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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Eric Ikhilae |Bisi Olaniyi |Alao Abiodun
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Edo State and winner of the election held on September 21, 2024. But Ighodalo has rejected the verdict, saying he’s heading for the Supreme Court.
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3 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bisi Olaniyi |Alao Abiodun
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo yesterday called on Inspector-General (IG) Kayode Egbetokun and Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) Oluwatosin Ajayi to arrest and prosecute one Olorogun Ese Kakor over alleged forgery of official state government documents. Kakor, according to a statement by Okpebholo’s media aide, Fed Itua, is the President of the Neo Black Movement (NBM) of Africa.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Tony Akowe |Bolaji Ogundele |Bisi Olaniyi |Okungbowa Aiwerie |Alao Abiodun
More defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a flurry of activities to seal last week’s “transplant” of PDP into APC in Delta State are highlights of events that transpired yesterday in Benin City, Asaba and Abuja. Delta State Governor Sheriff Francis Oborevwori visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at Aso Villa for the first time after he defected along with the structure of PDP into the APC. He declined to speak with reporters.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bisi Olaniyi |Alao Abiodun
The 50th Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Monday Agbonika, yesterday assumed duty in Benin City. Agbonika, who hails from Idah Local Government Area in neighbouring Kogi State, succeeded Betty Otimenyin, an Edo indigene, who has been redeployed to the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bisi Olaniyi |Alao Abiodun
The 24-member Edo State House of Assembly has approved Governor Monday Okpebholo’s request to engage a consultant, Tiarua White Consults Ltd, in the recovery of state’s funds. The consultant, yesterday, according to Okpebholo, would review, reconcile and recover the funds due to Edo government from project Gazelle Afriexim loan and other crude oil loan arrangements. The deduction at source of 10 per cent as professional fee was also approved.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bisi Olaniyi |Bolaji Ogundele |Eric Ikhilae |Tony Akowe |Alao Abiodun
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two more suspects over last Thursday’s killing of 16 travellers in Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State. Security sources said they were arrested in Uromi and transferred to Abuja for interrogation. Kano State Government and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday commended the Federal and the Edo State governments for their response to the killings.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bisi Olaniyi |Eric Ikhilae |Alao Abiodun
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja will today deliver judgment on the petitions by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Asue Ighodalo challenging the declaration of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressive Congress(APC) as winner of the September 21 2024 governorship poll in the state. The Nation learnt yesterday that the parties have been notified of the verdict date.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bisi Olaniyi |Gbenga Omokhunu |Toba Adedeji |Rasaq Ibrahim |Alao Abiodun
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo yesterday suspended the Commander of the Security Corps, Friday Ibadin, a retired Commissioner of Police. He also ordered the suspension of illegal vigilante groups, following the review of the preliminary report on the killing of 16 travelling hunters at Uromi, the headquarters of Esan Northeast Local Government Area.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Gbenga Omokhunu |Sanni Onogu |Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Bisi Olaniyi
NEF demands apology, compensation for families of victimsMore condemnation yesterday trailed last Thursday killing of 16 travelling hunters by vigilance group members in Uromi, Edo State. Various northern groups, state governments, lawmakers, among others, in separate statements frowned at the incident which they described as barbaric and cowardly.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bisi Olaniyi |Sanni Onogu |Gbenga Omokhunu |Alao Abiodun
The Edo State Police Command last night confirmed the arrest of 14 suspects in connection with the Thursday attack on a travelling party of hunters at Udune Efandion,an Uromi community in the Esan North Local Government of the state. Sixteen of the hunters said to be from the North on a hunting expedition to Rivers state were allegedly killed by members of a vigilance group during the attack which President Bola Tinubu yesterday condemned as jungle justice.
