EDO GOVERNORS

Col. Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha served as the Military Governor of Bendel state from July 1988 till August 1990. Before his appointed as the Military Governor of Bendel State, he was served an Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea in 1985 and as the Military Governor of the newly formed Akwa Ibom State. From 28 September […]

 Brigadier Jeremiah Timbut Useni was The Military Governor Of Bendel State from January 1984 to August, 1985. Prior to his appointment as a Military Governor, he was Commander, 2 Amphibious Brigade, Port Harcourt. Born on February 16, 1943 at Langtang in Plateau State, Brigadier Useni was educated at the central […]

Dr Osaibovo Ogbemudia was elected civilian governor of  Bendel state after winning the August 1983 gubernatorial election under the platform of the national party of Nigeria {NPN} his administration was short lived following the December 31 military coup. led by Major- General Muhammadu Buhari. The commissioners appointed by Ogbemudia Administration […]

 Professor Ambrose Folorunsho Alli was the first Executive governor of {Bendel state} now split into Edo and Delta states , was born in Idoani, Ondo state, on September 22, 1929. His father hail from Emuado quarters of Ekpoma. Professor Alli had his primary school education in Ondo and Edo state.He […]

On February 13, 1976, there was an unsuccessful coup in which general Murtala Muhammed was killed. His Army Chief of Staff, Lt-Gen Olusegun Obasanjo, who succeeded him, reassigned col. Innih to kwara State and replace him with Commodore Husaini Abdullahi who was born on March 3rd 1939 in Doma Local […]

Major General Agbazika Innih served as military Governor of Bendel state from (August 1975-March 1976) and was later deployed to kwara state as military Governor from 1976-1978.He was born on September 25, 1939 at Agenebode, and educated at catholic school, Akure; Government school warri; Holy cross catholic Benin City and Edo […]

On June 6, 1967, the federal government declared a ‘police action’ to contain the secession of the Eastern Nigeria, which had taken place on, May 30, 1967. On August 9 the secessionist troops invaded and occupied the Midwestern; an event which resulted in two development. Firstly, it primped the Federal […]

Major General David Akpode Ejoor was born on January 10, 1934. He attended Government College, Ughelli between 1948 and 1952. In his last year at school, he was captain of athletics. He led the school team to victory in the Grier Cup Competition of that year. He was also a […]

Dennis Chukude Osadebay (29 June 1911—26 December 1994) was a Nigerian politician, poet, journalist and formerpremier of the now defunct Mid-Western Region of Nigeria, which now comprises Edo and Delta State. He was one of the pioneering Nigerian poets who wrote in English. As a politician, he detested party politics […]