Tag: edo
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Orbih lacks authority to donate secretariat to PDP in Edo – Aziegbemi
Dr Tony Aziegbemi, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee in Edo, says Chief Dan Orbih has no authority to either rent, donate, or assign properties to the party. Orbih, who is the PDP National Vice Chairman (South-South), had on Wednesday announced the donation of
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Edo Private school owners protest over alleged heavy tax
Private school owners in Edo on Friday, staged a peaceful protest in Benin over what they described as an “alarming increase” in personal income taxes imposed by the state government. Operating under the aegis of the Coalition of Associations of Private Schools (CAPS), the school proprietors,
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Uromi killings: FG, Edo Govt. set up fact-finding committee
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Thursday disclosed that the Federal Government, in collaboration with the state government, has established a fact-finding committee to investigate the recent killing of hunters in Uromi, Edo.
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Okpebholo begins campaign for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo announced on Wednesday in Benin that he has begun mobilising support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection bid in 2027. The governor made this known while receiving Mr. Kaycee Osamwonyi,
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Edo PDP drags APC chairman to court over secretariat
The Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dragged the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe, to court over alleged takeover PDP secretariat The PDP accused APC Chairman of the alleged invasion, eviction, and unlawful takeover of the PDP’s secretariat located at No. 49, Airport Road, Benin.
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Edo Guber: How Ighodalo made Okpebholo’s confirmation easier than expected – By Ehichioya Ezomon
In other climes, people learn from history. But in Nigeria, it’s history that learns from the people. No matter how unfavourable the precedent is – which should serve to guard against a recurrence – Nigerians will keep doing the same thing, and expecting a different result, as starkly revealed on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at…
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PDP to appeal Edo Election Petitions Tribunal judgment
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will appeal the Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal judgment affirming the election of Gov. Monday Okpebholo of All Progressives Congress (APC). The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Thursday in Abuja,
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Shock, reactions trail Edo tribunal judgement
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the tribunal’s judgment affirming the election of Gov. Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the Sept. 19 governorship election in Edo. The Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reaffirmed Okpebholo’s victory.
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PDP’s Ighodalo to appeal Edo tribunal’s verdict
Mr Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 19 September governorship election in Edo, has said he will challenge the tribunal’s judgment at the Court of Appeal. The Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reaffirmed Gov. Monday
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Tribunal dismisses Accord Party’s petition against Gov. Okpebholo, APC
The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Accord Party against the declaration of Gov. Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as