Monday Okpebholo
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Politics
Ighodalo heads to Appeal Court after tribunal upholds Gov Okpebholo’s victory
On Wednesday, April 2, the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal affirmed the victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the…
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Governor Okpebholo reaches out to Ighodalo after tribunal victory, calls for unity
After his victory was upheld by the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Governor Monday…
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Nigerian News
Edo tribunal dismisses AA’s petition against Okpebholo’s election
The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition of the Action Alliance, AA, against Gov. Monday Okpebholo and…
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Nigerian News
Gov. Okpebholo pledges compensation for Uromi 16 victims
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Monday pledged to compensate the families of the 16 slain hunters. They were allegedly…
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Nigerian News
Okpebholo suspends security chief, illegal vigilante over Uromi killings
The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the immediate suspension of all illegal vigilante groups operating under whatever…
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Nigerian News
Emergency rule: Okpebholo distances self from South-South governor’s position
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has dissociated himself from the South-South Governors Forum’s stance on the State of Emergency in…
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Politics
Gov. Okpebholo recalls Edo Attorney General, Osagie, from suspension
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has lifted the suspension of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Samson Osagie,…
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Health/Lifestyle
15 dead in scary Lassa fever outbreak in Edo
On Tuesday, March 11, the Edo State Government shared some sad news: 15 people have passed away because of a…
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Politics
Edo PDP calls on Okpebholo to address security crisis, claims over 35 killed in two weeks
On Monday, March 10, the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) called on Governor Monday Okpebholo and…
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Politics
Edo APC leaders demand immediate redeployment of Obaseki loyalists from Government House
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State have called on Governor Monday Okpebholo to urgently redeploy staff…
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Politics
Governor Okpebholo says he doesn’t have political godfathers
On Thursday, February 20, 2025, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State denied rumors that political "godfathers" were controlling his actions…
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Education
Edo state approves recruitment of 500 teachers to improve education
The Edo State Government has approved the hiring of 500 new teachers to fill many of the vacancies in public…
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Politics
Gov. Okpebholo allocates portfolios to new commissioners in Edo
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has on Tuesday sworn in six commissioners into the State Executive Council and assigned them…
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Politics
Edo guber tribunal: APC Supreme Court case delays hearing of Ighodalo’s petition
On Monday, January 13, 2025, the hearing of the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate,…
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Politics
Ighodalo threatens legal action over defamation by Edo APC Chairman
Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo State election, has threatened to sue Jarrett…
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Politics
Obaseki’s government inflated road contract from N8bn to N16.4bn in just one year, reveals panel
In a stunning revelation on Thursday, December 12, 2024, the Edo State Assets Verification Committee uncovered how the cost of…
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Politics
Gov. Okpebholo presents N605.7bn budget proposal to Edo Assembly
Gov Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Tuesday presented N605. 7 billion budget estimates to Edo House of Assembly for the…
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Politics
PDP’s Dan Orbih praises Governor Okpebholo for strong start in office
On Monday, December 9, 2024, Chief Dan Orbih, the National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the…
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Politics
Edo polls: Kassim Afegbua says Athena Centre’s report is biased
On Tuesday, December 4, 2024, Kassim Afegbua, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), criticized the Athena Centre for…
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Politics
We’ll chase criminals out of Edo, Gov Okpebholo vows
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Monday, vowed to chase criminals out of Edo State and restore total peace…
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Politics
Nearly 500 missing vehicles from Edo State Government – Probe reveals
On Monday, November 25, Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, made a surprising announcement that almost…
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Politics
Gov Okpebholo unveils 14-man panel to probe Obaseki
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has constituted a 14-man state Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of former governor…
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Nigerian News
Okpebholo suspends recruitment, orders review of employments made since May
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo, on Friday suspended recruitment into the state’s Civil Service until further notice. The governor also…
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Nigerian News
Edo governor Okpebholo sets up committee to recover government vehicles within two weeks
On Thursday, November 21, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State announced the formation of a 12-man committee tasked with recovering…
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Nigerian News
Edo Governor suspends all market unions over price fixing, extortion allegations
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has suspended all market unions and associations in Edo State with immediate effect. He…
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Metro
Edo women protest against cult killings, lament loss of husbands, scarcity of men
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, hundreds of young women took to the streets of Benin City, Edo State, to protest…
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Nigerian News
Edo Assembly approves N485bn revised budget for Okpebholo’s government
On Monday, November 18, 2024, the Edo State House of Assembly passed a revised supplementary budget of N485 billion for…
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Sport
CAF Champions League: Okpebholo urges Edo Queens to defeat Mamelodi Sundowns, bring cup home
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has charged Edo Queens FC to defeat South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in their final group…
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Politics
Governor Okpebholo freezes all state bank accounts, reverses ministry name changes
On Thursday, November 14, Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, announced the immediate freezing of all state-owned accounts in commercial banks,…
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Politics
Gov. Okpebholo appoints SSG, names Attorney-General, others in Edo
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has appointed Musa Ikhilor as the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, and named Samson…
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Politics
Edo Governor orders contractors to fix roads just 24 hours after taking office
Just one day after being sworn in, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has ordered contractors to return to work…
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Politics
Okpebholo to investigate Obaseki’s administration, promises transparency, fairness
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, Monday Okpebholo, the newly sworn-in governor of Edo State, announced that his administration would launch…
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Politics
Edo governor-elect Okpebholo appoints Fred Itua as Chief Press Secretary
Edo Governor-Elect, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, on Monday announced the appointment of Mr Fred Odianosen Itua as his Chief Press Secretary.…
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Politics
Don’t celebrate too much, it’s a call to serve – Tinubu to Edo governor-elect Okpebholo
On Monday, September 23, President Bola Tinubu congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo, the new governor-elect of Edo State. He advised Okpebholo…
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Politics
#EdoDecides2024: How APC’s Okpebholo floored PDP’s Ighodalo with 44,012 votes
Senator Monday Okpebholo of the APC won the Edo State 2024 governorship election, receiving 291,667 votes to Dr. Asue Ighodalo…
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Nigerian News
#EdoDecides2024: INEC uploads 88% of polling unit results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded over 88% of polling unit result sheets from Saturday's Edo State Governorship…
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Politics
#EdoDecides2024: Voters head to Polls amid rumors and Candidate clarifications
Today, 2,249,780 voters in Edo State who have collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) will visit polling stations to determine…
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Politics
Edo 2024: Five die in crash involving Monday Okpebholo’s campaign vehicle
On Friday, September 13, a tragic road accident on the Warrake-Afuze road in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo…
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Politics
Edo 2024: Oshiomhole trying to distract voters with fake rice donations – PDP
The Deputy Director of Media and Publicity for the Asue/Ogiie Campaign Management Committee, Rev. Olu Martins, has accused former Edo…
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Politics
Edo 2024: Obaseki, Ighodalo, accused of campaign of calumny ahead of election – APC leaders
Ahead of the Edo State governorship election, some All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders on Tuesday claimed that the action of…
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