Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded Edo governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has said that his aspiration was never about power but a genuine desire to serve Edo people. In his thank you message to Edo people made available to newsmen on Monday in...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Sen. Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Saturday governorship election in Edo. INEC’s Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Faruk Kuta, announced the winner on Sunday in Benin after the collation of results from 18...
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...
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...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, announced that the Stella Obasanjo 270-bed Hospital would be inaugurated in October. Obaseki disclosed this during a media tour of the hospital facilities in Benin. He was represented by Dr Stanley Ehiahinmwian, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health. The governor revealed...
The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, insists that his fallout with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will not hurt the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party to emerge victorious in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Wike was one of the figureheads that worked...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the security agencies will ensure that this Saturday’s governorship election in Edo is conducted free and fair under a conducive environment. Musa gave the assurance on Wednesday, when he visited the state to assess the readiness of members of...
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...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, says he will make independent and informed decisions if elected governor of the state. Ighodalo, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, said...
The Chief Judge of Edo, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has reviewed the panel constituted to investigate the allegations levelled against the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. This is part of the processes initiated by the assembly to impeach the deputy governor. This is contained in a statement signed by...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cancelled Etsako Central ward delegates election in Edo over alleged kidnap of nine electoral officers. The Edo State PDP chairman, Mr Tony Aziegbemi, said this when he spoke with newsmen in Benin on Monday. Aziegbemi said that the decision was taken by...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) day held its ward delegates election to elect the three adhoc delegates across each of the 18 local government areas (LGAs) and 192 wards in Edo. A statement by the State Organising Secretary of the party in Edo, Mr Anthony Anenih, said that...
Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, says he cannot be intimidated out of the Sept.21 governorship election, because he has all its takes to win. Shaibu, stated this when he returned his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form for the governorship election, at the party national secretariat in Abuja...
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Umar Damagum, has said there is no more rancour in the Edo chapter of the party. Damagum stated this when he spoke with the media, shortly after a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)...
I featured on an Arise TV Program, last month, where I “advertised” myself as a gubernatorial aspirant in search of a godfather that will help me achieve my gubernatorial aspiration in Edo state, and make me the democratically elected governor of the state come 2024. My interviewer laughed...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said that the Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic which impacted the World three years ago, was responsible for the all time high global inflation. Obaseki stated this while delivering his keynote address on Friday at the 2023 Delta State Executive Council Retreat in...
On Saturday, September 23, 2023, some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo North Senatorial zone converged on Jattu, the headquarters of Uzairue clan in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State to meet minds on impeding leadership change at the governorship level in...
A three-man panel of discussants on a television programme has charged political parties and the electorate in Edo State to jettison the notion of ceding the governorship in the 2024 election to any particular zone. The panel rather suggested that the contest for the state’s plum position...
On Thursday, as we celebrated the “Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross”, somehow my mind was transfixed on Philip Shuaibu, Edo State Deputy Governor and his travails. Who will save him from a self inflicted conundrum? For weeks, we’ve watched the unfolding ‘roforofo’ fight and muzzle flexing...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has blamed the low voter turnout in the State House Assembly election to the heavily militarised road blocks across the state. Obaseki, who said this after casting his vote at about 10:17am at Emokpae Model Primary School, Unit 19, Ward 4 in Oredo local...