AN uneasy calm has engulfed the Edo Urban Water Corporation following a petition accusing its management of alleged involvement in a N1.361 billion contract fraud. The petition, written by a staff member, Mr Christopher Abhulimen, and addressed to Gov. Monday Okpebholo on Feb 6, alleged misappropriation of public funds through poorly executed and fictitious … Read more
AS Dr. Thomas Attah receives torrents of congratulatory messages on his conferment with a chieftaincy title by the Onojie of Ekpoma kingdom, His Royal Highness, Anthony Abumere II, Mr. Goddy Francis Okoyo FCA, a Canadian based Chartered Accountant, Management Consultant, and Behavioural Scientist and Comrade Tony Erha, a journalist and activist, have congratulated him. … Read more
Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission (ESSC), has extended heartfelt congratulations to Governor Monday Okpebholo on the occasion of his 100 days in office. In a statement released by his media aide, Edoko Wilson Edoko, Hon. Enabulele expressed appreciation for the governor’s remarkable contributions to sports development in … Read more
THAT Governor Monday Okpebholo would be self-sustaining is more like searching for a needle in the middle of an ocean than expecting him to build a positive-sum framework of durable, workable, and serviceable government outside himself and the manacled sharks who burnished his governorship from the furnace of fire. The same reason his 100 … Read more
WHENEVER you engage in a discussion with an APC member about the ongoing tribunal case in Edo State, there is one recurring theme in their argument: “The president will never allow Monday Okpebholo to lose the case.” To them, this is the only assurance they have—hanging their hopes on the belief that President Bola … Read more
EDO State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has called for a probe on Monday’s alleged attack by an official of the Department of State Service (DSS) on journalists covering the Edo Governorship Election Tribunal at the High Court in Benin. Recall, on Monday, the Edo chapter of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) had threatened to boycott … Read more
GOVERNOR. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has rallied support for Edo Queens FC of Benin ahead of their last group encounter in the ongoing CAF Women Champions League holding in Casablanca, Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigerian women would face Mamelodi Sundown Girls of South Africa on Saturday. The governor, in a … Read more
Powered By Comr. Innocent Aleakhue Ubatemhoi Today, Dr. Cyril Adams Oshiomhole, a highly qualified medical professional with credentials including an MBBS, MSPH, and FRSPH, was screened by the Edo State House of Assembly Committee for his nomination as Commissioner for Health. This screening is a crucial step in the process of confirming his appointment to … Read more
Dear Governor-elect Okpebholo, Congratulations on your electoral victory! As you prepare to take on the responsibilities of leading Edo State, I want to share some thoughts that I believe may help guide you in your new role. Firstly, I encourage you to approach your tenure with caution and mindfulness. The lessons learned from your … Read more
IN an interview with British Broadcasting Company (BBC) a few days ago, Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) promised to provide 24-hour electricity to Edo State citizens by buying transformers and electric poles if elected governor on September 21st. Okpebholo’s simplistic and mundane solutions or prescriptions to salvaging the energy crisis are a clear … Read more