EDO ELECTION

Inspector-General of Police, Abubakar Adamu, has declared that the police would be battle-ready for the Saturday governorship election in Ondo State. Similarly, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmud…

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recently concluded Edo governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has revealed that he would not be challenging his defeat. Pastor Ize-Iyamu who said this after a…

Three policemen, who participated in the September 19 governorship election in Edo state and were returning to Lagos state, have died in a fatal accident that occurred on the Benin-Ore Expressway in Ondo State. The deceased were…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has expressed surprise at the loss of the All Progressive Congress in the recently concluded Edo State Governorship Election. The Governor said three weeks to the election, polls indicated that the…

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has said he will announce his next line of action soon. He said this while reacting to the declaration of Governor Godwin Obaseki as the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on his victory at the state governorship election which held on Saturday. Obaseki, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, defeated Osagie Ize-Iyamu…

An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been reportedly shot in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident occurred on Saturday while the electorate were voting in the governorship…

Some ad hoc officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have allegedly dumped electoral materials at Girls Model Secondary School, Ubiaja, Esan south-east local government area of Edo state. According to TheCable,…

Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has alleged that the hotel where state governor, Nyesom Wike, is being lodged in Benin, Edo State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election is under siege by several policemen. According to…

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in Edo State. The curfew starts 11:59pm on Friday, September 18 and ends 6pm on Saturday, September 19. Police spokesman, Frank Mba, in a…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 14 political parties participating in the governorship elections in Edo state scheduled for September 19 would sign a peace accord in the coming days. The commission…

Lagos State Police Command has deployed 1,000 officers to complement other security personnel drafted for the Edo governorship election scheduled for September 19. This is contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by the…

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has blamed the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki for the political tension in the state. There has been a crisis in the state assembly since 2014, but became…

The 2018 local government elections kicked off in several polling units across Edo State on optimistic note, recording high turnout of voters who were seen casting their ballots to elect new helmsmen at the 18 LGAs across the state. With…