Tag: Edo government
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Edo Varsity Ranked 3rd Among Universities In Nigeria
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city The Edo University, Iyamho once again has made history by being the first State University to be ranked first among State Universities and third University in Nigeria in the first ever Open Educational Resources (OER) conducted by National Universities Commission (NUC) Institutional repository. The ranking which was first of…
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PDP Will Not Participate In Edo State Local Government Council Election
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the party will not participate in the Edo State Local Government Council Election following a case instituted by the party to challenge the Edo state of Assembly(EDHA) over issues bothering on electoral laws. State Chairman of the PDP,…
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Edo PDP Rejects Amended Local Government Law
By Ikhili Monday Ebalu, Benin city The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday resolved to challenge the recent amendment of the Edo state local government Electoral law by the State House of Assembly even as it condemned the composition of the state electoral commission. Chairman of the party in the state Chief Dan Osi Orbih addressing…
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Edo Assembly passes N150.09 billion 2018 budget estimates
By Ikhili Monday Ebalu, Benin city The Edo State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s 2018 budget proposal of N150.09 billion. National Trail reports that Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo had on November 29, 2017, presented a budget proposal of N146.6 billion to the house for consideration and passage. The budget, as presented…
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Edo Chief Judge Frees 3 Inmates
By Ikhili Monday Ebalu, Benin city Edo Chief Judge, Justice (Mrs) Esohe Ikponwen on Tuesday freed three inmates out of 1,062 awaiting trial at the Medium Security Prison, Oko in Oredo Local Government Area. The three inmates who were released as a result of ‘no case file’ are Efe Osagbovo (34), Peter Okon (28) and…
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World Sight Day: 104 Edo indigents get subsidized eye operations
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city A total of 104 persons suffering from eye cataract have benefitted from surgical operations carried out by the Africa Eye Laser Centre in Benin – City in collaboration with Sight Foundation, New Delhi – India and with support by St. Jude Eye Clinic Missions Corporation, United States of America in…
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One year anniversary: Obaseki has brought pains, hardship on Edo people-Orbih
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city The Edo State Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, yesterday, accused the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state of inflicting pains, hunger and excessive taxations on the people of the state. He made the allegation in a press briefing in Benin City when reviewing the one year…
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Party Faithful Demand Stomach Infrastructure from Obaseki
By Ikhili Monday, EBALU, Benin City As Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki concludes his “thank you” visit to all the 18 local government areas 11 months after the September 28, 2016 governorship election in the state, members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, have called on the governor to fulfill his “stomach…