38-year old Marvellous Omobayo was sworn in on Monday as the new Edo Deputy Governor to replace his predecessor, Philip Shaibu, who was impeached from office. The Chief Judge of Edo, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, administered the Oath of Office at the Government House in Benin. The...
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The Edo House of Assembly on Monday impeached the Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu. The impeachment followed the adoption of the recommendation of a seven-man judicial panel led by retired Justice Stephen Omonua. At plenary in Benin, the Majority leader of the house, Charity Aiguobarueghian said the report...
The Chief Judge of Edo, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has reviewed the panel constituted to investigate the allegations levelled against the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. This is part of the processes initiated by the assembly to impeach the deputy governor. This is contained in a statement signed by...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, declined to grant an application by Philip Shaibu, Edo Deputy Governor, directing Gov. Godwin Obaseki, the house of assembly and others in his case to maintain status quo pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit. The development occured...
Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution asking the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to set up a seven-man committee to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct leveled against the state Deputy Gov. Philip Shaibu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has said the decision to serve an impeachment notice on the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, was a unanimous decision reached by 21 of 24 members. Agbebaku made this known when he received members of the Catholic Men Organization of...
The crisis in PDP took a dramatic twist on Wednesday as Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, stormed the party secretariat demanding issued the of certificate of return for winning Edo PDP gubernatorial primary election. Shaibu, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports, had emerged the standard bearer for...
Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, has said intimidation and harassment will not change his resolve in the pursuit of his political ambition. Shaibu said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Shaibu emerged the party’s candidate in...
Renowned businessman Asue Ighodalo has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary for Edo State, beating other aspirants including Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu in the election held in Benin City on Thursday. In the exercise held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in the Edo State capital, Ighodalo...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP as promised to ensure that the Edo governorship primary election is free, fair and credible. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang and the chairman of the screening committee for the primaries, stated this when he addressed PDP aspirants at the National Headquarters, Wadata House...
Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, says he cannot be intimidated out of the Sept.21 governorship election, because he has all its takes to win. Shaibu, stated this when he returned his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form for the governorship election, at the party national secretariat in Abuja...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu on Friday, congratulated the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, on the occasion of the annual Igue Festival in Benin on Thursday. The governor said: “On the joyous occasion of the 2023 Igue...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the sole right to determine its candidate for the Sept. 21, 2024 Edo governorship election. Obaseki stated this when he visited Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in company of former Gov. Udom Emmanuel of...
Pioneer Director-General of PDP Governor’s Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, has urged PDP faithful in Edo to disregard news making the rounds that FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike sponsored the declaration of Dep. Gov. Phillip Shuaibu for the 2024 Guber race. Onaiwu’s advice is contained in a statement he issued...
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has said what the state needs is practical and not experimental governance. Shaibu told newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, “with the 2024 Edo Governorship Election fast approaching, the state could not afford to experiment again with someone who does not understand...
The Deputy Governor of Edo, Mr Philip Shaibu, has been officially invited by organisers of the much-anticipated inaugural Nigeria-France Sports Award and Gala. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the event is expected to be a gathering of both past and present Nigerian athletes, sports administrators and...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Friday in Benin said he is not in the position to determine, appoint or anoint a successor. “All I know is that in the process of seeking my successor, there must be fairness, equity, and a sense of inclusion because our goal is...
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has accepted the public apology by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, but noted that “his aberrant behaviour contradicts what the people of Edo stand for. “To name a few, the deputy governor needlessly filed unfounded petitions in the Nigerian courts restraining me, the State...
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Thursday apologized to Gov. Godwin Obaseki and asked for his forgiveness if he has offended him unknowingly to enable them finish well and strong. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shaibu has been at loggerhead with Gov....
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has been denied access to his old office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital. Shaibu arrived at the Government House on Monday morning but met the gate leading to his office under lock and key. He...