The Progressive Students Movement (PSM), a pan-African socialist movement, has lauded the professional conduct of officers of the Nigeria Police deployed to cover the governorship election in Edo. The movement, which is an NGO, specifically commended Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Frank Mba for his forthrightness and leadership...
Edo State Governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has activated election results collation centres in Edo State. The commission earlier announced that it was set to commence state-levelled collation of the governorship election. This was revealed by the National Commissioner & Member Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna during a press...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will investigate allegation of wrong figures entered into polling unit result sheets in the ongoing Edo governorship election. The commission in a short statement on X on Saturday night promised to investigate the matter immediately. “The commission’s attention has been...
There is a heavy presence of security operatives on Sunday at the Edo office of INEC as collation of results for the Saturday governorship election commenced, NAN reports. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that roadblocks were mounted 500 metres away in all the roads leading to office...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is mounting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha, in Edo State to suspend the collation of Saturday’s governorship election results. “Intelligence available to the PDP indicates...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members and supporters in Edo to follow the results of the state governorship election from the polling units to the ward, local government and state collation centers. The party gave the directive in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the electorate to disregard Edo election results in circulation as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was still collating results. APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, gave the advice, in a statement, on Saturday in...
Some traders at the popular Ikpoba Hill Market in Benin converged Saturday night for business shortly after the close of the Edo Governorship Election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was restriction of movement during the election hours, which ended at 6pm. The exercise affected commercial...
The Director General of the Asue Ighodalo Campaign Team, Matthew Idoiyekemwem, has accused the Senator for Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole of electoral manipulation in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. Idoiyekemwem, the lead campaigner for Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleged that Oshiomhole, former Edo...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) electoral officers have begun uploading Polling Unit (PU) results to the dedicated INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal for the ongoing governorship election in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voting was expected to conclude after the last person in the...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obasek has commended the zeal of voters in the state who trooped out en masse to cast their votes in the governorship election in spite of the heavy rain. Speaking to journalists after casting his votes at about 11:57 a.m. at Oredo Ward 4, unit...
Residents of Benin, the Edo capital on Saturday trooped out in their numbers to cast their votes defying the heavy rain in the ongoing governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election is to elect a successor to outgoing Gov. Godwin Obaseki,...
Labour Party (LP) candidate in the Edo Governorship Election, Olumide Akpata, has cast his vote in Oredo ward 6, unit 11, commending the voting process. Speaking to journalists after voting at about 10:30 am, Olumide said “I voted according to the voting process and everything went well. “I want...
Malfunctioning of Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines has disrupted voting at Ikpoba Okha ward 7, Unit 39, Benin, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. NAN team at Ikpoba ward 7, unit 39, reports that the voting process, which started at about 8 a.m., came to a...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edo governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has condemned the late arrival of officials of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and election materials to his polling unit. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that INEC Officials and materials arrived in Ighodalo’s Okaegben...
Travellers plying through Edo on Saturday were stuck as military men mounted roadblocks in border areas following the ongoing governorship election in the state. Efforts by the travellers to convince the security officers at Agbor-Igueben-Uromi yielded no result, leading to a buildup of traffic on the road Accredited journalists,...
Dr Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, voted at Okaegben ward one, unit 3, Ewohimi, Esan South East local government area, at 12:03 p.m. on Saturday. Speaking after casting his ballot, Ighodalo commended the military for ensuring safety. “I commend the military for their role; they’ve demonstrated...
INEC has extended voting time at Polling Units (PUs) where the voting process in the ongoing Edo governorship election began late. The National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this in. A statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. Haruna said INEC had continued to...
The governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC ) candidate, Monday okpebholo has just cast his vote at polling unit 1, Ward 2 in Udomi Primary School, Udomi, Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State. He described the exercise as well coordinated, commending the electoral umpire...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed its operatives to all Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Edo State to tackle voters’ inducement in the Saturday’s governorship election. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, quoted Ola Olukoyede, the commission’s chairman as saying that...