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Former Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has dismissed the state Government panel report indicting him of ₦96 billion for fraud alongside Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and impeached Local Government chairmen. Naija New reports that, following the revelations in the report, Governor Monday Okpebholo has vowed to petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). … Read more
The Edo State Security Corps (ESSC) has apprehended eighteen individuals reportedly involved in kidnapping and armed robbery along the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi corridor in Edo. Additionally, the operation resulted in the seizure of 38 locally manufactured firearms, pellets, and various charms. Henzodaily reports that the Corps Commandant, Friday Ibadin, a retired police commissioner, announced these developments on … Read more
Oba of Benin, Ewuare II has urged the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo State, Betty Otimenyin to focus on crime fighting and prevention. Ewuare said this on Friday when the Commissioner of Police visited the Oba of Benin for his royal blessing to succeed. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports CP Otimenyin is the first female … Read more
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Dr Tony Aziegbemi-led Caretaker Committee remains the leader of the party in Edo. The party disclosed this, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Thursday in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the attention of the PDP national leadership had been … Read more
The lawmaker representing Igueben Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly, Inegbeboh Eugene, has berated the State Police Command and other civilian security agencies, claiming the glory for the release of the Onogie of Udo-Eguare kingdom in the Igueben Local Government Area, Friday Ehizojie, from kidnappers. Henzodaily recalls that the monarch was reportedly abducted on a … Read more
Governor Monday Okpebholo was sworn in as Governor of Edo State on November 12th, and on November 13th, barely 24 hours after taking office, he dismissed several permanent secretaries and other political appointees in the state. On his second day in office, he also approved the dissolution of all executives of Edo State Public Service … Read more
Today, Monday, February 10, 2025, is the first D-Day for Governor Monday Okpehbolo at the Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. The ex-Senator (APC, Edo Central) is expected to begin defence of his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the September … Read more
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has appointed a seasoned professional and public servant, Theophilus Egbodion, as the pioneer Chairman of the State Commission for Persons with Disabilities. Henzodaily recalls that in July 2022, the Edo State Government passed the Edo State Persons Living with Disability into Law. The law, among other things, aims to fully integrate … Read more
The Edo State Police Command has disclosed that its operatives have rescued the Onogie of Udo-Eguare community, in Edo State. Henzodaily reports that this was made known in a statement on Saturday by the Police Command spokesperson, CSP Moses Iyamu. The statement reads: “The Commissioner of Police Edo State Command, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, … Read more
Edo State Government (EDSG) on Friday reclaimed the state-owned Nigerian Observer Printing Press from Fountain Brook Publishing Limited, which managed the printing press since 2022. Recall that former governor Godwin Obaseki had shut down the state-owned newspaper, The Observer, on June 30, 2022, and handed it over to Fountain Brooks Publishing ltd as consultants. The … Read more