Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress(APC), candidate in Saturday’s Edo governorship election, on his victory. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that Okpebholo floored his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, Asue Ighodalo, to pick the seat in the result declared by the...
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The ruling-All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo has won Saturday’s elections for all the 305 Councillorship and 27 Chairmanship positions in the 27 Local Government Areas of the state. The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has declared the results of the elections at its Collation Centre located at...
The PDP on Sunday appealed to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to review the collated results for the Edo governorship election before the final announcement. Dr Anthony Aziegbemi told newsmen in Benin that the entries the electoral officers made were totally different from the actual results uploaded...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Edo governorship election held on Saturday. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, announced the suspension on Sunday due to outstanding results from Oredo and Ikpoba Okha local governments. “The collation officers for the two...
The Zamfara chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the call for the declaration of a state of emergency in the state by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the State PDP...
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People Democratic Party (PDP) have occupied the popular Ramat Park in Benin, jubilating even when the result of the Edo Governorship Election is yet to be announced. As at the time of this report, collation of results for the election...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Enugu East Council Area, Pst. Beloved-Dan Anike, has been declared winner of the Saturday’s chairmanship election in the state. Dr Nelson Ossai, the returning officer, while announcing the result on Sunday said that the PDP candidate scored a total of 116,690 votes...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is mounting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha, in Edo State to suspend the collation of Saturday’s governorship election results. “Intelligence available to the PDP indicates...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members and supporters in Edo to follow the results of the state governorship election from the polling units to the ward, local government and state collation centers. The party gave the directive in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo...
The Director General of the Asue Ighodalo Campaign Team, Matthew Idoiyekemwem, has accused the Senator for Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole of electoral manipulation in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. Idoiyekemwem, the lead campaigner for Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleged that Oshiomhole, former Edo...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obasek has commended the zeal of voters in the state who trooped out en masse to cast their votes in the governorship election in spite of the heavy rain. Speaking to journalists after casting his votes at about 11:57 a.m. at Oredo Ward 4, unit...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edo governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has condemned the late arrival of officials of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and election materials to his polling unit. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that INEC Officials and materials arrived in Ighodalo’s Okaegben...
Dr Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, voted at Okaegben ward one, unit 3, Ewohimi, Esan South East local government area, at 12:03 p.m. on Saturday. Speaking after casting his ballot, Ighodalo commended the military for ensuring safety. “I commend the military for their role; they’ve demonstrated...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted claims made by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, that they are responsible for the lingering leadership crisis within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, made this statement on Friday in Abuja...
A Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Friday, adjourned hearing in the case filed against Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s governorship candidate in the Saturday election in Edo, indefinitely. Magistrate Abubakar Mukhtar adjournment followed an order of Justice O.C. Agbaza of the FCT High Court granting leave...
Edo State Government on Friday expressed concerns over an alleged attempt by political thugs to overrun INEC offices in some local government areas across the state. The government also commended the military for successfully halting the activities of the suspected thugs on INEC office in Oredo Local Government, located...
My dear Owanlen, I hope that you are getting your well-deserved rest and that this meets you well. I just want to bring you up to speed with political developments in Edo State. In less than 24 hours, the electorate will troop out to vote to elect the next...
The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, insists that his fallout with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will not hurt the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party to emerge victorious in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Wike was one of the figureheads that worked...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of causing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He made the accusation when he received members of the Board of Trustees of the PDP led by its Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police to ensure a free, fair and credible governorship election in Edo State. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr ,Debo Ologunagba stated this at a news conference on...