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October 14, 2016 No Responses

APC raises 49-member committee for Ondo election

(NAN) The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja constituted a 49-member campaign committee for the November 26 governorship poll in Ondo state. The committee has nine governors, nine ministers, former governors and members of the National Assembly, including...

October 4, 2016 No Responses

Oshiomhole cautions against selling National Assets

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has cautioned against reported plan to sell some National Assets. According to the Governor, the nation’s assets must not be sold to raise money and fix the economy. In an interview with Channels...

October 3, 2016 No Responses

Nmanani, 23 others to review electoral laws

A 24-member committee has been raised by the Federal Government to review the nation’s election process and suggest ways of improvement. Under the leadership of former Senate President Ken Nnamani, the committee is to produce a new electoral framework, wor...

September 30, 2016 No Responses

Edo: Buhari congratulates Obaseki

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the government and people of Edo State on the successful conclusion of the governorship election and the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Godwin Obaseki. In a telephone call to Edo State Gove...

September 29, 2016 No Responses

Edo: Collation of results begin today

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo, Mr. Sam Olumekun, said last night that collation of results for the governorship election would begin today. Olumekun stated in Benin last night after a closed-door meeting with a National Commissioner and two Resid...

September 21, 2016 No Responses

Supreme Court upholds election of Yahaya Bello

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. The seven-man panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwata affirmed the election after listening to the closing statements of all the counsel. The court also said...

September 19, 2016 No Responses

Obaseki is best option for Edo State, says Ogbemudia

To sustain ongoing development strides of Edo State under the leadership of Adams Oshiomhole, former Governor of the old Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia has appealed to voters to support the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Godwin Obaseki....

September 16, 2016 No Responses

‘PDP is shameless for asking Buhari to resign’

The Federal Government has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for once again asking President Muhammadu Buhari to quit, calling the former ruling party a shameless irritant which is bent on distracting the government from its rescue mission and returni...

September 15, 2016 No Responses

Resign, PDP tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over alleged inability of the present administration to tackle the nation’s economic challenges. Spokesman for the PDP caretaker committee, Dayo Adeyeye in a statem...

September 13, 2016 No Responses

APGA wants Edo election postponed to October 1

(NAN) The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate in the governorship election in Edo rescheduled to Septtember 28, Osaro Onaiwu, has called for further shift of the exercise to October 1, 2016. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) o...

September 9, 2016 No Responses

Mixed reactions as INEC shifts Edo elections to Sept 28

Mixed reactions continue to trail final decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone Edo Governorship election scheduled for this Saturday toSeptember 28, 2016. While the State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) M...

September 9, 2016 No Responses

Buhari unveils ‘change begins with me’ campaign

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the new National Orientation Programme, Change Begins With Me, as a determination of his administration to carry all Nigerians along. Speaking at the unveiling of the programme in Abuja, Buhari decried the alleged er...

September 8, 2016 No Responses

Uncertities over Edo Elections

TO be or not to be, That was the situation with Edo State Election scheduled to hold on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Already, the Department of State Services, DSS, on Wednesday advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to...

September 5, 2016 No Responses

Obasanjo denies report on Buhari’s second term

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has denied media report that he asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. A former Chief Press Secretary to Mr. Obasanjo, Alex Nwokedi, was quoted to have made the comment on behalf of...

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