The show of no love lost between Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu continued over the weekend during the state’s 32nd anniversary thanksgiving church service held at the Festival Hall, Government House on Sunday. Both Obaseki and Shaibu have been at loggerheads over the latter’s ambition to contest the 2024 governorship polls in the …

Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu has said the conflict between him and the governor, Governor Godwin Obaseki, was fuelled by opportunistic politicians. While refuting the claims of allegedly plotting a coup against Obaseki on Saturday, Shaibu said there is no disagreement between him and his boss, noting that the reports suggesting otherwise are the imagination of the fifth …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has accused his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu of planning to succeed him at all costs ahead of the state governorship election scheduled to hold in 2024. According to Obaseki, Shaibu is so desperate to be the next governor of the state. Addressing stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the ongoing rift between …

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu has denied reports that he was planning to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A report that went viral on Thursday afternoon that Shaibu had finalised plans to join the APC. The report claimed that a high-ranking member of the party said Shaibu would …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, said that there was no plan to impeach his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu. The governor, however, noted that the move by Shaibu seeking a court order to stop his purported impeachment was preemptive ahead of his alleged plan to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Briefing …

It’s the longest unbeaten run in the top flight of Nigeria’s club football. Thirteen games played in the season; seven won, the others drawn. The honours belong to no other club that the Benin Arsenal (officially Bendel Insurance)! Until they struggled to four straight draws in their last four matches, the 51-year-old club’s position at the apex of Group A …

Edo State Acting Governor, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu has congratulated the Governor-Elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, for what he described as his well deserved victory. In a congratulatory message, Comrade Shaibu described the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate over his All Progressives Congress (APC) opponent and incumbent Governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, “as a breath of …