The governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has insisted that the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, must not step foot into the state without obtaining clearance from the state government. According to the governor during the commissioning…
The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has clarified the real intent behind his comment barring Labour party 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi from stepping foot into the state without permission. According to the governor, he only said that out…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, on Monday, ordered the immediate suspension of the Okumagbe of Uwano Kingdom, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area, George Egabor, Newsmax Nigeria reports. According to a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary,…
The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has dissociated himself from the position of the South-South Governors on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The Governor says he acknowledges the right of other governors…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Kelly Okungbowa, also known as Ebo Stone, for alleged naira abuse,Newsmax Nigeria has learnt. The arrest was carried out by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate on Monday, 17 March 2025….
The governorship election petition tribunal in Edo State witnessed a dramatic turn on Monday, February 10 as Governor Monday Okpebholo’s legal team abruptly closed their case after their first witness admitted to over-voting in Ovia South-West Local Government Area. The…
Edo Governor Okpebholo, State House of Assembly have sworn in acting council chairmen, defying federal directives on local government autonomy. In spite of the position of the federal government on the autonomy of local government councils in Nigeria, Edo State…
The federal government, through the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has declared that governors lack the constitutional authority to suspend or remove local government chairmen from office, Newsmax Nigeria reports. Fagbemi made the declaration while addressing journalists…
Edo State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe, has rationalised the inability of the State governor, Senator Monday Okpebolo, to accurately read out the budget figures he presented to the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday….
Oladele Bankole-Balogun has been appointed as the executive chairman of the Edo State Board of Internal Revenue by Governor Monday Okpebholo. Announcing the appointment, Umar Ikhilor, the Secretary to the State Government in a statement said other executive directors of…
