Edo State Governor

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie. The Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor, announced the suspension in a statement on Thursday. He said…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has described the recent commissioning of the Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin City by the previous administration led by Governor Godwin Obaseki as deceptive. Governor Okpebholo alleged that the…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has announced a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the State.  The governor made this known on Monday, while inaugurating the Labour House. Obaseki named the Labour House after…

The crisis between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and Deputy, Philip Shaibu is far from over as he has been denied access to his old office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital. Shaibu arrived at the Government…

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday dissolved the state executive council. The governor, who announced the dissolution at a valedictory executive council session at the Government House in Benin City, expressed…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has presented a N153.4 billion budget proposal to the Edo State House of Assembly, for the 2021 fiscal year. The 2021 budget represents a 9.7 percent increase over the revised 2020 budget.…

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit seeking to stop Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from contesting in the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary scheduled for Thursday. Justice E. O. Obile…

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his resignation from the party on Tuesday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, must inform him before coming to the state, as a matter of courtesy. Obaseki said this on Sunday when former president, Goodluck Jonathan,…