Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, at the weekend, revealed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will prosecute some of the recently impeached Edo State Local Government chairmen indicted for allegedly looting the local government treasuries, running into over N95 billion. Governor Okpebholo made this revelation when he received the report of the…
By Sebastian Ebhuomhan The Elections Petition Tribunal continued the hearing of the Edo State governorship election petitions on Wednesday at the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Abuja, with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) formally opening its defence in the petition marked: EPT/ED/GOV/02/2024, by tendering three documents for admission as evidence. The candidate of People’s Democratic…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, Tuesday, charged members of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma to restore the lost glory of the institution. Senator Okpebholo, who gave this charge during the inauguration of the council, said education is the bed rock of development and AAU has a greater role to play…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has called for a probe on Monday’s alleged attack by an official of the Department of State Service (DSS) on journalists covering the Edo Governorship Election Tribunal at the High Court in Benin. Recall, on Monday, the Edo chapter of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) had threatened to boycott activities…
