Benin City serves as the capital and largest metropolitan centre of Edo State,situated in southern Nigeria. Notably,it ranks as the fourth-most populous city in Nigeria,according to the 2006 national census,preceded only by Lagos,Kano,and Ibadan.
Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole is a Nigerian politician who has served as the senator representing the Edo North senatorial district since 2023. He is a former national chairman of the All Progressive Congress. He previously served as the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress from 1999 to 2007 and as governor of Edo State from 2008 to 2016.
Edo,officially known as Edo State,is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of the federal republic of Nigeria. As of 2024,the state was ranked as the 22nd most populous state (5,250,000) in Nigeria. The estimated state population is around 4,777,000 in 2022. Edo State is the 22nd largest state by landmass in Nigeria. The state's capital and largest city,Benin City,is the fourth largest city in Nigeria,and the centre of the country's rubber industry. Created in 1991 from the former Bendel State,it is also known as the heart beat of the nation. Edo State borders Kogi State to the north for 133 km and across the Niger River for 81 km to the northeast,Anambra State to the east for about four km across the Niger River,Delta State to the southeast and south for 350 km,and Ondo State to the west.
The Edopeople,also referred to as the Beninpeople,are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. They are prominently native to seven southern local government areas of Edo State,Nigeria. They are speakers of the Edo language and are closely related to other Edoid ethnic groups,such as the Esan,the Etsakọ,the Isoko and Urhobo as well as other southern ethnic groups
Edo College is a secondary grammar school in Benin City,Nigeria,the oldest in the Mid-Western Region. It was established in February 1937 and started as the Benin Middle School with forms,I,II and III. In April 1937,the school,with a total student enrollment of 76 pupils,moved from its temporary site at the old Government School,Benin City to a permanent site,the present Idia College premises. In 1973,the school further moved from Idia College premises to its present site along Murtala Mohammed Way,Benin City,Edo state in the federal Republic of Nigeria.
Iguododo is a populated town and is located in Orhionmwon Local Government Area in Edo State,Nigeria.
Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the governor of Edo State from 2016 to 2024.
Edo University,Iyamho is a state government-owned tertiary institution founded in 2016. Formerly known as Edo State University,Uzairue, it is located in Iyamho,a town in Etsako West local government area of Edo State,Nigeria.
The 2016 Edo State gubernatorial election was held on 28 September,2016 to determine the Governor of Edo State. The election was originally scheduled for 10 September,however two days before,on 8 September it was postponed due to security concerns.
John Yakubu is a former chairman of Esan North-East local government area. He was the running mate of Osagie Ize-Iyamu,the People's Democratic Party nominee in the 2016 Edo State gubernatorial election.
Egedege N'Okaro is the first storey building in Benin Kingdom and in the whole of the Mid-Western Region,Nigeria which is the present day Edo and Delta States. It was built in 1906 by Late Chief Iyamu,the Inneh of Benin Kingdom,Late Chief Iyamu is the great grandfather of Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Idahosa "Hosa" Wells Okunbo was a Nigerian billionaire business magnate,investor,philanthropist,and trained commercial pilot. He served as chairman and director on numerous company boards in Nigeria,spanning multiple business sectors such as the agro-allied,petroleum,telecommunications,power,real estate,and banking industries.
The 2020 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred on 19 September 2020. Incumbent PDP Governor Godwin Obaseki won re-election for a second term,defeating APC Osagie Ize-Iyamu and several minor party candidates. Obaseki received 57.3% of the vote.
The 2012 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 14 July 2012. The ACN nominee Adams Oshiomhole won for a second term,defeating Charles Airhiavbere of the PDP.
The 2003 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred on 19 April 2003. Incumbent Governor PDP's Lucky Igbinedion won the election for a second term,defeating ANPP's Roland Owie and three other candidates.
The 2020 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held on 19 September 2020,in Edo State,and 10 October 2020,in Ondo State. The last regular gubernatorial elections for both states were in 2016. The All Progressives Congress' Rotimi Akeredolu was defending the Governor's office of Ondo while APC-turned-PDP Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki was defending his office. Both won reelection,leading to no net change in terms of overall party control of governorships.
Gideon Obhakhan is a Nigerian politician and the immediate past commissioner for education in Edo State. He contested for the House of Representatives during the 2015 general election.
Matthew Aigbuhenze Iduoriyekemwen is a Nigerian politician,businessman and former commissioner representing Edo State in the NDDC. He was the member representing Ikpoba Okha LGA in the Edo State House of Assembly between 1999 and 2007. He is currently a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Dennis Idahosa is a Nigerian politician who has served as deputy governor of Edo State since 12 November 2024. He previously served as a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2019 to 2024.
Abdulganiyu Audu is a Nigerian politician who served as a member of the Edo State House of Assembly representing Etsako West under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from 2015 to 2019.
