Author: Iduozee Efe Paul

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended from office the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Hon. Samson Osagie, and Chairman of Local Government Commission, Hon. Damian Lawani for alleged official misconduct and financial infractions. The announcement was made in a press release signed on Wednesday and made available to journalists in Benin City, the state capital by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhiloon. The governor consequently directed the setting up of an investigative committee to investigate allegations and make appropriate recommendations accordingly. The press release noted that the suspensions became necessary to enable government…

The Caretaker Committee of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed claims by Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, that the 18 local government chairmen spent over N12 billion on PDP under a monthly remittance N800 million for ‘Environmental Security Funding’. The party stated that at no point did PDP leaders receive any such funds from local government chairmen and described the claim by the governor as ridiculously, challenging him to substantiate the claim. The Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, said Okpebholo’s claim was “a cocktail of complete falsehood”. He posited…

The Administrator of the Office of Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Edesili Anani, has pledged that justice will be served for a 12-year-old girl, who was allegedly gang-raped by five men on December 24, 2024 at Igiafodo Awuyemi, Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area. Speaking during a visit to Esther at the Daisy Ehanire Danjuma Centre, Mrs. Anani vowed that the perpetrators would face the full wrath of the law using the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law. “The Edo State Government will leave no stone unturned to ensure that these perpetrators are brought to book. Section 4 of the…

The Edo State Chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been trading words over the shooting incident that occurred within the venue of the Governorship Election petition Tribunal in Benin City. The Acting State Chairman of APC, Jarret Tenebe, in a statement in Benin, accused the PDP of disturbing the tribunal’s proceedings. “Today’s shooting incident within the venue of the Governorship Election Tribunal in Benin City involving members of the opposition PDP is a deeply disturbing and unacceptable act of violence. “The Tribunal is a sacred space where justice is meant to be…

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has sworn in the Chairman of the State Universal Education Board (SUBEB), six new Commissioners, Chairmen and members of Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC), Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), and State Secondary Education Board (SSEB). Addressing the newly sworn in executives at the New Festival Hall, Government House, Edo State, Governor Okpebholo charged them to help him drive development and progress in the State, stressing that his administration was in a hurry to bring development. Harping on the unique qualities and capacity of the newly sworn in executives,…

Many traders were injured at Edaiken Market, popular called Uselu Market on the Benin-Lagos road as political thugs embarked in sporadic shooting on Wednesday as they tried to forcibly remove the leadership of the market union leaving many scampering to safety. The incident which occurred Tuesday evening entered its second day as the Women trooped out in their numbers and barricaded the Uselu-Lagos road axis near the market to register their displeasure over the previous day’s sporadic shooting by the thugs. National Point gathered that the thugs stormed the market and assaulted the market women who were trading at the…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, have called witnesses to help them prove at the Edo State Election Tribunal that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, did not win the election. Led in evidence by the PDP counsel, Abiodun Owonikoko, SAN, one of the witnesses, Kennedy Osifo, tendered agents’ copies of the election results for 76 polling units in Ward II of Ikpoba/Okha Local Government Area of the state, where he alleged four electoral irregularities. National Point reports that the witness told the…

Impostors suspected to be fraudsters have hacked the media accounts of the Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chiedu Ebie. According to a press statement issued by the Director of Corporate Affairs of NDDC, Ms. Seledi Thompson-Wakama, the impostors hacked into Ebie’s Instagram account. “The criminally-minded people cloned the Chairman’s Facebook account and hacked his Instagram account, ostensibly to use the compromised accounts to defraud unsuspecting persons. “The impersonators are equally using the name and logo of the NDDC to send out dubious business proposals,” Thompson-Wakama said. She said it was clear to NDDC that the cloned…

A cultural group known as “Aiguobasinmwin Movement” has protested to the Edo State Government House and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat in Benin City Edo State, demanding a halt to the ongoing construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA). The youths in their hundreds also marched through major streets of Benin, calling on the newly sworn-in Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo to intervene and revoke the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of the MOWAA site. The Founder/President of Aiguobasinmwin Movement, Mr. Iyamu Osaro Culture and Secretary-General, Mr. Osayuki-Osa Benson who led the protest alleged…

The Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, in Edo State has celebrated the 61st anniversary of its founding with the award of National Diploma (ND) to 37,061 students that graduated over the last four years. The conferment took place during anniversary and combined 26th-29th convocation. Dr. Salisu Umar, Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, noted that the graduates had successfully completed the rigorous academic and practical requirements of their programs. He disclosed that 22,373 graduates were from the regular program, while an additional 14,688 completed their diplomas through the School of Evening Studies. Congratulating the graduates, Dr. Umar emphasised the responsibility that comes with their…