Edo state
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Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has visited the families of the 16 travellers who were killed in Uromi, Esan North-East LGA of Edo State. Jibrin arrived at the Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano State on Wednesday to sympathise with the families of the victims. Disclosing this in a statement, Barau’s spokesman, Ismail Mudashir,…
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The election petitions tribunal sitting in Benin City, Edo State capital, has been relocated to Abuja for continuation of hearing. MEZIESBLOG reports that the secretary of the Tribunal, Muazu Bagudu disclosed this today, Friday, January 24, 2025 during the court proceedings. A statement signed by the tribunal secretary said the relocation was effective from Monday,…
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The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has condemned the results of the Edo State governorship election, saying he weeps for Nigeria’s democracy DAILY POST recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday, declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of the September 21 governorship poll. Reacting in…
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Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has described the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the most dangerous institution in Nigeria. Davido made the allegation in a series of posts on his X handle on Saturday amid the ongoing gubernatorial election in Edo State. “The most dangerous institution in Nigeria @inecnigeria,” he wrote.…
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The Edo State Government says it is renovating and remodelling the Government House Chapel with the sum of N300 million. Reverend Osagie Ehrunmwunse, Senior Special Assistant on Religious Matters to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this in a statement while reacting to the controversial closure of the chapel by the state government. Ehrunmwunse, who…
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The lawmaker representing Etsako Federal Constituency, Anamero Dekeri, has officially joined the Edo State governorship race. Dekeri, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), however, slammed Governor Godwin Obaseki, insisting that his administration had failed to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people. The federal lawmaker, who seeks to emerge as…
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The Edo State Police Command said it is aware of the recent surge in secret cult fighting and the killings in Benin, which have claimed the lives of innocent citizens, including Hillary Nosa Odia, a staff of Independent Television and Radio, Benin City. Odia was reportedly shot dead on Christmas Eve at a drinking joint…
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In another pathetic development for the teeming Nigerians seeking greener pastures in Libya, a total of 98 indigenes of Edo State have been repatriated. The deportees arrived Lagos through Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Media reports confirm that a total of 164 Nigerians, including an Edo woman and her children, received assistance from the…
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Nigeria’s foundation as a nation is solidly built on its enviable socio-cultural diversity, a blessing that can be maximised for the greater good though the reality shows this beloved country has suffered more for it. The people of Edo state are known as tradition keepers, hate it or love it. A recent traditional ceremony which requires women…
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