A former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Zakawanu Garuba, 54, has died on Saturday 18, July 2020. The news of his death was confirmed by an unidentified family member, who disclosed that Garuba died of a brief illness at an Abuja hospital on Saturday morning. Garuba was a member of the Peoples Democratic … Read more
The Edo State Police Command has arrested one Blessing David, a 19-year-old girl, alongside six other for accultic practises in the state. Upon interrogation, the 19-year old girl confessed that she is a member of a cult group called Marine Girls. She also confessed that she slept with 10 men during her initiation into the group … Read more
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has accused governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu for allegedly laundering the sum of N700m. The Commission has informed a Federal High Court in Benin City, that Ize-Iyamu and his fellow suspects took possession of about N700 million without any contracts. … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Edo state, Dr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu, denies allegedly bathing a student with acid as an undergraduate at the University of Benin. In the previous election conducted in Edo state in 2016, former Governor Adams Oshiomole, accused the then PDP candidate, Ize-Iyamu, of pouring acid on his fellow student. Reacting … Read more
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member representing Oredo Federal Constituency, Edo State, Hon Omoregie Ogbeide Ihama has stepped down for the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki in the coming Peoples Democratic Party’s primary. Details Later…..
President Muhammadu Buhari reacts to the fire incident that broke out on Monday in Oba Market, Benin City, Edo State. In a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari called on local and federal authorities to assist victims of the fire incident in Edo State. READ ALSO: JUST IN: Ize-Iyamu Emerges APC … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State chapter, has commenced the primary election for its governorship candidate today (June 22, 2020). The election was reportedly held at St. Saviour’s Primary School, Benin, Ward 5 in Ikpoba/Okha LGA. READ ALSO: Edo APC Primary: Ajumobi Inaugurates Hope-Led Committee According to the report, the election which graced the … Read more
The Edo state police command have arrested a suspect linked to the rape and murder of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa a UNIBEN Student. Ekohotblog recalls that Vera Uwaila, 22-year-old 100-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State was raped and killed while reading in a Reedem Christian Church of God, RCCG, Benin city. The … Read more
A renowned seer, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele has released fresh prophecies. Ekohotblog reports that Primate Ayodele, who is the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has dropped some shocking prophecies concerning the primaries set to hold in Ondo and Edo States and the states upcoming governorship elections. In Edo State, Primate Ayodele said there is the need for the … Read more
Former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Chief Blessing Agbomhere, has announced God revealed Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to him as the next Edo Governor. Agbomhere said the revelation was made at the mountain of prayer where he spent days to seek the face of God on the political situation in Edo State. Speaking to … Read more
Ambassador Cedrack Okpebholo, the national chairman of Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria GDPN is a year older. Over the years, especially on this day-May 3 every year, friends and associates come together to reflect on the remarkable qualities that define Okpebholo, a quintessential Edo man whose quest for social justice, built on the pillar of … Read more
The Edo State Government on Monday in Benin announced the discharge of the seventh person found to be suffering from coronavirus. Governor Godwin Obaseki, who made the testimony in a statement, said the seventh discharged patient was the index case in the state. The patient, who had tested negative twice for the virus, was cleared … Read more
The General Overseer of Radiant Army Deliverance Ministry, Igbanor, Lagos, Bishop (Dr.) Tony Aniekwu, has warned that the dreaded coronavirus is just the beginning of holocausts that will ravage the world, starting from the year 2020. He disclosed this while speaking to journalists on Monday at the NUJ secretariat in Benin, capital of Edo state. … Read more
SARS officials have been caught, beaten to stupor and apprehended for robbery in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, southern Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that two Nigerians were robbed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad abbreviated as (SARS) under the Edo State Police Command along Lagos Benin expressway (Bypass). This online news platform understands that a … Read more
With the aim of restoring peace, stability in Nigeria, the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for one-day prayer and fast that will take place on Friday 21, 2020 from dawn till 12.00 noon. A statement by the State Publicity Secretary, Pastor Joseph Osagiede, reads this: “This is to inform … Read more
Edo state famers have applauded the Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, for his administration’s expansion in Agripreneur programme to cover piggery, poultry, cassava and oil palm production, in more locations across the state. A cross-section of the farmers, who spoke to journalists, said the move by the state government will help to sustain the … Read more
The International Police (INTERPOL), has allegedly arrested an Edo State Commissioner for money laundering in France. The commissioner in question was arrested last month for being in possession of $2million and had been questioned by INTERPOL operatives in the European country. However, the state government had said the alleged arrest of the commissioner has nothing … Read more
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has applauded his boss describing him as a passionate leader who holds the development of the state dear to his heart. Shaibu disclosed this when he hosted journalists in the state to his annual Christmas celebration at his resident in Benin on Friday. While noting that the … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Party APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has arrived his home state ahead of the party’s rally. Oshiomhole also enjoined the people of the state and his party supporters to remain calm following the mayhem unleashed on the people of the state by armed thugs loyal to the state government. Oshiomhole … Read more
Erstwhile National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Oyegun, has described the crisis rocking his party in Edo, as “tragic and unfortunate”. The first Executive Governor of Edo, spoke with newsmen on the sideline of the 22nd investiture of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) in Lagos. Oyegun said that the disagreement between … Read more