A 13-year-old boy is currently in the custody of the Police authorities after allegedly murdering his father. 4wardwego blog reports that the incident occurred at Egbon Estate in Evbuotubu, Benin, on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mr. Osariakhi Oronsaye. He was 79 years old. While details of the circumstances surroundingContinue Reading
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Saturday, January 9, dismissed the alleged certificate forgery suit filed by the APC against Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, while delivering judgment in the alleged certificate forgery suit filed by the APC and a chieftain of the party, Williams Edobor, against the governor said that the APCContinue Reading
A teenage girl has lost an ear after she was bitten by a retired police officer in Edo State. 4wardwego gathered that the 18-year-old girl identified as Faith Aigbe was involved in a bout with a retired police officer named Mr Ogunbor. The alleged incident happened at Eweka Street, off AduwawaContinue Reading
The arrangement of the proposed new museum dedicated to West African art in Edo State will be based on the ruins of the ancient Benin City kingdom. This was disclosed by Adjaye Associates, the architecture studio, responsible for the construction of the new museum. Named the Edo Museum of WestContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Sunday, September 20, stated that he would soon make public his next line of action. Ize-Iyamu made this disclosure on his Facebook page in reaction to the declaration of Governor Godwin Obaseki as the winner of Saturday’s election by the Independent NationalContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, September 20, has congratulated Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki on his re-election for a second term at the helm of affairs in the state. Buhari offered his congratulations in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, urging him to continue to show grace andContinue Reading
Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) opponent, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in the Saturday’s election. The results collated from all LGAs shows that Obaseki got 307,857 while Ize-Iyamu polled 223,622 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced the results fromContinue Reading
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, June 24, struck out the suit filed by Mr Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama stopping Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in Thursday’s PDP governorship primaries, in Edo State. A counsel to the plaintiff, D. C. Denwigwe had in an oral application during the resumption of the hearing on Wednesday, informedContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has barred incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki from contesting the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). 1st News can report that the order was issued on Monday, June 22, 2020 in a suit FHC/PH/CS/69/2020. Equally important, the orderContinue Reading