Asue Ighodalo, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, has achieved a resounding victory in his own polling unit. Ighodalo garnered 200 votes, decisively defeating his closest competitor, Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who received 45 votes. Ighodalo cast his ballot at Polling Unit 3, Ward 1,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) secured an overwhelming victory in the polling unit of its former chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo. Mr Oshiomhole voted in PU 1, Ward 10 of Etsako West Local Government Area. At the end of the counting of results, the APC secured 403 votes, while the PDP…
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Olumide Akpata lost his polling unit to his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Asue Ighodalo. According to results declared at his Polling Unit 11, Ward 6, Oredo Local Government Area, Ighodalo polled 41 votes while Akpata trailed with 32 votes. Senator Monday Okpehbolo of the All Progressives…
The Independent National Electoral Commission National Commissioner in charge of Edo, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, has promised not to collect bribes during the ongoing state governorship election. In an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, Gumus asserted that nobody would dare approach her with a bribe because of her reputation. The INEC Commissioner added…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said corrupt politicians cannot provide good governance. He spoke virtually at the memorial lecture of Denis Joseph Slattery on “the imperative for moral rectitude in governance”, held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Dinosaurs Spine at Hang Dong, Ta Xua, Son La seen from above The memorial lecture, organised…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made arrests related to suspected vote-buying in the ongoing Edo State governorship election The arrests took place at around 10:00 am, in the Egor Local Government Area of the state. EFCC officials apprehended three individuals — two men and one woman — who are suspected of being…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reassured Nigerians that his Presidency is driven by a desire to serve, not accumulate wealth. Tinubu also assured Nigerians that his administration is focused on delivering tangible results and making a positive difference in the nation’s infrastructure, food and energy security, education and long-term economic stability. The President, who spoke…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit seeking to replace 27 allegedly defected Rivers State House of Assembly members. The pro-Wike lawmakers were said to have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Justice Lifu held that the suit, instituted by the Action Peoples Party and marked…
There are indications of a spirited move by the National Assembly to fast track the necessary legislative process that would end the power of state independent national electoral commissions to handle local government elections. Tribune Online gathered that the brains behind the process hope to expeditiously work on the project as soon as members of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Kennedy Iyere, has officially withdrawn from the upcoming 2024 Edo Gubernatorial election, citing a desire to serve Nigeria at a higher level and address pressing social and economic challenges, particularly the food crisis. In a statement announcing his decision, Iyere highlighted his commitment to…