The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has debunked the news making the rounds that there was an attack at the collation centre in Oredo LGA of Edo state. According to The Cable, the State’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, at a briefing said that soldiers had successfully repelled the attackers and reclaimed the … Read more
Ahead of the September 21 Edo State governorship election, a fierce confrontation has erupted between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP has accused former Governor Adams Oshiomhole of planning to rig the election in polling units near his hometown of Iyamho. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Claims APC attempting to turn people against Benin monarch Alleges strategy aims to win upcoming gubernatorial election Vows move will backfire, urges media neutrality Eko Hot Blog reports that in a startling accusation, Chris Nehikhare, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation in Edo State, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is dragging the … Read more
The Police have arrested a suspect in the kidnap of 32 rail passengers in Edo. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, has disclosed that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a suspect in the abduction of intending passengers at the train station in Igueben … Read more
The PDP had offered Obaseki the platform to seek re-election as the Edo governor in 2020 after his former party, the APC, frustrated him out of the party. The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, suspended from office for criticising Governor Godwin Obaseki, has been reinstated. The PDP in the state … Read more