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Edo politics go dirty as Shaibu escapes assassination attempt

By Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja The Edo State Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, Thursday afternoon, escaped an assassination attempt on his life in Benin City, the state

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Just In… Federal High Court Nullifies PDP Governorship Primaries in Edo State

The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Ekwo has declared that the PDP nomination processes were non-compliant with its own constitution. As a result, the court has

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Just in! Edo State Govt raises minimum wage to N70,000

By Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja Edo State Government has increased minimum wage payable to civil servants to N70,00O monthly.

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Impeachment: Court to hear Shaibu’s suit against assembly, others April 19

A Federal High Court in Abuj la has fixed April 19 for hearing of a suit filed by the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, against the state house

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Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, Impeached by State Assembly

..As Obaseki picks 38 Years Labour Party member Omobayo as new Deputy Governor The political landscape of Edo State was shaken today as the State House of Assembly announced the

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Obaseki Relocates Government House Chapel As Shaibu Holds Mass In Open Field

By Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja The frosty relationship between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy Rt. Hon Philip Shaibu may not have ended as the weekly Tuesday Mass that normally holds

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Obaseki accepts Shaibu’s apology, says to err is human, to forgive is divine

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, says he has accepted the public apology by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, but noted that “his aberrant behaviour contradicts what the people of Edo stand

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Oborevwori congratulates Obaseki at 66 

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, has congratulated his Edo counterpart, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on his 66th birth anniversary on July 1. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press

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Edo Guber Race: Give women a chance …UNIBEN lecturer, Maureen Ekhoragbon pleads

…State Reasons She Want to Contest Governorship Election By Ben peters A lecturer at the University of Benin and former Vice Chairman of Ovia North-East Local Government Area Council of

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INEC confirms updated version of PDP candidates list in Edo

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC), Edo office, on Thursday confirmed the updated version of the list of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates vying for state and National Assembly elections

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