Tag: Adams Oshiomhole

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August 23, 2013

“Kill by the sword, die by the sword” – Oshiomole promises to sign death warrants of convicted killers

by Oge Okonkwo   Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole said he wouldn’t hesitate to sign the death warrants of condemned ...

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August 7, 2013

Operation come forward: Oshiomhole invites 1,300 teachers to defend certificates

by Oge Okonkwo The  Edo State Government has invited 1,300 primary school teachers with irregularities in their education certificates and age ...

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August 1, 2013

“Some finished school before they were born”: Massive irregulaties discovered in Edo teachers’ records

by Oge Okonkwo A massive falsification of age of primary school teachers in Edo state public schools has been revealed in ...

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July 21, 2013

Tonnie Iredia: Behold, the PDP of violence and anarchy

by Tonnie Iredia No one has faulted its claims of being the largest political party in Africa. It accommodates everybody ...

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July 11, 2013

Death penalty: “We have a right to define what we regard as our national values” – Oshiomhole

by Rachel Ogbu Reacting to human rights activists and campaigners on the issue of the death penalty, Edo State Governor ...

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July 1, 2013

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Notes on the NGF crisis

by Sam Nda-Isaiah It is also very hard to believe that, after an election in which one person scored 19 ...

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June 25, 2013

No going back: Death row prisoner to be executed by firing squad in Edo

A death row prisoner in Nigeria is due to be executed by firing squad later this week after prison authorities ...

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June 25, 2013

Death by hanging: Edo executes 4 convicts on death row, Amnesty Int’l kicks

by Rachel Ogbu Four convicted criminals have been executed in Edo State, government officials confirmed on Monday. The criminals had ...

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June 21, 2013

NGF crisis: “Jonah Jang lost, tell him to stop ‘janging’ around” – Oshiomhole opens up

The ripples of the disputed Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) election continued yesterday at the ninth Triennial Delegates Conference of the ...

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May 28, 2013

Opinion: Presidential candidate options before the APC for 2015

by Makua Eyisi The All Progressives Congress (APC) is a formidable merger plan because it has in its fold, some of ...

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May 4, 2013

Mind your business and leave Oshiomole alone – ACN warns PDP

by Ogunyemi Bukola In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the Action ...

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May 1, 2013

#MayDay: “It is not a time for lamentation” – Gov Oshiomhole is singing a different song

by Rachel Ogbu In celebrating May Day today, Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday made a detour from previous ...

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April 23, 2013

Bloody foreigners – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Yes Nigeria, one of our big problems, is not just from our admittedly inept leadership, it is ...

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April 19, 2013

Osato Edokpayi: Edo LG vote – Tomorrow’s election is more than just an election (Y! Politico)

by Osato Edokpayi There is a need for a solid contribution from those responsible for our affairs at the local ...

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March 13, 2013

“It’s like the case of a he-goat…” Oshiomhole in heated argument with AGF over killing of his aide (WATCH)

by Isi Esene The Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole and the Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello-Adoke engaged each ...

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March 10, 2013

Northern leaders said to be considering Fashola, Oshiomhole, Okorocha as potential VP candidates in 2015

by Rachel Ogbu Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola; Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole; and Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State are among ...

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February 22, 2013

Osato Edokpayi: Governor Adams Oshiomhole – One man, a divided party? (Y! Politico)

by Osato Edokpayi [Gov. Oshiomhole] must put a lid on this discord in the party, lest party faithful be tempted ...

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February 21, 2013

No, thanks: Gov. Oshiomhole turns down request to host Maku in Edo

  by Akan Ido Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has reportedly rejected a proposal by the Information Minister, Labaran Maku ...

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February 20, 2013

No, thanks: Governor Oshiomhole turns down request to host Maku in Edo

by Akan Ido Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has reportedly rejected a proposal by the Information Minister, Labaran Maku to ...

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January 28, 2013

Tunde Fagbenle: Jonathan, Oshiomhole, and the case for state police

by Tunde Fagbenle Some people will argue that we have the most corrupt and evil police in the world. And ...

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January 13, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Industry and the Nigerian Project

by Simon Kolawole Maybe there is something about the Nigerian market that we don’t understand. This is a country plagued ...

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December 9, 2012

I will send rich people to jail – Oshiomhole

by Hauwa Gambo Trust former comrade, Adams Oshiomhole to talk tough – only worry for the people concerned this time ...

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December 2, 2012

Opinion: Do state governments need commissioners?

by Tonnie Iredia Commissioners are neither appointed nor retained in Nigeria to do any meaningful work. Instead, they are essentially ...

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November 5, 2012

“I am convinced that they need to die,” Oshiomhole insists on men who killed and dismembered victims

by Isi Esene Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole has insisted that the two death-row convicts in the state, Daniel Nsofor and ...

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November 4, 2012

Lagosians set to stage #OccupyLagos over Hurricane Sandy… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola   Babatunde Fashola, the governor of Lagos, should gear up for the fight of his life. Lagosians ...

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November 3, 2012

Aviation crisis: FG provides $1bn to help airlines buy new planes

by Isi Esene The problems in the Nigerian aviation industry might soon be solved as the federal government has decided ...

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October 19, 2012

Don’t kill them: Human Rights body asks Oshiomhole to suspend execution of inmates

by Isi Esene The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole to ...

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September 25, 2012

Crisis: Rampaging flood hits Bayelsa and Edo; Oshiomhole visits in a canoe

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria does not keep accurate records. If we did, perhaps it might have recorded whether the nation ...

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September 14, 2012

Oshimhole’s aide murder: Court orders police to pay Ugolor N5m for unlawful detention

by Akan Ido Judge Esther Edigin of the Edo State High Court today ordered the police to pay David Ugolor ...

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August 31, 2012

“He doesn’t even know the difference between children and youth” – Oshiomhole blasts Airhiavbare

By Stanley Azuakola If we didn’t follow the Edo gubernatorial elections as closely as we did, we might have thought ...

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