Edo State
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Politics
Edo Governor Okpebholo Extends Magistrates’ Retirement Age To 65
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has signed a bill into law raising the retirement age of magistrates from…
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Nigerian Lawyers
SANS, Lawyers, Clash Over LG Control In Edo State
A heated debate has erupted between legal experts and civil society organizations (CSOs) over the suspension of all 18…
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Politics
Edo LG Chairmen Condemn Suspension, Cite Supreme Court Ruling Violation
Edo State’s 18 local government chairmen have denounced their suspension by the Edo State House of Assembly, calling it a…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Edo Governorship Tribunal: APC, PDP Trade Accusations Over Attack On Lawyers, Members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has strongly condemned an alleged attack on its leaders and lawyers…
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Politics
Governor Okpebholo Swears In Judges Overlooked By Obaseki Administration
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has sworn in three High Court judges who were previously recommended by the…
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Politics
Okpebholo Sworn In As Edo State Governor, Appoints Oshiomhole’s Son To Cabinet
Senator Monday Okpebholo was inaugurated as the Governor of Edo State on Tuesday, taking over from Godwin Obaseki after winning…
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Litigation
Edo Poll: Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Ighodalo’s Candidacy
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal seeking to disqualify Asue Ighodalo as the Peoples…
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Opinion
Philip Shaibu: Lessons In Power By Reuben Abati
Philip Shaibu, the Edo state politician who was Deputy Governor in that state until yesterday afternoon, would seem to have…
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Metro News
I Haven’t Received Allocations For Six Months, Says Shaibu
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, on Tuesday, said he has not received the allocation to his office in the…
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The Bench
I Will Build On My Predecessor’s Achievements – Edo CJ, Okungbowa
Edo state Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, says his vision is to make the state judiciary better than he…
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Metro News
Obaseki Vs Shaibu: Edo Disbands Deputy Gov’s Media Crew As Fight Gets Messier
The Edo State Government has disbanded the media crew attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Commissioner…
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Crime
Couple Arrested For Reportedly Selling Their One-month-old Baby For N1.7 million
Anthony Igbinogun, a 48-year-old man, and his girlfriend, Joy Umukoro, have been apprehended on suspicion of selling their newborn baby…
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Crime
Thugs Invade Edo Court Of Appeal, Cart Away Documents
Suspected thugs allegedly supported by persons in security outfit uniforms, invaded a courtroom, chased away court workers and carted away…
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Crime
Fake Brad Pitt, Three Others Bag Jail Term In Edo
Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has convicted and sentenced four internet fraudsters…
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Litigation
Court Bars Edo Govt From Auctioning Seized Vehicles
An Edo State High Court has barred the state government and Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA) from…
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The Bench
Court Bars Edo Govt From Conducting LG Polls
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Edo State government from conducting its…
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