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Edo Assembly Passes 2025 Budget, Hikes Figure By N70bn
By Newsmata Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) yesterday passed the state’s 2025 Appropriation Bill, jacking up the original figure presented by Governor Monday Okpebholo on December 10, 2024, from
Edo PDP Moves to Protect Councils’ Funds In Absence of Chairmen, To Take Legal Action Against Anyone Who’ll Tamper With Resources
By Newsmata At an emergency meeting on Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State took far-reaching resolutions to protect the funds of the 18 local government councils in
Edo NLC Refutes Claim By National Body of Govt Invasion of Labour House
By Newsmata The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Council, said on Monday that there was no iota of truth in the claims by its national body that the Edo
Tribute: How I saw General Godwin Abbe
By Chris Osa Nehikhare It is with profound sadness that I write to honour the life and legacy of General Godwin Abbe, an extraordinary leader whose impact on our lives
Okpebholo, Obaseki Mourn as General Godwin Abbe, Ex-Defence Minister Dies At 75
By Newsmata Nigeria’s former minister of Defence, Internal Affairs and retired Army General, Godwin Osagie Abbe, is dead. Abbe, who would have turned 75 on January 10, 2025, died Saturday
EXCLUSIVE: How General Godwin Abbe Died – Family Source
…We Will Support Family, Army in Giving him befitting burial, says Gov. Eno of Akwa Ibom, As Fubara of Rivers Mourns By Newsmata Some facts have emerged how 75-year-old Godwin
Suspension of LG Chairmen: NBA-Benin Insists On Rule of Law, Calls on Police to Prosecute Attackers of Wole Iyamu, former AG
By Newsmata The Benin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Saturday expressed worry over the controversial suspension of the 18 local government councils’ chairmen in Edo State which
Afegbua to Fagbemi: Caution Is The Word
Kassim Afegbua, a member of the Edo State Local Government Administrative Panel of Inquiry Schools Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) on the legality of December 17, 2024,
Triumphant Edo LG Chairmen Welcome Court Ruling, AGF’s Position on Suspension; Reach Out to Gov. Okpebholo
Newsmata Buoyed up by their reinstatement by a Benin High Court and the pronouncement by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister, Lateef Fagbemi, faulting their suspension