The rancour free party primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state which produced Senator Monday Okpebholo as the party’s candidate and his subsequent victory as governor-elect would not have been possible without the strategic intervention of party leaders, one of whom is the South South Zonal Organising Secretary of the APC, Dr. […]
Pandemonium erupted in a remote community in Irhihi in Edo State as 2 bisexual suspects who were reportedly caught indulging secretly in same-sex practice escaped being apprehended by angry youths of the community as they were reportedly caught in the sacrilegious act of same-sex practice but reportedly fled from the community before the arrival of […]
…says Obidient Tsunami ahead By Tom Okpe Members of the Labour Party, LP Caucus in the House of Representatives, has condemned outcome of the last Saturday Governorship election in Edo State, saying it was full of irregularities. The Caucus also said the Obidient Tsunami is expected in the 2027 general election, despite riggings, which prevailed […]
…urges him to form an all-inclusive government The South South Zonal Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Blessing Agbomhere has congratulated the governor elect of Edo state, Senator Monday Okpebholo urging him to utilize the enormous human and natural resources in Edo for the transformation of the state. In a congratulatory message, […]
The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, his Deputy, Godwins Omobayo, Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku and Dennis Idahosa, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Deputy governorship candidate have all lost their various local governments at Saturday’s election in the state. Obaseki lost his local government, Oredo, to the main opposition party, […]
*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 their franchise by casting their votes for the candidate of their choice, […]
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 newly-renovated facilities – Atoruru PHC, Uteh […]
..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 […]
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 invited by INEC […]
.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 ‘Planwell’. […]
…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 […]
…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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
…..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 […]
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 […]
…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 […]
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 […]
….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 […]
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, […]