The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) reported that at least 13 individuals lost their lives in road accidents in Edo State in November 2024. The Sector Commander of the Corps, Cyril Mathew, confirmed the tragic incidents while addressing journalists in Benin City on Sunday. He indicated that these accidents occurred throughout the state during this … Read more
Mr Kassim Afegbua, a member, Edo Local Government Administrative Panel of Inquiry, has faulted the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, over comments that the state assembly lacked powers to remove council chairmen from office. It would be recalled that Fagbemi, had queried the suspension of the chairmen and the vice … Read more
The 18 local government council chairmen of Edo State and their deputies suspended by the Edo State House of Assembly have been restored back to office. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the 18 LG chairmen and their deputies were restored back to office by a State High Court sitting in Benin, capital of the State. Justice Efe … Read more
The Edo State Government has defended Governor Monday Okpebholo over the suspension of 18 local government chairmen in the state. Henzodaily reports that the State Assembly suspended the chairmen and vice chairmen on December 17 at the governor’s request. Okpebholo had accused the embattled chairmen and their deputies of insubordination and misconduct on the ground … Read more
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin has barred the Government of Edo State from stopping the suspended 18 local government chairmen and their deputies from performing their duties. The 18 local council chairmen suspended by the Edo State House of Assembly had approached the Court seeking an order against the implementation of the … Read more
The Edo Assets Verification Committee says it has uncovered some irregularities in award of contracts, including a N200 billion road contract debt owed by the immediate past administration of Godwin Obaseki. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Chairman of the committee, told journalists on Thursday in Benin that some contractors even returned mobilization fees to government … Read more
Former Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has reacted to allegations of leaving behind a contractual debt of ₦200 billion. Henzodaily earlier reported that the Edo State Assets Verification Committee had claimed that there were irregularities in project executions and financial dealings under the former administration. However, speaking via a statement by his Media Adviser, … Read more
The Media Adviser to the immediate past Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, has lampooned the Managing Director of the Edo State Broadcasting Service (EBS), Sulaiman Aledeh, over his recent publication about the previous administration. In a statement made available to Henzodaily on Thursday (today), Osagie said Aledeh had either been misinformed or … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have invited the suspended chairmen of the 18 local governments in Edo to its office for interrogation. The invitation was contained in a letter by EFFC Director of Investigation, Abdulkarim Chukkol and addressed to the Secretary to the State Government. Chukkol, in the letter dated Dec. 17, … Read more
The embattled 18 Local Government Chairmen in Edo State on Wednesday in Benin declared their suspension by the State House of Assembly as null and void. It would be recalled that the Governor, Monday Okpebholo had written to the House over the chairmen’s refusal to submit financial records to the Asset Verification Committee … Read more