Tag: Obaseki
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Court stops Obaseki’s impeachment moves against deputy, Shuaib
The Federal High Court, Abuja has issued a temporary order stopping Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo from impeaching his Deputy, Mr Phillip Shuaib over what he described as irreconcilable differences. Justice Ahmed Mohammed made the temporary order while
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Things fall apart in Edo as deputy gov sues Obaseki for alleged plot to oust him out of office
Things fall apart in Edo as Comrade Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has submitted an affidavit to the Federal High Court of Nigeria in the Abuja judicial division, levelling serious accusations against the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki.
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Obaseki rejigs his media unit, appoints Okungbowa as CPS
Governor Godwin Obaseki has appointed a veteran journalist, Mr Andrew Okungbowa, as his Chief Press Secretary, CPS. The Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, conveyed Governor Obaseki’s approval of Okungbowa’s appointment in a statement issued on Tuesday. Mr Okungbowa, until his appointment, had worked as a media consultant and Editor with Daily Telegraph. Okungbowa…
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Obaseki offers Yusuf Aminat automatic employment
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has offered recording-setting First Class Law graduate, at the Lagos State University (LASU), Miss. Yusuf Aminat, who hails from Edo State, automatic employment into the State’s public service. Yusuf emerged as the best ever graduate at LASU with a 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in the institution’s Law…
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Edo: Fresh crisis looms as Obaseki conducts kangaroo LG primaries
Crisis hits Edo PDP again as the Governor Godwin Obaseki led faction has been accused of conducting a kangaroo local government primaries. The party has declared the primary illegal and claimed to have no prior knowledge of the event as it was simply a selection process conducted in Government House Benin city. In a press…
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Dangote Refinery ‘ll save Nigeria $3b annually from importation – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Tuesday, said that the newly-inaugurated 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company will save Nigeria over $3 billion annually from importation of petroleum products. Obaseki, in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin, said that the refinery was a game changer for Nigeria, adding that…
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Obaseki approves 13th-month salary for Edo workers
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday, approved the payment of the 13th-month salary to Edo civil and public servants. Obaseki gave the approval during an interactive session with civil and public servants between Grade Levels 8 and 17 at the Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub, Benin City.
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2023: INEC recognises Orbih’s list as Obaseki records zero candidates
There was celebration in the Legacy Group of Chief Dan Orbih, the National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, confirmed the list of candidates who are aligned to his faction of the party as candidates in the National Assembly election. Governor Godwin Obaseki’s camp…
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2023: Obaseki, Diri ask G5 govs to join hands to rebuild Nigeria
Bayelsa Governor, Douye Diri and his Edo counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, called on the G5 Governors of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join hands with the party in its rescue mission to rebuild the country. The governors made the call in an interview with journalists shortly after a courtesy visit to the PDP Vice-Presidential…
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Edo Palaver: PDP alleges Obaseki plots to subvert Appeal Court judgement
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised an alarm over a grand plot to change an Appeal Court judgement in favour of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s candidates in the state. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a press statement issued on Monday and signed by Hon Harrison Omagbon, the Edo…