Obaseki hails women’s contribution to Edo’s devt The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed the contribution of women to achievements recorded by his administration in the last three years. He explained that they were solid pillars behind reforms in basic education, healthcare, housing, child protection, and the fight against human trafficking and illegal […]

The Edo State Broadcasting Service (EBS) has remitted a total of N24.05 million to the Edo State Government, as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from December 18, 2018, to October 29, 2019. The new financial status of the station follows sweeping reforms instituted by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to reposition the media outfit for optimum […]

By Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City The management of Access Bank has pledged to support the initiative of the Benin monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ona ewuare II to build a new city outside the city which he said would discourage rural urban-rural migration. The Group Managing Director of the bank Herbert Wigwe made […]

Few days to the Alaghodaro 2019 Summit, the list of policy experts and scholars lined up to interrogate the impressive socio-economic development in Edo State has continued to grow with the former Malaysian Minister for Performance Management and Delivery and President, PEMANDU Associates, Idris Jala and the Dean, Lagos Business School, Enase Okonedo, joining the […]

…as gov presents scorecard Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State, have unanimously adopted Governor Godwin Obaseki, as the party’s flagbearer for the 2020 gubernatorial election in the state. The leaders adopted the governor during an enlarged meeting with the governor at Government House in Benin […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has felicitated with Dr. Osahon Enabulele, who is to assume office as the new President of the Commonwealth Medical Association. Dr. Enabulele is a Chief Consultant Family Physician at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and Member, Executive Committee of the World Medical Association (WMA). He is […]

Special assistant to the Edo State Governor on Political Matters, Edo-South, Mr. Osaigbovo Iyoha has cautioned the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of making false and defamatory allegations against him. The Governor’s aide who said he just returned from Police interrogations in Abuja as a result of the false […]

As IGR increases by 8.2 per cent By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin Edo State Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) has declared N3.069,711,638 as the total allocation accrued to the 18 Local Government Areas of the state from the Federation Account for the month of October 2019. Chairman, Oredo Local Government Area, Mr. Jenkins Osunde, […]

With less than a week to the Alaghodaro 2019 Summit, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the summit has said that a high-powered delegation from the Federal Government for the event will include the Minister for Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola and a member of the Economic Advisory Council, Mr. Bismark Rewane, among […]

  By Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City   Obaseki was the company of other dignitaries who have attended the maiden convocation ceremony of Edo University, Iyamho and were on invitation for lunch in the house of Oshiomhole when the incident happened. Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Anslem Ojezua told Vanguard yesterday that “It was a […]