By Erasmus Ikhide Governor Godwin Obaseki has recently reopened age-long wounds, casting an acerbic diatribe from the very soil of the United Kingdom — the nation whose 1897 invasion decimated the Benin Empire. In a display of historical revisionism, Obaseki suggested that both he and his grandfather, Agho Obaseki, possessed the power to topple the…
Former Gov, Obaseki The immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has called on human rights organisations, civil society groups, and all well-meaning Nigerians to lend their voices and speak out against the attack on Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki by youths on Sunday. The former governor said the assault was was an injustice and…
BY TONY ERHA “If it is the correct position that the museum in controversy belongs to private investors and that Edo State has no share in the investment, why will (immediate-past) government of the state demolish an existing state-owned hospital, gift the land and a huge money to the private investors for their private business?”…
The lingering crisis in the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a fresh turn, with former governor Godwin Obaseki and the party’s National Vice Chairman (South-South), Dan Orbih, locked in a bitter war of words over the party’s leadership and future. Orbih, speaking on Sunday at a factional congress that…
By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, July 15, 2025) It was meant to be a joyous occasion. Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has just been affirmed as the governor of the state by the Supreme Court. Okpebholo’s election was challenged by Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in…
