Tag: Taiwo Akerele
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Help, they are after my life, Obaseki’s ex-CoS cries out few hours after resignation
This might not be the best of time for Taiwo Akerele, the immediate past Chief of Staff to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki who resigned his appointment on Friday and has since been with Ethan Uzamereon on Saturday night by the governor. According to reports, no fewer than 25 operatives of the Department of…
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DSS officials invade, ransack Obaseki’s ex-CoS Taiwo Akerele’s residence, arrest aide
No fewer than 25 operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) on Sunday evening invaded the private residence of former Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Chief Taiwo Akerele. The development is an indication that things might have fallen apart between the Governor and his erstwhile closest staff. Recall that Akerele…
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Obaseki appoints new Chief of Staff
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has appointed Osaze Ethan Uzamere as his Chief of Staff. He replaces the former Chief of Staff, Taiwo Akerele, who resigned from Obaseki’s kitchen cabinet on Friday. The 38-year-old investment banker is son of Senator Ehigie Uzamere, who represented Edo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2007…
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Edo IDPs rice scandal: Obaseki’s Chief of Staff drags newspaper to court
Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, Mr Taiwo Akerele, has dragged The Guardian Newspapers before a Benin High court on the footing of what he calls “general and/or exemplary or aggravated damages for libel. The case which was filed on Mr Akerele’s behalf by his twin brother, Kehinde, a legal practitioner…
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Edo Govt. opens up rural communities
The Edo Government has approved the construction of 60 roads across the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state to open up the rural communities for business activities. Gov. Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this while inspecting the ongoing road projects at Ogunmwenyin community, near Benin on Wednesday. Obaseki, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr…