LP Candidate, Akpata Accuses Edo Govt Official Of Masterminding His Attack At UNIBEN
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Bar. Olumide Akpata on Saturday accused an unnamed senior official of the Edo State Government of being behind his attack on Friday afternoon…
How I Collected $3m Cash For Emefiele – CBN Employee
A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employee, Mr Monday Osazuwa, on Friday, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the former apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, on different occasions, directed…
Court sentences Bobrisky to six months in prison
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced controversial crossdresser, Idris Olarewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without the option of a fine for abusing…
Fuel Subsidy Removal: Obaseki extends free bus service by another three months
…free ride extended to July as nearly 5 million Edo residents benefit The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the extension of the free bus scheme implemented by…
Philip Shaibu: Lessons in Power – Reuben Abati
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…
Atiku, Presidency In “War Of Words” Over Lagos-Calabar Highway Project
The Federal Government and ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar have traded words over the cost of the Lagos-Calabar Highway Project. In a statement on Tuesday, Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of…
Edo swears in 38-year-old Omobayo as new Deputy Governor
38-year-old Omobayo Marvellous Godwins has been sworn in as the new Deputy Governor of Edo State. He was sworn in, on Monday, at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City,…
Lagos Court Orders Remand Of Emefiele In EFCC Custody
The Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has ordered the remand of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele in the custody of the Economic…
60 PDP Rep members threaten to quit PDP, demand Damagum’s resignation
No fewer than 60 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members in the House of Representatives have threatened to leave the party if the Acting National Chairman Umar Ililya Damagum does not…
Edo Assembly Impeaches Philip Shaibu As Deputy Governor
The political atmosphere in Edo State took a new shape on Monday when the state’s House of Assembly impeached embattled Philip Shaibu as deputy governor, ending a long-drawn drama between…