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Obaseki, while addressing PoS agents in Benin on Thursday, said government was committed to working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to disburse cash through PoS agents to reduce the sufferings of the people. “I think we must address the issues on ground which is how do we ease …

Ahead of the 2023 election, the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has boasted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not get 25 percent of his state’s votes. Naija News reports that Obaseki made this known during an interview with Thisday on Wednesday, stressing that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) …

Nigerians on Twitter tackled Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, after he shared photos from an event he organized for the commissioning of street lights in the state.     The governor has shared photos from the commissioning ceremony on his Twitter handle with the caption; ”With the commissioning of a …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has said that the proposed plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria to redesign naira notes is political and a ploy by the All Progressives Congress-led government to sway voters ahead of the 2023 general elections.   Obaseki said this while inaugurating the Edo State Peoples Democratic …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sacked the state commissioner for Roads and Bridges, Engr. Newton Okojie, over alleged poor performance.   In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare, Governor Obaseki stated that the state has not made any progess with regards …

A Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) has berated the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki for his statement on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Naija News recalls that Obaseki had earlier warned Nigerians against voting Tinubu into power as such a …

Tinubu lampooned Obaseki stating that he was a ‘nit-wit’ and a ‘divisive, toxic’ human being. The Presidential Candidate of the Ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has replied the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki for calling on Nigerians not to vote him and his party in the …

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has commissioned the Edo State PDP Campaign Office donated by the Esama of Benin, Sir Dr. Gabriel Igbinedion. At the opening of the campaign office along Sapele Road in Benin City, on Saturday, Atiku said the office complex is …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II to pray for peaceful election and political transition in the 2023 general election. The presidential candidate made the submission when he led his running mate and Governor of Delta …

A Federal High Court sitting in Benin has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize and publish the names of candidates produced by the Governor Godwin Obaseki faction of the Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as standard-bearers of the party in the forthcoming 2023 elections. In a judgement …