•Asue Ighodalo Governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP)in the September 21 governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, says he feels betrayed by the Supreme Court judgement, which affirmed Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election. In statement issued today, the lawyer said the judg...
•Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has described what happened in Edo State over the weekend as a blatant example of state capture under the guise of an election. Obi said this in a post on his X handle today. The ex-Anambra State Governor noted […]
•Protest Angry protesters were said to have besieged the Palace of the Okumagbe of Uwanno Kingdom in Estako Local Government Area of Edo State, demanding the immediate release of PDP leaders who were arrested across the council area today. Our correspondent was reliably informed that some angry youths and women stormed the Okumagbe’s palace wi...
The Edo State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) today in Benin offered prayers for the smooth conduct of Saturday’s governorship election in the state, urging the electorate to vote for the candidate of their choice. In his welcome address, the State Chairman of CAN, Apostle Dr. Omoike, emphasised that the prayer session [&...
•Dr. Sam Amadi Ahead of Saturday gubernatorial election in Edo State, Dr. Sam Amadi, political analyst and Director of Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts has said that arresting political leaders of a party a few days to polls is election interference. Amadi who spoke on Arise TV yesterday noted that there’s need for […]
•Olumide Akpata The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, on Thursday joined the Edo State Labour Party (LP) Campaign Council for the September 21, Edo State governorship election to canvas for votes for the party’s flag bearer, Olumide Akpata. Governor Otti, while addressing the teeming crowd of LP supporters and members who received him, called...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to firmly resist the plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to smuggle in unaccredited polling and collation agents. This is coming on the heel of failure by the APC to meet the deadline stipulated by the Electoral Act, 2022 and INEC [&hellip...
The Federal High Court sitting in Benin has dismissed a suit filed by Kenneth Imasuagbon, challenging the candidature of the Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata for the Edo State governorship race. The court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit, adding that the suit lacked merit and was based on specula...
•Olumide Akpata and Kenneth Imansuangbon A governorship aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Kenneth Imansuangbon, has filed a suit at the Benin Federal High Court, seeking to void the election of the party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata, for the Edo State Governorship election scheduled for September this year. In suit No. FHC B/CS/26/2024 filed b...
An aggrieved governorship aspirant in Edo State, Hon. Anamero Sunday Dekeri, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying it to declare him the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the impending election in the state. Dekeri, through his team of lawyers led by Chief Henry Akunebu, SAN, equally wrote the [&h...
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