In the gubernatorial election in Edo State scheduled for September 21, the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Azemhe Azena, is a televangelist and philanthropist. At Friday’s primary election on Ugor Road in Benin City’s Depraisery Event Centre, Azena received 211 votes, beating out three other candidates. In a statement released by … Read more
The Edo State Government on Thursday announced a shift in the resumption of schools for the third term of the 2022/2023 Session from April 24 to 25. Dr Oni Ekhosuehi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Benin, said that the new date is due to the Eid … Read more
All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Edo State emerged at Friday’s rescheduled party primary, Monday Okpebholo, a senator from the Edo Central Senatorial District. It was last week that Senator Okpebholo, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, and Hon. Anamero Dekeri staked their claims to the APC’s governorship ticket in a contentious exercise, causing rifts among … Read more