Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has described as outright falsehood, the claim by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, that Edo State Government has approved land for the establishment of a cattle colony in the state.

AHEAD of Edo State local government elections slated for March 3, 2018, crisis is brewing in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state following the alleged barring of former council chairmen, councillors and ex- political office holders from contesting the elections.

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday,  lamented the rising number of Libyan returnees who are Edo State indigenes and called on the Federal Government and international organisations to assist the state government in fighting human trafficking.

THE people of Ewu community in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State have alleged neglect and marginalization by successive governments at the local, state and federal levels in terms of appointments into political and public offices, provisions of infrastructure and human capacity development.

—Edo Forum of Patriots, comprising political leaders and professionals in Edo State, has written to the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki,  expressing its concern over what it described as the sad state of the proposed University of Education, Ekiadolor, and appealed to the governor to hasten the processes which will transform the College of Education, Ekiadolor, to a university in order not to jeopardise the future of both students and staff of the College of Education.