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 …
Read More »Edo 2020: 1.7m to vote as voters abandon 483,000 cards in INEC office — Record
(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 …
Read More »Edo 2020: Security operatives allegedly hold PDP govs hostage at Benin hotel
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 …
Read More »Edo 2020: CODER mobilises 50 election observers, sues for peace
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 …
Read More »Kalu hails Buhari over Enugu airport, South-East development
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 …
Read More »BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Kogi Gov. Bello’s election
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 …
Read More »Senator narrates how Boko Haram slaughtered 75 Borno elders in one night
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 …
Read More »Edo 2020: Edo deputy speaker, 16 other lawmakers back APC’s Ize-Iyamu
Seventeen of the 24 members of Edo State House of Assembly are backing the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Deputy Speaker Yekini Idiaye, who represents Akoko-Edo Constituency I, and four other members also pledged support for Ize-Iyamu. Idiaye was on Monday joined by Emmanuel Agbaje (Akoko-Edo Constituency …
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How 2023 Calculations May Have Led Dogara Back to APC
Calculations for the 2023 Presidency, particularly regarding the significance of a northern Christian candidate, may have largely influenced the decision of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sources said the permutations uppermost on the minds of the …
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