If you see Edo politicians coming to the Edo diaspora to ask for votes, it is because of two reasons. The first reason is the Edo diaspora are the ones looking after our people at home and the second reason is we are organised. Our Edo organisation in diaspora is down to some real Edo […]
It is now well known that we Benin people want our Benin Bronzes back in their spiritual home – Oba Palace, Benin-city, from where they were looted by British forces in 1897. Ten years ago, on 20 June 2014, an English man did just that. He took his inherited Benin bronzes, that had been taken […]
This is What Labour Can offer Edos (Phone Call with Labour Candidate Olu Osaigbovo Akpata) In the last months since Labour Party entered Edo2024, they have electrified the debate about Edo’s future and breathed life into the Zombie Elections of PDP & APC. Last weekend when Peter Obi entered Edo state to campaign for his […]
The Edo diaspora commission has become the darling of Edo2024 elections to all the leading parties. This is because of the impact of the diaspora to almost every Edo citizen resided in Edo State over the last 25 years. The Edo diaspora has been the survivor of Edo citizens in more ways than one over […]
I thought it was an absolute mistake last week that Gov. Godwin Obaseki announced that he has decided to buy 6 sienna buses and increase jail sentences to fight confraternity in Edo State. Clearly, he thinks this will combat a very serious problem head on. However, this is not the right approach at all considering […]
I challenge critics of APC & The Labour party Edo State by asking whether PDP under Godwin Obaseki has really delivered what matters to Edo People. The expensive misdirection of Edo State by a myopic emperor has truly gone full circle with yesterday’s announcement that he is initiating a blitz on confraternity in Edo State […]
If you have ever wanted to join Edo politics, JOIN NOW- Because Edo 2024 is showing so far that Edo State can chill with the big boys of politics worldwide when it comes to politicking. Have you seen the short clips and performances of Asue Ighodalo (PDP) and Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata(LP)in Edo 2024? They have […]
“I so badly want to serve Edo People”, says Asue Ighodalo, the leading candidate in Edo 2024, at an Edo UK Diaspora Zoom hosted by Edo Connect on 19 May 2024. There was just over 50 people present at the zoom call because Asue has been accessible to Edos for months, way before election campaigns […]
Edos in the UK will get together on 6 July 2024 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first return of Benin Bronzes by Chief Steve Dunstone and Prof. Mark Walker directly to Oba Erediauwa CFR at the Oba’s Palace on 20 June 2014. Chief Steve Dunstone and professor Mark Walker from Oxford, whose great […]
Who is promising to “fix” Edo State in their manifesto? Who do you believe? The hour to let real issues overtake sentiments is finally upon us. Zoning sentiments, tribal sentiments and professoriate delivery sentiments are out as INEC declares the Edo2024 campaign season officially open today 24 April 2024. The first and most important document […]