Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of Mr Collins Edomaruse, popularly known as General as his Special Adviser on International Development Partners. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mr Edomaruse is a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (FNGE) and a member of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers of Nigeria (GOCOP). … Read more
Former Edo State Commissioner for Digital Economy, Science and Technology, Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor, has accused Governor Monday Okpebolo of going contrary to the Supreme Court ruling. Henzodaily reported that Governor Okpebholo justified the suspension of the 18 local government chairmen for sending millions to their party leaders monthly. In an interview with News Central on Wednesday, … Read more
The chairman of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee, Tony Aziegbemi, has dismissed allegations by Governor Monday Okoebholo that some party chieftains siphoned ₦12 billion from local government chairmen over a 15-month period. The governor made the accusation on Tuesday while addressing acting local government chairmen in his office, sparking widespread controversy … Read more
The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the nomination of six individuals as Honourable Commissioner designate, Edo State. Henzodaily reports that this was made known in a statement on Tuesday by the Secretary to the Edo State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor. The six nominated commissioner designate are: (i) Hon. Paul Nosayaba Ohonbamu(ii) … Read more
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, made fresh revelations on how the suspended 18 Local Government Council Chairmen remitted about ₦12 billion to leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 15 months. In a statement to Henzodaily on Tuesday, Okpebholo’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, disclosed that the Governor made these revelations while … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday directed Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, the Edo State House of Assembly, and other parties involved in a suit filed by 18 suspended local government chairpersons in the state to maintain the status quo. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order after counsel to the plaintiffs, Anderson … Read more
The Deputy National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Timothy Osadolor, has accused the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, of threading the wrong path in handling matters related to local governments in the state. Osadolor said Okpebholo has remained trapped in the 1999 constitution and is not up to date on the Supreme … Read more
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has attributed his victory in the September 2024 governorship election to divine intervention, emphasizing that his mandate is God-ordained to bring progress and prosperity to Edo State. The Governor made this declaration during a Sunday service at Streams of Joy International, Abuja. Addressing the congregation, he expressed profound gratitude … Read more
Monday, January 13, 2025, is a day of reckoning for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate in the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo. On that date, the party is expected to begin the process of proving that Ighodalo, and not Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives … Read more
The impeached Chairman of Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Paul Iyoha, has accused Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, of using his office to punish him. Henzodaily reports that Iyoha’s impeachment brings the number of local government chairmen and their deputies impeached under Okpebholo’s administration to four. Local governments where chairmen and … Read more