The governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, says he will not appeal the decision of the All Progressives Congress Committee decision that disqualified from the party primary election. The governor disclosed this on Friday in a statement signed by Crusoe Osagie, his media aide. The incumbent, who is seeking reelection into office, was disqualified at … Read more
All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee for Edo State Governorship election has declared Governor Godwin Obaseki ineligible to contest in the party’s primary. The gubernatorial election is slated for September. The committee said Obaseki is disqualified on the grounds of some discrepancies in his educational certificates and National Youths Service Corps (NYSC). Others also disqualified … Read more
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, on Thursday said some politicians are importing thugs and firearms into the state to forment violence. The governor said he received an intelligence report which is indicative of this development. He disclosed this In a statement in Benin, the state capital, through Crusoe Osagie, special adviser to the him on … Read more
Twelve chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has beseeched a national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, to weigh in on the political Impasse in Edo. They said the national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole has “murdered” democracy in the party. The founding members of the APC reached out to Tinubu in a … Read more
Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, says the constitution of the committee set up by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to vet aspirants seeking to get the party’s ticket ahead of the governorship election is skewed against him. The screening process lasted for about two hours at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday. Obaseki … Read more
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has read the riot act to politicians, political parties and other stakeholders that will be involved in the upcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo. The INEC helmsman said the electoral umpire will not declare any winner in the two states if the polls are … Read more
The upcoming governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state has been suspended. The suspension is sequel to an order issued by a Federal High Court in Benin, the state capital, on Monday restraining the party and its national chairman from going ahead with the exercise. The court held that the … Read more
Edo state governor Godwin Obaseki has been sued over allegations of certificate forgery. Edobor Williams, Ugbesia Abudu Godwin and Amedu Dauda Anakhu filed a suit before a federal high court in Abuja challenging the authenticity of his academic qualification. The trio averred that the embattled governor forged (B.A.) certificate in classical studies from the University … Read more
A man has died after he was struck by lightning during a downpour in Edo state. The man, identified simply as Mr. Edafe, died on Thursday, June 4, in Benin, Edo State. The deceased was reportedly working at a building site around the Cattle Market in Asoro Hill, on Ekehuan Road, when the rain started. … Read more
Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has called for maximum security in Edo and Ondo states. Falana made this call on Wednesday during the Citizens’ Townhall on Voting Amidst COVID-19 ahead of the September 19 governorship elections in the two states. He noted that the move is necessary in … Read more
Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday revealed how he assisted his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, financially when vied for the governorship election in 2007. The governor spoke when he submitted his nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2020 governorship election to Emma Ibediro, APC national organising secretary, on Wednesday. Oshiomhole, a former … Read more
Eight governors of the All Progressives Congress, have appealed to the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, to weigh in on the imbroglio between Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki and National chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole. According to PUNCH newspaper, the governors made the plea to the party leader during a meeting … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is ready to forge ahead with the conduct of scheduled elections despite the COVID-19 pandemic. National Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known when he held a virtual meeting with States Resident Electoral Commissioners. Yakubu said Nigeria could not cave in to the … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to proceed with the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Saturday during its first virtual meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). According to Yakubu, just like every other national institution in Nigeria, “the COVID-19 pandemic has … Read more
The National Vice Chairman, Southsouth, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the amendment Electoral Act into law before the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. Ogidi, who is a former Chairman of PDP in Delta State, said these yesterday at Edo State secretariat … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it cannot postpone the governorship elections in Ondo and Edo states in spite of the virulent COVID-19 pandemic. Festus Okoye, INEC spokesman, said the country was between a rock and a hard place and was faced with the dillema of choosing its representatives and leaders and also … Read more
The Edo State Government, has ramped up ongoing screening and testing exercise across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), screening over 104,186 persons, testing about 704 residents and contact tracing over 689 others who have had various degrees of contacts with confirmed cases. Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it would meet on May 7 to deliberate on important issues that were put on hold and those that emanated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission said top of its agenda will be to access the situation in its offices nationwide, the preparation for the … Read more
Nigeria appears to have made fresh inroads in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic after a team of researchers at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) manufactured a clinically tested Ventilator. The ventilator is produced to assist in sustaining COVID-19 patients in the state. The varsity’s public relations officer, Benedicta Ehanire, announced the feat in a … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral umpire, has fixed dates for the conduct of primaries by political parties in Edo and Ondo States ahead of the governorship elections slated for September 19 and October 10 respectively. Ekohotblog reports that that the electoral umpire said party primaries for Edo state will hold from 2nd … Read more