•Protesters Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State today staged a protest 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, called on the electoral umpire to reverse the results of the September 21, 2024 [...
•The major contestants Controversy has expectedly continued to trail the Edo governorship election which saw the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declaring Senator Monday Okpebolo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner. The results have been defended by the party that won and their sympathizers, but vigorously challe...
•House of Representatives Members of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives today rejected the outcome of Saturday’s Edo State governorship election which produced Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress as winner. Okpebholo, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Prof Faruk...
•Ighodalo The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has finally spoken. He claimed that his mandate was stolen by people who do not mean well for the state. Ighodalo stated this in a statement he issued today, a day after Independent National Electoral Commission,...
•Umar Damagum currently addressing the Press in Abuja The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the results of the Edo State Governorship election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Acting National Chairman of the party Amb. Umar Damagum announced this at an ongoing media briefing in Abuja, today. He i...
•Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has appealed to residents to remain calm over the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday. INEC declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the k...
•Olumide Akpata casts vote The Labour Party, LP, candidate at the Edo State Gubernatorial elections, Olumide Akpata, has cast his vote at his polling unit at Oredo Ward 6, Unit 11. The voting has been largely peaceful across the state, except for a few cases of late arrival of voting materials and hitches with the […]
Scores of voters in Edo Central today trooped out to participate in the off-cycle governorship election in the state amidst a downpour. Voting commenced at exactly 8:40 a.m. at the Eguare Primary School, Ujiogba in Esan West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, which hosts three polling units, reports NAN. In spite of the […]
•Asue Ighodalo Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Asue Ighodalo has raised an alarm over security threats during the ongoing gubernatorial elections in Edo State. He alleged that the police had arrested a party member in Ward 8 Unit 3, reports Channels TV. “In Uromi unit 3, one of our supporters was arrested there […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) have arrested some suspected vote-buyers in the ongoing Edo governorship election. They were arrested in the Egor Local Government Area of the state around 10:00 am, reports Channels TV. EFCC officials left the location with three suspects – two males and a female. But some residents kicke...
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