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EDO 2024: PDP, APC in tight race for Government House as LP drops off

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 September 2024 0

*CSOs bemoan vote-buying with bread, N5000 …I’m not satisfied with the process – Ighodalo BY TITUS AKHIGBE, TUNDE OPALANA & NOSA AKENZUA Amid palpable tension in Edo State towards the conduct of the governorship election, eligible voters turned out on Saturday to exercise

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Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation partners PSHAN to revitalise PHCs in Edo

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 September 2024 0

BY TUNDE OPALANA The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, a philanthropic organisation committed to increasing access to primary healthcare across Africa, in partnership with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN), and Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (EdoSPHCDA), has successfully revitalised four Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs), in Edo State. These

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Edo Guber: Intrigues as Dennis Osadebay House awaits new landlord

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2024 0

..Massive deployment of security officers scares voters ..Tinubu urges civility during exercise BY TITUS AKHIGBE & GRACE IHESIULO The 2024 guber poll in Edo State which is taking place across the state today will certainly go down in history as one of the most keenly contested elections, even as political intrigues, ranging from circulation of […]

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EDO 2024 INEC sidelined Labour Party during inspection of sensitive materials – Udehen

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 September 2024 0

Ahead of today’s governorship election in Edo State, the Labor Party (LP) has yesterday raised concern about being sidelined by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the inspection of sensitive materials for the upcoming Edo State Governorship election. Labour Party’s Director of Strategy, George Udehen claimed that the party was not

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Edo guber: Ighodalo files N20bn defamation suit against Oshiomhole

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 September 2024 0

.Demands immediate retraction, apology for defamatory, malicious utterances The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has filed a N20 billion defamation suit against Senator Adams Oshiomhole over comments that he (Ighodalo) was associated with or participated in an alleged ponzi scheme known as

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7 DAYS TO EDO GUBER: Fireworks as major parties hold mega rallies, chieftains relocate to Benin

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 September 2024 0

…It’s do or die, Obaseki charges BY TITUS AKHIGBE PDP and APC have held their mega rallies in Benin City, which saw obvious political fireworks across the landscape, even as chieftains of the major parties have literally relocated to Benin. Ahead of the September 21 governorship election, Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has declared that […]

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Edo 2024: PDP declines signing of Peace Accord, accuses Police of partiality

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 September 2024 0

…lists conditions for participation in signing of peace pact By Titus Akhigbe The Edo State’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declined the signing of the Peace Accord organized by National Peace Committee (NPC) to ensure peaceful elections, accusing the police who are the agency responsible for enforcing the accord of partiality. The […]

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Edo election: Court summons Sen. Okpebholo over alleged age falsification

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 September 2024 0

A Wuse zone 2, Magistrate Court has summoned Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo State elections, to appear before. He is charged with forgery and perjury. The charges, filed by PDP Chieftain Honesty Aginbatse, had on September 12, filed an allegation of discrepancies in the birth dates […]

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Edo Governorship Poll: As parties sign peace accords today, Yakubu assures of INEC’s readiness for credible poll

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 September 2024 0

BY TUNDE OPALANA Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the 18 political.parties and their candidates will today sign Peace Accord. The Peace Accord signing will be presided over by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar GCFR, in his capacity as the Chairman of the National Peace Committee. Chairman of the […]

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Edo Guber: We’re not barren, Obaseki’s wife replies Oshiomhole

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 September 2024 0

…..comforts childless women By Titus Akhigbe Following the recent outburst of Senator Adams Oshiomhole at a campaign rally, describing Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, the wife of Edo State Governor as barren, the latter has urged childless women to see themselves not as barren but as fruitful, potential, and proud mothers of children that would come in […]

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Edo 2024: Oba Of Benin commends PRP for fielding female candidate

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 August 2024 0

By Titus Akhigbe The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II has commended the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) for fielding a female candidate ahead of the September 21st Edo governorship elections. He made the commendation when the party paid him a courtesy visit, where he said he believes that women must be […]

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Edo APC leaders stunned as court of Appeal re-validates Ighodalo’s candidacy

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 August 2024 0

…Ighodalo wins all 5/5 Cases The Edo State chapter of APC has been thrown into shock following news of Court of Appeal’s reaffirmation of Dr. Asue Ighodalo as the validly nominated Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) for the September 21st Governorship Elections in Edo State. In what could be described as a series of […]

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Edo, Ondo Guber Polls: NSA, IGP warn against election disruption as INEC calls for vigilance

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 August 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana Security agencies in the country have sent a red alert to would be violators of electoral process to perish the thought of disrupting the coming off-cycle governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. Both the National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun sounded the […]

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Edo Guber: PRP candidate receives massive support in Edo Central

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 July 2024 0

….Ekhekhen, Igueben, Ugbegun, Ekpoma communities endorse guber bid By Titus Akhigbe With less than two months to the governorship election in Edo State, the candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Patience Ndidi Key has taken her transformative plans to residents in Edo Central Senatorial District. The campaign tour across Edo Central received strong community

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Edo Elders Condemn Insults Against Oba of Benin by Labour Party Supporters

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2024 0

A coalition of civil society organizations in Edo State has denounced the “unwarranted barrage of insults and abuses” directed at the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, by supporters of the Labour Party and its gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata. Operating under the umbrella of the Edo Socio-Cultural Advancement and Good Governance Initiative,

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Edo commissioner urges students to promote their culture and values

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 June 2024 0

As the world celebrates International Day of Culture , Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has urged students to be Culture Ambassadors. The Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism, Uyi Oduwa Malaka stated this, when she received students and management of WILBEST Educational Center, in the ministry’s conference room. She said “Language, music,

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Edo Guber Poll: INEC charges observers on need for prompt application

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 May 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana As the Edo State governorship election inch closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised civil society organisations (CSOs) to submit their applications for election observation in earnest. The Commission said the application should be submitted along with the required supporting documents and a realistic number of individual

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Edo govt. builds pavilion residential for creatives to boost tourism

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 May 2024 0

By ORJI ONYEKWERE The dream of getting Edo to the world through tourism development is being realised as Edo State Government is constructing the MOWAA Pavilion residence. Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism, Uyi Oduwa Malaka disclosed this on Tuesday while on a working visit to the ongoing construction of the Pavilion residence for various […]

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Fleeing Bisexual Man Spotted In Lagos Escapes Again As Police Intensifies Efforts To Arrest Him

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 May 2024 0

The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police in collaboration with other security agencies and the local vigilante security network have declared wanted one Sylvester Ighona Asiafa for gross violation of the Same-sex Marriage Prohibition Act 2013 after he was reportedly caught in the act with another male suspect on March 30th 2022 in a […]

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Edo Deputy Governor impeached

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 April 2024 0

…. Shaibu describes impeachment dictatorship …..New Deputy,Omobayo pledges loyalty to Obaseki By Titus Akhigbe Edo House of Assembly on Monday impeached the State Deputy Governor, comrade Philip Shaibu, following the adoption of the recommendation of the seven-man judicial panel led by retired Justice Stephen Omonua At plenary in Benin, the Majority leader of the house,