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Former Gov. Obaseki Condemns Abduction Of His Cousin, Dr Pedro Obaseki, At Gun Point At Uwa Primary School

December 29, 2025 0

The former Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has condemned in the strongest terms the violent attack and abduction unleashed on his cousin, Dr. Pedro Obaseki at gun point by armed thugs allegedly acting under the instructions of the palace of the Oba of Benin.

’Nigeria Can Earn $20b Annually From Oil Palm’

August 11, 2021 0

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the need for Nigeria to diversify its economy from crude oil, noting that the nation can earn $20billion annually from the cultivation and production of oil palm.

Edo Budgets N153.4b For 2021

November 11, 2020 0

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has presented a N153.4 billion budget proposal to the Edo State House of Assembly, for the 2021 fiscal year, representing a 9.7 percent increase from the revised 2020 budget.

Obaseki Emerges PDP Governorship Candidate In Edo

June 25, 2020 0

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on Thursday emerged the governorship candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state gubernatorial election.

Rivers Court Strikes Out Suit Against Obaseki

June 24, 2020 0

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Wednesday has struck out a suit seeking to bar Governor Godwin Obaseki from contesting the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary scheduled for Thursday.

Stop Obaseki, Lose Edo, South-South – Oshiomhole Ex-Aide

September 18, 2019 0

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Charles Idahosa, on Tuesday warned that any attempt by the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, to circumvent the 2020 re-election bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki may spell doom for the APC in Edo State and the South-South region.

Emefiele In Benin, Assures On Single-Digit Interest For MSMEs

May 22, 2019 0

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has assured entrepreneurs set to commence operations at the Edo Production Centre, of the availability of favourable financing options.

Stop Attacks Against BEDC, 46 CSOs Warn

January 17, 2019 0

Against the backdrop of incessant hostility mounted on its operation, electricity consumers in Edo State, especially those hiding under the cover of civil rights advocacy to foist unlawful conducts, and the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, have been urged to desist from doing so fortwith or face legal actions. A group with 46 allied Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Transparency Advocacy …

Obaseki Inaugurates Pension Committee, Fine-Tunes Strategy To Clear N3.9 bn Arrears

December 21, 2017 0

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state has put up structures to clear pension arrears accumulated from 1996 to 2000, noting that the migration of public servants to the contributory pension scheme will forestall a repeat of the trend. Obaseki made this known while inaugurating the Ad-Hoc Committee on Pension Management at the Government House, …