Category: Politics

Edo 2024: PDP Supporters Protest At INEC Office
October 3, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: PDP Supporters Protest At INEC Office

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State staged a protest on Wednesday at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin City, the state capital. The party supporters, who wielded placards and PDP insignia,...
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Tinubu Congratulates Okpebholo
September 23, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Congratulates Okpebholo

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for his victory in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election. Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ...
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Edo 2024: EFCC Deploys Operatives Against Voters’ Inducement
September 20, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: EFCC Deploys Operatives Against Voters’ Inducement

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have been deployed to all local government areas in Edo State to tackle voters’ inducement in the Saturday, September 21, 2024 governorship elections.Commenting on this, Executive Chairman of ...
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Edo Declares Friday Work-Free Day
September 20, 2024 No Responses

Edo Declares Friday Work-Free Day

The Edo State Government has declared Friday, September 20, a work-free day in the State to enable workers and other electorates travel to their voting areas ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the State.In a statement, Joseph Eboigbe,...
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Edo 2024: Makinde Canvasses Support For Ighodalo
September 19, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: Makinde Canvasses Support For Ighodalo

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday declared support for the Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo.  Makinde made this declaration at the groundbreaking ceremony for the upgrade of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola A...
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Edo 2024: NAF Commences Airlifting Of Materials
September 19, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: NAF Commences Airlifting Of Materials

Ahead of the September 21, 2024 Governorship election in Edo State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, Edo State. A statement by the Deputy Director...
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Tinubu Congratulates Hamzat At 60
September 19, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Congratulates Hamzat At 60

President Bola Tinubu celebrates the 60th birthday of the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, whom he describes as his esteemed colleague and trusted friend. In a special tribute released today, President Tinubu says that Hamzat’s contribu...
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Edo 2024: The Case For Continuity And Sustainability
September 16, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: The Case For Continuity And Sustainability

By Marcel Okeke — By virtually all performance indices, the Godwin Obaseki-led administration in Edo State has done exceptionally well in nearly eight years. Indeed, without equivocation, the ‘Heartbeat of the Nation’ has joined the league of...
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Edo 2024: Atiku, PDP Govs, Damagun, Others Rally Support For Ighodalo
September 15, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: Atiku, PDP Govs, Damagun, Others Rally Support For Ighodalo

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; Vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Iliya Damagum and Governors of the PDP, on Saturday, stormed Beni...
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Edo 2024: Shettima, APC Govs, Others Canvass Votes For Okpebholo
September 15, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: Shettima, APC Govs, Others Canvass Votes For Okpebholo

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has implored the people of Edo State to vote for the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, in next Saturday’s governorship election. According to the VP who joined other top members of...
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Edo 2024: NLC, TUC Endorse PDP Guber Candidate, Ighodalo
September 14, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: NLC, TUC Endorse PDP Guber Candidate, Ighodalo

Members and leaders of the Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Friday, threw their weight behind the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo, promising to come...
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HURIWA Tasks INEC On Free, Fair, Peaceful Edo Gubernatorial Election
September 11, 2024 No Responses

HURIWA Tasks INEC On Free, Fair, Peaceful Edo Gubernatorial Election

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the upcoming Edo State gubernatorial election, slated for Saturday, September 21, 2024, is conducted free, fair, and peacefu...
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Tinubu Congratulates Igbinedion At 90
September 11, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Congratulates Igbinedion At 90

President Bola Tinubu has rejoiced with Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin, for attaining another milestone on September 11, 2024.  Tinubu praised him for his lifetime achievements and trail-blazing as a businessman, philanthropist, and advocate...
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Edo 2024: PDP’s Chances Get A Boost As Hundreds Dump APC, LP, NNPP At Egor Ikpoba-Okha LGAs
September 10, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: PDP’s Chances Get A Boost As Hundreds Dump APC, LP, NNPP At Egor Ikpoba-Okha LGAs

The chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State received yet another major boost on Monday with the defection of hundreds of members of other parties, notably from the All Progressives Congress...
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