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Edo’s Heartbeat and the wait for Obaseki’s Successor, by Emmanuel Aziken

Edo’s Heartbeat and the wait for Obaseki’s Successor, by Emmanuel Aziken

The process to pick the candidates of the major parties in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State starts today with the election of ad-hoc delegates by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The PDP has as usual adopted the indirect option of choosing delegates to nominate its candidate in a congress to be held on […]

Edo Guber: No list of venues for delegates’ congress yet — PDP 

Edo Guber: No list of venues for delegates’ congress yet — PDP 

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned a publication purportedly signed by the National Organising Secretary of the party containing a list of venues for the Edo State PDP 3 Ad-Hoc Delegate Congress for the PDP Governorship Primary election in the state.

Edo: Senator Okpebholo, Edo govt trade words over state expenditure

Edo: Senator Okpebholo, Edo govt trade words over state expenditure

Senator Monday Okpebholo, representing Esan Central has accused the Edo State government of misappropriating the N5bn petroleum subsidy removal allocated to the state by the Federal Government. The senator popularly called ‘Akpakomiza’, also alleged an expenditure of N7bn on diesel to fuel Edo City Transport (ECTS) Buses in just three months. But the Commissioner for […]

Just in: Armed robbers lay siege to banks in Uromi

Just in: Armed robbers lay siege to banks in Uromi

COMMERCIAL banks in Uromi, headquarters of Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, on Thursday evening, came under attacks in what looked like a coordinated attack that lasted for several minutes.