The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says its Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the Okpoba Okha Local Government Area was threatened during the election in the state on Saturday. The National Commissioner and Member Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna made this disclosure on Sunday during a press conference. Haruna added that the threat … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun collating the results of the governorship election held in Edo State on Saturday. Key officials, including INEC National Commissioner Prof. Rhoda Gumus, Resident Electoral Commissioner Dr. Anugbum Omuoha, and State Returning Officer Prof. Faruk Adams Kuta, were present at the collation center. EDITOR’S PICKS Gospel Singer Dele … Read more
Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, has expressed deep concerns about the ongoing election, describing it as potentially the worst in Nigeria’s history due to widespread alleged irregularities. Speaking during a live press conference on Sunday organized by the Edo PDP National Campaign Council, led by Adamawa State Governor … Read more
There is a water-tight on Sunday at the Edo office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the collation of results for the Saturday governorship election commenced. EKO HOT BLOG reports that roadblocks were mounted 500 metres away on all the roads leading to the office by the men of the Nigerian Army. EDITOR’S … Read more
Supporters and members of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are laying claim to victory in the just-concluded governorship election in Edo State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the two leading parties are in a tight race as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to announce the final … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has acknowledged allegations of incorrect figures being recorded on result sheets from polling units in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election. In a statement released tonight, INEC confirmed receiving at least two complaints from the 4,519 polling units involved in the election. EDITOR’S PICKS: School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By … Read more
The Nigeria police walked Goverbor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following collation of results in Saturday’s Governorship election in the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Deputy Inspector General of Police, Frank Mba engineered the exit of Obaseki around 4:10 am on Sunday. This … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG has obtained the latest results from the Edo State governorship election uploaded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Results Viewing Portal (IReV). According to the report, INEC has so far uploaded 86.55% of the total election results, amounting to 3,911 out of 4,519 polling units, to the IReV portal. Here is the … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the schedule for collating the results of the Edo State governorship election. EKO HOT BLOG reports growing anxiety in Edo State following the election held on Saturday, September 21. Electorates and political party stakeholders have voiced concerns over the delay in result collation. The INEC head office … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged the Edo electorate to disregard election results in circulation as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was still collating results. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary gave the advice, in a statement, on Saturday in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By Son In … Read more
The Nigeria Police have arrested nine persons over alleged vote buying and possession of pre-filled ballot papers during the ongoing Edo State governorship election. Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Saturday said that six of the suspects were apprehended at Aibotse Secondary School, near Meremu Hotel in Auchi, for engaging in vote buying. … Read more
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has called on its members and supporters in Edo to follow the state governorship election results from the polling units to the ward, local government, and state collation centers. The party made the call in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Saturday, noting … Read more
There was a significant delay at Unit 5, Ward 11, located at Azama Primary School in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State in the ongoing governorship election on Saturday as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) malfunctioned, preventing voters, including former deputy governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu, from casting their ballots. … Read more
Former Edo State Governor and current Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has cast his vote in the ongoing governorship election in the state. Oshiomhole voted at Iyamho, Ward 10, Unit 01 in Estako West Local Government Area of Edo State and expressed confidence that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), would emerge victorious. … Read more
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Edo governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has condemned late arrival of officials of Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, and election materials to his polling unit. It was gathered that INEC Officials and materials arrived in Ighodalo’s Okaegben ward one, unit 3 in Ewohimi at exactly 10:30 a.m. … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, has arrested no fewer than three suspected vote buyers in the ongoing governorship election in Edo State. The suspects, according to Channels TV, were arrested in the Egor Local Government Area of the state around 10:00 am on Saturday. EFCC officials left the location with three suspects – two … Read more
Security personnel were seen mounting roadblocks on roads in Benin as early as 6:00 a.m., ahead of the Edo governorship election, which is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. Security personnel in the wee hours of the day began stopping and searching vehicles at the roadblocks, as well asking the occupants questions in order to … Read more
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
The Nigeria police said its operatives have arrested political thugs and seized firearms during overnight operations in Edo State where the governorship election will be holding today. The police also pledged to tackle illegal weapons holders and disruptors of the electoral process in the state. EDITOR’S PICKS: School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By Son In … Read more
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Imo state, Mrs Mary Mbanugo, says officers of the NSCDC are ready for deployment to cover the Edo governorship and Imo council elections. This is contained in a statement signed by the NSCDC’s Public Relations Officer in Imo, Mr Lowell Chimeziri, a Chief … Read more