In continuation of the joint clearance operations, a meticulously executed night operation that underscores the resolve of synergised security forces to confront crime at its roots was conducted. The Edo State Police Command, in the early hours of Tuesday, 3rd February 2026, carried out a daring raid deep withinContinue Reading
Mr Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate in the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo, has said that he would not allow injustice to go unchallenged. Ighodalo stated this in a statement on Thursday in reaction to the Court of Appeal’s judgment which affirmed the electoral victoryContinue Reading
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed Mr Monday Okpebholo as duly elected governor in the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election held in Edo. The court, in a judgement by a three-member panel led by Justice M. A. Danjuma, dismissed an appeal filed by the Peoples DemocraticContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has faulted the position of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria on the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal’s judgment. The CSO, under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa, said foreign bodies should desist from interfering with local politicsContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews Mr Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 19 September governorship election in Edo, has said he will challenge the tribunal’s judgment at the Court of Appeal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday,Continue Reading
Flowerbudnews The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, reserved judgment in the petitioned filed by Dr Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the victory of Gov. Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 2024 election. The three-manContinue Reading
The Edo government has signed an agreement with an indigenous energy company, E5 Energy Services Limited, to build a 100 megawatts hydropower station in the state. The Managing Director of E5 Energy Services Ltd, David Ashaolu, in a statement made available on Wednesday in Abuja, said the memorandum ofContinue Reading
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has announced the formation of a high-powered committee to investigate the previous administration of Godwin Obaseki, particularly over its failure to inaugurate 14 elected lawmakers into the 7th Edo State House of Assembly. The new governor revealed the move during his inaugural speechContinue Reading
An Abuja High Court on Friday, quashed a criminal summon issued on Sept. 12 by an a magistrates’ court against Sen. Monday Okpebholo over alleged certificate forgery. Justice Charles Agbaza, in a judgment , also voided the entire proceedings before Magistrate Abubakar Mukhtar of a Wuse Magistrate Court inContinue Reading
