauguration of its Caretaker Committee to recover what it called ‘stolen mandate’ in Saturday September 21st governorship election in Edo State. Dr. Tony Aziegbemi with Hon. Henry Duke Tenebe will serve as chairman and Secretary of the Committee, which was set up by the...
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Obaseki asks Okpebholo to pay N27bn govt debts
The outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki says the State government indebtedness for projects and other obligations are almost N27 billion, which his successor, Senator Monday Okpebholo is expected to grapple with when he is sworn into office on November 12. Obaseki dropped the hint during the inauguration at the PDP Secretariat on Friday...
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UK’s party leader shuns Nigerian heritage call British based Nigerian, the newly elected leader of the United Kingdom (UK) Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has been accused of ignoring calls by Nigerian government Commission to embrace her Nigerian heritage. Badenoch, triumphed over Robert Jenrick, a former immigration minister, securing 57 percent of party members’ votes in the election. Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa who made the allegation on Wednesday Channels Television programme tagged ‘Morning Brief’, alleged that her office has reached out to Badenoch on several occasions, but has received no response. When asked if the Nigerian government has identified Badenosh, who spent most of her childhood in Lagos, Dabiri-Erewa said, “It depends on if she identifies the Nigerianess in her. We have reached out to her once or twice without any response, so we don’t force people to accept to be Nigerian”. “If you appreciate the Nigerianess in you and you want to work with us, we are open to everybody, but we cannot force you to appreciate the Nigerianess in you. You remember the Miss Universe Nigeria in South Africa. “Until she got into a little problem with South Africa she identified with Nigeria, and she identified with Nigeria, came to Nigeria and we hosted her. As long as that blood is in you, you are a Nigerian”. Badenoch who was born to Nigerian parents, according to Dabiri-Erewa, who prayed not to learn the 44-year-old Parliamentarian doesn’t learn her lessons the hard way like the Nigerian Miss Universe Nigeria in South Africa. “Until she got into a little problem with South Africa she identified with Nigeria, and she identified with Nigeria, came to Nigeria and we hosted her. As long as that blood is in you, you are a Nigerian. “So, it depends on Kemi to decide whether appreciates the Nigerianess in her, whether she wants to work with Nigeria, but we cannot force anybody”, Dabiri-Erewa said.
UK’s party leader shuns Nigerian heritage call British based Nigerian, the newly elected leader of the United Kingdom (UK) Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has been accused of ignoring calls by Nigerian government Commission to embrace her Nigerian heritage. Badenoch, triumphed over Robert Jenrick, a former immigration minister, securing 57 percent of party members’ votes...
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Igbinedion daughter taunts critics with her ambition
A former House of Representatives member in the 8th National Assembly, Hon. Omosede Gabriella Igbinedion, seems to be taunting her critics against her planned return to the same position if wins her Party nomination and elected. On Friday, Omosede shared a photograph pledging her support for Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the...