The Election Petitions Tribunal in Benin, Edo State has rejected the prayer by the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the March 9 Etsako Federal Constituency election for the recounting of the ballot papers used for the poll.
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday in Auchi said that his administration had done well to deliver dividends of democracy to the people of the state in the last two and half years.
Four persons were killed and 10 buildings destroyed in a suspected cult clash at Afokeplla in the Etsako-East Local Government Area of Edo last Monday.
The Police in Edo State on Thursday said they had arrested four suspected members of Boko Haram who escaped into the state after perpetrating heinous crimes in neighbouring Kogi State.
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed DanMallam, has said the command never authorised the arrest of the Chief Priest of Okhuaihe Shrine, Osarodion Usuanlele, the Ohen Nu Koni Evbuekoi of Benin Kingdom.
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, said in Benin, Edo State on Monday that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad has contributed up to 80 per cent of the successes recorded by the Nigeria Police Force.
The 2019 edition of the Nigerian Association of Women Entrepreneurs conference and exhibition has been scheduled to hold in Benin, Edo State from May 30 to June 1, 2019.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has secured a three year contract for a physically challenged artist, Samuel Aigbodion who performed at the Alaghodaro concert in November 2018, held to mark the Governor’s second year in office.
No fewer than 36 persons have been reported dead in road traffic crashes in Edo, Delta and Anambra between January and March this year, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps.
Former Head of State, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has commended Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo for executing projects that are adding values to lives of the people of the state.
Organizers of Okpekpe 10-kilometre Road Race in Edo, on Friday said athletes from 15 countries, including the US would participate in the 7th edition of the competition on May 25.
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon on Friday said the unity of Nigeria was a collective responsibility of everyone.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo said on Wednesday there was no rift between him and his predecessor in office, Adams Oshiomhole, the current National Chairman, All Progressives Congress.
Edo in South-South, Kano in North West and Plateau in North Central Nigeria are leading in drug seizures and arrests statistics by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Economic Confidential can report.
Obaseki, who arrived the Benin Airport on Wednesday, said he felt refreshed and very satisfied to resume office after the break from work.
The Edo State Government says it will set up a joint committee for the implementation of the N30, 000 minimum wage for its workers.
The Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has urged the Edo Government to immediately commence the payment of the N30,000 new minimum wage.
Ifeanyi Omoje, the Head of Operations, National Emergency Management Agency, says over 3,148 farmers affected by the 2018 flood in Edo will benefit from the agency’s grants.
The Benin Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association on Thursday barred its members from handling cases of kidnapping.
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Tuesday boast of a win over Bendel Insurance of Edo when they meet in the rescheduled Nigeria Profession Football League on Wednesday in Benin.