The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has declared that suspension of local government chairmen and their deputies in Edo State is unconstitutional and a violation of the Supreme Court’s July 11, 2024, judgment on local… “You do not have constitutional power to suspend LG Chairmen”, …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
Obaseki hammers Okpebholo for shutting down the state …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The immediate past Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has slammed his successor, Monday Okpebholo, for shutting down the state’s e-governance platform. Reports have it that Okpebholo had said that the entire e-governance platform is being run and operated from the backend by … Read more
Okpebholo denies involvement in Edo Officials’ detention …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Edo State governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has denied any involvement in the arrest of Edo State Accountant-General Julius Anelu and four others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to reports, the EFCC detained several Edo State officials who are signatories on government … Read more
“My administrative reforms will outlive Okpebholo” — Obaseki brags …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has expressed optimism that several key reforms initiated during his administration will endure beyond the tenure of the incoming governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo. Obaseki believes that these reforms are not only vital for the progress … Read more
Shaibu offers N1m bounty for information on looting in Edo …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has offered N1million bounty to anyone who has information concerning alleged looting of government property as the administration winds down. This is just as the outgoing governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki has … Read more
Ganduje leads APC Governors, Okpebholo to Presidential villa …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje led a group of party governors to the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The meeting’s official goal was to introduce the President to Monday Okpebholo, the recently … Read more
Okpebholo’s victory is an endorsement of Tinubu’s economic …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and emergence of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor-Elect in Edo State’s gubernatorial election has been described as an unequivocal endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s economic road map to returning Nigeria to the path of prosperity. … Read more
Edo guber: Okpebholo remains our candidate – APC …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Sen. Monday Okpebholo remains its governorship candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary made the party’s position clear in a statement issued in Abuja. Morka said the clarification became … Read more
Alleged perjury: Court adjourns case against Okpebholo indefinitely …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Friday, adjourned hearing in the case filed against Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s governorship candidate in the Saturday election in Edo, indefinitely. Magistrate Abubakar Mukhtar adjournment followed an order of Justice O.C. Agbaza of … Read more
“No one knew Ighodalo in his village before guber race” — Shaibu …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo has stated that no one knew Asue Ighodalo, the PDP governorship candidate in Edo and his village before the guber race. Shaibu expressed confidence that Monday Okpebholo, the standard-bearer of the All … Read more