Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday announced one billion naira traders’ grant for the support of market women in the state. Obaseki made the announcement during the annual get-together of Edo market women in honour of the governor in Benin. The governor said the grant would be distributed...
Edo State Governorship election
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said that civil servants in Edo would face negative consequences if the opposition wins the upcoming governorship election in the state. Obaseki said this during a thank-you meeting with public servants on Tuesday in Benin. Obaseki highlighted the progress made in technology-driven operations...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has said the people of the South-South state will decide their next governor. Ighodalo said the choice of who succeeds Godwin Obaseki is not for PDP heavyweight Nyesom Wike...
Popular Nigerian superstar, David Adeleke (Davido) has begun canvassing votes for Asue Ighodalo, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Edo governorship election billed for Sept. 21. The award winning music star took to his social media handles on Sunday evening, to make the endorsement for Ighodalo. He urged...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) has urged Edo residents to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and his running mate, Omorodion Ogie, in the upcoming gubernatorial election slated for Saturday, September 21. At rallies in Igarra, Lampese and Ibillo...
With the September 21 Governorship Election in Edo State just days away, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun says quasi-security outfits won’t be allowed to intervene in election security in the South-South state. He stated this Sunday during the Edo Election Security Townhall, a programme organised by...
Supporters and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo were in high spirits on Saturday at the grand finale campaign rally of the party in the state. The rally took place at the Garrick Memorial Grammar School grounds in Benin, the state capital. The News Agency of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has described the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, as a true representation of the aspirations of the people of the state, promising to use...
Ahead of the 21 September governorship election in Edo, the Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) has endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo. Dr Samson Isibor, CRPP State Chairman, made the announcement on Friday at a meeting attended by state and local government executives in Benin....
The People Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Thursday called on Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, to redeploy the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Anugbum Onuoha, over alleged ties with FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, the state Chairman of PDP told newsmen in Benin that the...
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has called on Labour Party (LP) supporters in Edo to safeguard their votes during the state’s Sept. 21 governorship election. Otti, who joined the LP candidate for the Edo governorship election, Olumide Akpata, during campaign rallies on Thursday in Benin, said that the...
Edo State House of Assembly on Thursday faulted the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the suspension of the Edo State Security Network (ESSN). The Majority Leader of the House, Charity Aiguobarueghian, said that the security network was established in line with the constitution of the Federal Republic of...
Amidst the fierce tussle for dominance between the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress(APC) in the lead up to the Edo state governorship elections, Olu Akpata, considered a third force in the race, seems to have cleverly built a political brand with an obviously well drawn-out...
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has directed all traditional chiefs and leaders in Benin Kingdom to perform the traditional “Bisusu” ceremony to ward off evil ahead of the Edo governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony is ensure a peaceful and hitch-free...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday assured stakeholders in Edo of the commission’s readiness for the Sept. 21 governorship election. Yakubu told the stakeholders in Benin to cooperate with the commission to ensure credible election. Yakubu noted that the meeting was a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has said that 35000 police personnel to be complemented by another 8000 personnel from other security agencies would be deployed in the Edo state governorship election. Disclosing this on Wednesday at the stakeholders meeting in Benin...
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify Olumide Akpata as the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Sept. 21 election in Edo. The appellate court held that the suit instituted by an aggrieved governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuangbon lacked cogent and verifiable...
Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, Peter Obi, on Tuesday joined the party in Edo to mobilise votes ahead of the state’s Sept. 21 governorship election. Speaking at the different campaign locations, Obi urged eligible voters in the state to come out en masse to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed readiness and strong commitment to conducting a free fair and credible election in the forth coming Edo state governorship election. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who gave this assurance in Benin City on Tuesday,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, fixed Sept. 19 to hear a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking the disqualification of Asue Ighodalo, the PDP candidate for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. Justice Peter Lifu fixed the hearing of all pending applications...