Politics

Information filtering in from Delta political circle revealed that the immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has concluded plans to defect from All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People Democratic Party (PDP), this newspaper gathered. Uduaghan who governed the state from 2007 to 2015 under the PDP …

Ize-Iyamu, Obaseki, Oshiomhole Confirmed information reaching DAILY RECORD revealed that voting has officially ended in the ongoing Edo State 2020 gubernatorial election. Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the election in his polling unit. Ize-Iyamu voted at his PU 26, Ward 5, Iguododo, Orhionmwon Local Government …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has won his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election in the state. Voting at Polling Unit 19, Ward 4, Oredo Local Government Area, Obaseki polled 184 votes while All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, got 62 votes. In Unit 21 of the …

Obaseki, wife at thier polling Unit… There is currently tension at polling unit 19, ward 04, Oredo local government area of Edo, where Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, is expected to vote. Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) attacked each other shortly …

(NAN) Records at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), indicate that no fewer than 1.72 million persons are eligible to vote in the Sept. 19, Edo governorship polls while 483,796 eligible voters will not participate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that an INEC document titled “Delimitation of Edo …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has raised the alarm over the harassment of governors of the party in Benin, Edo State by the police. He said information available to the party indicated that the party’s governors were being harassed at the West End Hotel, Benin …

Obaseki (PDP), Ize-Iyamu (APC) Ahead of the Edo State gubernatorial election slated for this Saturday, a non-governmental organization, Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER) has mobilized ocer 50 observers to monitor the electoral processes and the political developments in the state. CODER, in a statement on Thursday by its …

Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the successful reconstruction and re-opening of Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. Kalu stressed that President Buhari is committed to infrastructural development across the country, adding that the landmark projects …

The Supreme Court has upheld the return of Yahaya Bello as winner of the last governorship election in Kogi State. In a unanimous judgment delivered a moment ago, the court’s seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko, dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic …

The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has narrated how Boko Haram insurgents killed 75 members of his community in Gwoza local government in one night. Mr Ndume made this disclosure Wednesday in an emotion-laden presentation during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by Senate Committee on Special Duties and the North …