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News Nigeria Edo: Nigeria: Edo APC Chieftain Cautions Against Pushing Obaseki Out of Ruling Party

Published on: Tuesday 16 July 2019
Nigeria: Edo APC Chieftain Cautions Against Pushing Obaseki Out of Ruling Party
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907160715.html

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Mr. Charles Idahosa, has warned against attempts to push Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, out of the APC, a plot he said will spell doom for the party in the state.

News Nigeria Edo: Edo Assembly crisis, Buhari’s special advisers, others top Reps activities last week

Published on: Sunday 21 July 2019
Edo Assembly crisis, Buhari’s special advisers, others top Reps activities last week
News source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/342101-edo-assembly-crisis-buharis-special-advisers-others-top-reps-activities-last-week.html

Members of the House of Representatives gave a one-week ultimatum to the Edo State Governor ... at averting the impending strike action by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) ...

News Nigeria Edo: Nigeria: 72 Killed, 32 Kidnapped Across Nigeria Last Week

Published on: Sunday 21 July 2019
Nigeria: 72 Killed, 32 Kidnapped Across Nigeria Last Week
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907210087.html?bcmt=1

Nigeria: Top Zamfara official killed ... along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway in Edo State. The gunmen, brandishing sophisticated weapons, also kidnapped eight passengers travelling in a commercial ...

News Nigeria Edo: Nigeria: I'm Not Behind Takeover Bid of Edo Assembly - Oshiomhole

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Nigeria: I'm Not Behind Takeover Bid of Edo Assembly - Oshiomhole
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907190159.html

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has denied allegations of sponsoring the takeover of the Edo State House of Assembly by the House of Representatives.

News Nigeria Edo: Fresh Kidnappings of Chinese Nationals in Nigeria

Published on: Friday 12 July 2019
Fresh Kidnappings of Chinese Nationals in Nigeria
News source: https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/fresh-kidnappings-of-chinese-nationals-in-nigeria/

In early July, two Chinese nationals were kidnapped by armed gunmen in Edo State in southern Nigeria. The two expatriates reportedly work for a glass company. This was the latest in a string of ...

News Nigeria Edo: Nigeria: Senate Committee to Meet With Oshiomhole Over Edo Assembly Crisis

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
Nigeria: Senate Committee to Meet With Oshiomhole Over Edo Assembly Crisis
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907190700.html?bcmt=1

The Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the ongoing crisis at the Edo State House of Assembly has revealed it will meet with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole.

News Nigeria Edo: Obaseki Asks Muslim Faithful To ‘Pray For Peace, Unity In Nigeria’

Published on: Sunday 05 May 2019
News source: https://www.channelstv.com/2019/05/05/obaseki-asks-muslim-faithful-to-pray-for-peace-unity-in-nigeria/

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has asked Muslim faithful to imbibe the virtue of piety and pray for Nigeria’s unity and progress with the commencement of the Ramadan fast. Obaseki said the ...

News Nigeria Edo: Nigeria: Delta, Oyo, 15 Others Set to Pay New Minimum Wage

Published on: Wednesday 01 May 2019
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201905020200.html

The states that have agreed to pay are Delta, Oyo, Lagos, Ondo, Ebonyi, Rivers, Edo, Kano, Zamfara ... it cares for the welfare and well-being of Nigerian workers by hastening action on the ...

News Nigeria Edo: Edo State govt restates commitment to Okpekpe race

Published on: Sunday 05 May 2019
News source: https://www.sunnewsonline.com/edo-state-govt-restates-commitment-to-okpekpe-race/

demanding very good value and the delivery of the essence of the event to the people of Edo State, Nigeria and the international community. “We are delighted Edo State has been playing host to this ...

News Nigeria Edo: Edo restates commitment to Okpekpe

Published on: Sunday 05 May 2019
News source: https://punchng.com/edo-restates-commitment-to-okpekpe/

The Edo State Government has restated its support ... another first as the first IAAF silver label race to be run in Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region in 2018,” Shaibu said.