Media aide to the immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, has said that the move by Governor Monday Okpebholo to probe Obaseki’s government is a smokescreen to mask his incompetence and unpreparedness for office. In a statement, Osagie said Okpebholo is devoid of ideas and...
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By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Former Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has mourned the death of the oldest Catholic Priest in Nigeria, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, who died on Sunday in Benin City. Obaseki, in a statement by his media aide, Crusoe Osagie, described him as a great missionary of...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has abolished the new traditional councils created by his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, in Edo South senatorial district. The governor also restored the statutory financial entitlements of the Benin Traditional Council (BTC) and ordered that the status quo before the creation of the now abolished...
Eod State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has constituted a 14-man state Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of former governor Godwin Obaseki. A statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Fred Itua on Sunday in Benin, said the committee members would be inaugurated on Tuesday, Nov. 26....
The Chairman of the Committee set up by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo to recover government vehicles, Mr Kelly Okungbowa, on Friday declared over 200 vehicles missing. He stated that the committee had within 24 hours recovered three vehicles in a private residence in Benin. Okungbowa, who spoke to...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has suspended all Market Unions and Associations in the state over alleged price fixing and extortion. The governor directed the Police and other security agencies in the state to arrest defaulting leaders of the suspended unions and associations. The dissolution was contained in a...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has appointed Gani Audu as his Chief of Staff and the appointment takes immediate effect. A statement by Musa Ikhilor, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) said, Audu’s appointment would help Okpebholo in driving meaningful reforms in the state. “It is hereby announced...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has ordered immediate freezing of all the state bank accounts until further notice. Okpebholo gave the directive in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fred Itua, on Thursday in Benin. He warned that non-compliance by commercial banks as well as heads...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has swore-in the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, 24 hours after assuming office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appointees are: Mr Musa Ikhilor (SSG), and Mr Samson Osagie (Attorney-General). Okpebholo charged...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on Wednesday, ordered contractors in the state to return to sites and immediately fix failed portions within the Benin metropolis. Okpebholo gave this directive during an inspection tour of the Upper Mission Extension Road by Aduwawa Junction and the Ramat Park axis in Benin....
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has announced the dissolution of the boards of all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the state with immediate effect. The governor disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, in Benin....
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of all revenue collections in the state especially in motor parks until further notice. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, on Wednesday in Benin. Okpebholo...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the nation’s most challenging economic period is now behind them. The spokesperson of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Tinubu gave the assurance at the inauguration of Sen. Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Senator Monday Okpebholo on his inauguration today as the Governor of Edo State. In his message by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu urged Governor Okpebholo to diligently work to enhance the living standards of the...
Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Tuesday unveiled a five-point agenda for the development of the state after he was sworn in as the 5th civilian governor of the state. Okpebholo, in his inaugural speech, pledged to prioritise security, infrastructure, healthcare, food sufficiency, and education. The governor declared war on...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said he is optimistic about the ability of new Governor of Edo, Monday Okpebholo, to transform the state. Shettima in his address at the swearing-in ceremony of the governor on Tuesday in Benin, emphasised the significance of the mandate given by the people and...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo of Edo has appointed Musa Ikhilor as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and named Samson Osagie, State Attorney-General and Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, Health Commissioner-designate. In a statement on Tuesday in Benin, Mr Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, said...
Outgoing Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has granted pardon to a 77-year-old man and 15 others on death row in the Nigerian Correctional Service as his administration winds down. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Benin, by Mr Aminu Suleman, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nigeria Correction...
The Transition Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has recommended a probe into more than N410 billion local and foreign debts allegedly owed by the state. The committee made the recommendation on Monday in its report presented to the governor-elect, Sen. Monday Okpebholo ahead of his...