By Reuben Abati
The killing last Friday of 16 Northern travellers along the Uromi-Ubiaja road in Edo state is an event that will live in infamy. Twenty-five travellers from Port Harcourt going home to the North, Kano specifically for the … Read the rest
Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the victory of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidate in the Edo State governorship election is a reflection of the confidence Nigerians have in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Akpabio addressed the press … Read the rest
Philip Shaibu, the Edo state politician who was Deputy Governor in that state until yesterday afternoon, would seem to have failed woefully to learn certain basic lessons of power. He has said that he is a victim of an act … Read the rest
The confusion trailing Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State got worse on Sunday as Anamero Dekeri became the third aspirant to claim victory.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, who was the Chairman of the … Read the rest
Godwin Obaseki
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has said the country will possibly break up if the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is returned in 2023, noting that the amount of damage the party has done to the country is such … Read the rest
Godwin Obaseki
The pundits who had predicted the outcome and the nature of the Gubernatorial election in Edo State got it all wrong. The Edo 2020 election may well prove to be a turning point in the management of elections in Nigeria, … Read the rest
Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has emerged winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Obaseki won his second term in office after securing victory with a high margin.
Final Results From All LGAs
Accredited VOTERS: 557443
APC: 223619… Read the rest
Oba Ewuare II
The Oba of Benin is truly a monarch after my heart. Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II will be four years on the throne of his ancestors in October this year. And he will have something to celebrate.
Adams Oshiomhole
It wasn’t that long ago, 2016 to be exact, when Comrade Adams Oshiomhole—the then-governor of Edo—traversed the state with Mr. Godwin Obaseki urging the people to support his governorship bid. But this was no random act of gratuitousness. Obaseki had … Read the rest
Godwin Obaseki
THE Yoruba folk tale reminds one of Godwin Obaseki and his court jesters. It is about a swaggering elephant and the choir behind him. They tickle him with their songs of praise, the drum rolls and the dances. His head … Read the rest
