Category: NEWS AROUND EDO STATE

The Secretary of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, Hilary Otsu, has said that the absence of true reconciliation in the party may be the reason Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama is considering a move to the All Progressives Congress.Ogbeide-Ihama, a two-time House of Representatives member under the PDP, was on Tuesday tipped to become the running mate to the APC governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo.It was gathered later that top leaders of the APC and the PDP particularly members of the Legacy Group...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has donated the sum of Twenty million naira to Angel Asien, for breaking the Guinness World Record as the individual to embark on a read-a-thon for a record 230 hours exceeding the previous record of 145 hours.The wife of Edo State governor Betsy Obaseki made the announcement at a ceremony to mark the end of the longest Read Aloud Read-a-Thon by an individual here at the Edo State Library, in Benin City. Betsy Obaseki who...

Meanwhile, the Edo state House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging the state Police command and other security agencies to immediately commence the restructuring of the security formation in the state to tackle the resurgence of Kidnapping in the state.This is a consequence of matters of urgent public importance moved by Honorable Osamwoyin Atu on the increase in the spate of Kidnappings in Igbanke where indigenes have been made to stay away from farming for fear of falling victim...