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  In what appears to be a change of mind, the ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday, congratulated Edo State governor, Governor Godwin Obaseki for his victory in the gubernatorial election that took place on Saturday, September 19, 2020.    With this, APC has finally conceded defeat at the polls, describing the election free and […]

A Senior Nigerian Senior Army officer has died from wounds he sustained in an ambush by the Islamist Boko Haram group, the army has confirmed.   Colonel Dahiru Bako was on assignment to clear the terrorists in Damboa, Borno State, on Sunday when his team ran into an ambush mounted by a splinter group of […]

… say INEC, security agencies unbiased, uncompromising   A coalition of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)- accredited domestic observers for Edo State governorship election has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the state, noting that the election was free, credible, transparent and met international standards for domestic elections.   The domestic […]

Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State Governor and a leading member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, has expressed surprise at the defeat of his party in the gubernatorial election held in Edo State over the weekend.   “We (APC) would have loved to win and quite frankly, I was optimistic up to three weeks […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “urgently instruct Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation to withdraw the proposed executive bill to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act, which if passed and signed into […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday congratulated incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for his victory at Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Edo State; admonishing him to be magnanimous in victory.    In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President also commended the people […]

Indications emerged Sunday that despite conceding defeat, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo election may be preparing to  challenge the result of the poll.   The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday afternoon declared Governor Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, winner of the election that held […]

  Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2020 Edo State Governorship Election,  has conceded defeat and congratulated the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party.   Ize-Iyamu admitted on his Twitter handle, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu   @IzeOsagie:  “I congratulate my friend and brother   @GovernorObaseki on his re-election as the […]

Godwin Obaseki, Edo State governor and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party has been declared the winner of the stat gubernatorial election.   Obaseki polled 307,955 votes, to beat Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress, who got 223,619 votes.   The Independent National Electoral Commission made the declaration Sunday after collation of polling results. […]

The Edo State governorship election has taken off Saturday morning, with the main contestants casting their votes early.   Governor Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, and his wife, Betsy, voted at Oredo, Ward 4 in Benin City. Some voters who cast their ballots earlier had to wait at the voting centre for […]

  The Lagos State government on Saturday gave approval for places of worship  in the state to reopen fully.   Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, declared this at a press briefing in Lagos on Saturday.   He said mosques are permitted to hold their prayers five times daily while churches can also commence weekly services.   He […]

For most governors and other political bigwigs who arrived Benin City  to be part of the Edo State governorship election Saturday, it turned out to be a misadventure, as they were restricted to their hotel rooms from Friday midnight by security agents.   The measure was supposed to apply to all politicians across board, as […]