The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday again shifted the date for its gubernatorial primary election in Edo state. The development makes it the second time in 24 hours the party will shift its primary. The party had, On Thursday, announced that the exercise initially slated for June 19 had been moved to June … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to screen Governor Godwin Obaseki on Saturday, June 20, 2020, for the Edo State gubernatorial primaries. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announced that its screening committee for the Edo governorship primary would resume again on 20 June. This opening was set to … Read more
The much speculated and highly anticipated defection of Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took place on Friday. He joined the opposition party at its State Secretariat in Benin. The party announces Obaseki defection in a tweet on his official handle. Obaseki had been disqualified from seeking reelection by the ruling All … Read more
The Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, oba Ewuare II, oba of Benin finally speaks on the ongoing political crisis in Edo state. Oba of Benin in a statement signed by Frank Irabor, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council kicked against imposition and godfatherism in the state. The statement debunked reports on social media that the … Read more
Governor Godwin Obaseki’s long awaited formal defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been scheduled to take place on today at the party’s Secretariat in Benin City. READ ALSO: PDP Postpones Edo Governorship Primary Election Party leaders and supporters had thronged the Secretariat on Thursday, expecting the governor’s arrival when information came that the … Read more
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state can rejoin the party if he wishes. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the APC spokesperson, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said the governor voluntarily resigned from the party after he was disqualified from contesting in the forthcoming governorship primary in the state. Issa-Onilu, … Read more
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called on the newly-installed Okere of Saki land, Oba Khalid Olabisi Oyeniyi, to be dedicated to his traditional responsibilities by serving his subjects and protecting their interests. The governor, who spoke at the installation of Oba Oyeniyi, assured Saki people that his administration is determined to complete ongoing projects … Read more
Governor Darius Ishaku has asked a Catholic Community in Taraba State to desist from ‘inciting people against his government’. According to the governor’s statement late on Thursday, a Catholic community under the aegis of National Catholic Diocesan Priests Association, Jalingo Diocesan chapter is criticizing the Taraba State governor for not doing much to nip in … Read more
Their seems to be a crack in the anti-Ajimobi National Working Committee (NWC) group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as National Vice Chairman North East, Comrade Mustapha Salihu, vehemently dissociated himself from a purported court order granting him power to act as National Secretary of the party. A court interim order dated June 16, … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its primary election for the forthcoming governorship poll in Edo State. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, announced this in a statement on Thursday. According to him, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP took the decision to postpone the exercise based on the exigencies of party … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will not extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries and submission of parties nominations for the Sept. 19 Edo governorship election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known to the political parties in the state at the commission’s second virtual consultative meeting of … Read more
Following the affirmation of former Oyo state Governor Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the Acting national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) by the National Working Committee, the party named primary election, Appeal Committee This comes on the heels of an Appeal Court’s ruling affirming the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman and … Read more
Federal High Court in Abuja has reiterated its orders made on June 1 that restrains the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki from arresting the suspended National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, over alleged indictment in a white paper submitted to the state government. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling on Wednesday, … Read more
The Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Victor Giadom, has kicked against the appointment of Abiola Ajimobi as the acting National Chairman of the party. The Appeal Court on Tuesday upheld the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the APC. And now the battle for his temporary … Read more
Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday said his party will go to court to challenge Governor Godwin Obaseki’s certificates if he is fielded by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September governorship election in Edo State. Governor Obaseki formally resigned from the APC Tuesday morning from the APC, the platform he became governor of the state … Read more
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party of Edo State, Mr Tony Aziegbemi, has confirmed that Governor Godwin Obaseki and other top officials of the All Progressives Congress would soon join the PDP The Chairman however, said the governor would not be given an automatic ticket to contest under the party as other aspirants had shown … Read more
Following the Verdict of an Abuja Court of Appeal which sustained the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on Tuesday named its Deputy National Chairman (South) Abiola Ajimobi as Acting National Chairman. Reacting to the appellate court decision in statement by … Read more
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has followed in the footsteps of his boss, Godwin Obaseki, to leave the All Progressives Congress. Mr. Shaibu announced his exit from the party on Tuesday. “It is with great pain that I am leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) that I helped and laboured to build as a … Read more
President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointment of 12 new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF) Dr Folashade Yem-Esan, made this know in a statement signed by Mrs Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, Director Communication, in her office in Abuja. The new Permanent Secretaries included Mr Akinlade … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday struck out an application seeking to overturn the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A three-man panel of the court dismissed Oshiomhole’s appeal against an earlier judgment of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a … Read more