Philip Shaibu, who was removed from office as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has vowed to challenge in court his impeachment and removal from office by the Edo State House of Assembly. “I am confident that the legal system will vindicate me and expose the sham that has been orchestrated against me,” Mr Shaibu … Read more
From a professor putting pressure on a female student to trade her virginity for admission to a man beheading his girlfriend, and a top PDP leader predicting the ‘death’ of the party in Edo State, the second week of February was filled with interesting events in Nigeria’s south-south region. Here are the highlights of the … Read more
The Labour Party (LP) has fixed the cost of its expression of interest and nomination form for the 21 September off-cycle governorship election in Edo State at N30 Million. The party disclosed this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the National Working Committee (NWC) at … Read more
The police in Edo State have confirmed the killing of a journalist in the state. The journalist, Hillary Odia, was shot dead on Christmas Eve by suspected cultists at a drinking joint near a police station in Benin City, the state capital. He was a staff member of Independent Television and Radio, Benin City. The … Read more
