The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the forthcoming governorship election in Edo will be a referendum in favour of the party and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. Ologunagba described the fellowship,...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final register of voters for the upcoming Governorship Elections in Edo and Ondo, an official has said. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in the state, Mr Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement issued...
The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, has warned against violence and anti-democratic activities ahead of the September 21 Governorship poll in the state. The News Agency of (NAN) reports that Shaibu, who was impeached on March 18, got reinstated by the Court on July 17. He...
The Candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP in the last governorship election in Kogi State,Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka has mourned the death of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi who died on Sunday This was contained in a statement he personally signed by...
The Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka has described reports that he has withdrawn the case seeking to reclaim his mandate from Governor Usman Ododo as fake and a calculated attempt to mislead...
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has said the party has not suspended Assemblyman Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, a former House of Representatives member. The party said on Wednesday in Benin that the purported suspension was false and misleading. The...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Commissioner of Police (CP) for Edo, Funsho Adeboye, has said no individual or political party will be given special privilege to hijack any of the electoral processes in Edo governorship election, scheduled for Sept. 16. Adebayo stated this on Thursday in Edo...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a suit by the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, Phillip Shaibu, seeking to nullify the Feb. 22 governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the produced Asue Ighodalo as its candidate. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), said that as the elections in the two states of Edo and Ondo approach, it has decided to resume the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to enable eligible citizens who are not registered voters to do so....
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), will not underrate any candidate from other political parties in the state’s Nov. 16 governorship election. He stated this on Sunday at a gathering to celebrate his victory at the APC primaries, organised by...
A chieftain of the APC in Ondo State, Mr Femi Adekanmbi, says destiny has placed Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa as a governorship aspirant over others jostling for the seat in the state. Adekanmbi, in a statement on Tuesday in Akure, said the governor was ordained to lead the state,...
A mammoth crowd of supporters, on Monday, welcomed Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State to Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state during his visit to solicit support for his re-election bid. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aiyedatiwa visited Okitipupa town to meet...
A new entry into the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muyiwa Adu, has thrown is hat in the ring in support of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State. Adu, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, who recently decamped to the APC, said...
There was a mild drama, on Thursday, at the Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja as the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s witness, Danmusa Williams, contradicted himself on documents before the panel. The SDP and its governorship candidate in the Nov. 11 election, Murtala Ajaka, had alleged that...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday, set aside the inspection order granted Murtala Ajaka, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by the Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal had, on Nov. 25,...
A Pentecostal pastor, Dr Azemhe Azena, has emerged the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yakubu Shendam, stated in Abuja on Sunday that Azena polled 211 votes to defeat three other aspirants...
Ahead of its primary election slated for Feb. 17, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has cleared all the 12 aspirants jostling for its ticket to contest the Sept. 22 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the 12 aspirants had purchased and returned their duly completed...
Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah says he will take advantage of the rich diaspora community of Anambra and the media to put the state on the global map if the people make him governor in 2025. Ubah, who said this in Nnewi on Tuesday while addressing journalists, also took...
An officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kazeem Yusuf, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court that N4.6 billion was allegedly diverted to finance the 2015 gubernatorial election in Sokoto State. Yusuf said this while testifying as the second prosecution witness (PW2) in the trial...
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday reserved judgment on the appeal filed by Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State challenging the annulment of his election by the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal, in a split 2-1 judgment on Oct....