Edo Assembly: PDP Onobun emerges new Speaker 1
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Edo Assembly: PDP Onobun emerges new Speaker

Edo State House of Assembly, yesterday, impeached its Speaker, Frank Okiye and elected Marcus Onobun, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member and representative of Esan West Constituency as the new Speaker. Nine of the 10 lawmakers signed Okiye’s impeachment during Monday’s plenary presided over by Deputy Speaker, Roland Asoro. Okiye’s impeachment followed a motion moved

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Edo Assembly Invasion: Court Remands Seven Suspects In Police Custody 2
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Edo Assembly Invasion: Court Remands Seven Suspects In Police Custody

A Benin High court on Monday ordered seven suspects who allegedly invaded the Edo State House of Assembly complex to be remanded in police custody, pending the determination of the case on September 3. The seven suspects who appeared the Court presided over by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba are being prosecuted for illegal possession of firearms

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Edo Crisis: Purported Assembly Inauguration A Coup, Treasonable, Assault On Our Democracy - Gov. Obaseki 3
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Edo Crisis: Purported Assembly Inauguration A Coup, Treasonable, Assault On Our Democracy – Gov. Obaseki

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has condemned Thursday’s incident at the House of Assembly. He stated that the action of the lawmakers was a coup and treasonable. The governor maintained that the inauguration of the lawmakers was an “illegal assault on our democracy.” Governor Obaseki further noted that the former national chairman of

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See The Terrible State Of Edo House Of Assembly [Photos] 4
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See The Terrible State Of Edo House Of Assembly [Photos]

Following the drama which occurred on Thursday at the Edo State House of Assembly, it has been discovered that offices within the complex are presently in appalling state, having been vandalized by suspected thugs. About 17 lawmakers, including 14 lawmakers-elect, whose seats were previously declared vacant for not appearing on inauguration day, had allegedly impeached

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JUST IN: 14 Pro-Oshiomhole Assemblymen Allegedly Sworn-in, Impeach Speaker, Deputy 5
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JUST IN: 14 Pro-Oshiomhole Assemblymen Allegedly Sworn-in, Impeach Speaker, Deputy

About 14 lawmakers of the Edo State House of Assembly, loyal to former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, shot out of the inauguration of the assembly have been purportedly sworn-in in Benin, the state capital. The newly inaugurated lawmakers, including three others who had earlier sworn allegiance to Osagie Ize-Iyamu, after the

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Edo Assembly Crisis: PDP Reacts To Alleged Order By Presidency To Takeover Edo Assembly 6
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Edo Assembly Crisis: PDP Reacts To Alleged Order By Presidency To Takeover Edo Assembly

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, reacted to the deployment of police operatives around the premisis of the Edo State House of Assembly. The Party alleged that the federal government mobilized security operatives to the venue to take over the state House of Assembly. Tweeting on it’s verified handle, the party claimed that the

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