The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 17 political parties have fielded candidates for the Sept 21 Edo governorship election. INEC stated this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee Mr Sam Olumekun, in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the personal particulars of the candidates and their…
The Edo State House of Assembly, during plenary on Wednesday, commenced proceedings to impeach embattled Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu. The majority leader of the state house of assembly and member representing Ovia North East 1, Charity Aiguobarueghian, announced this during sitting. He stated that the petition against the deputy governor which dated…
Members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have protested in Edo and Osun states over the economic hardship in the country. Inflation has reached 29 percent in Nigeria and with the subsidy on fuel removed, the cost of living has spiked in recent months. This has triggered debates and protests in some parts of Nigeria. To…
Suspected thugs on Saturday disrupted the collation of results at the APC primaries for the governorship election in Edo State. Results from eight local government areas had already been announced when journalists covering the event were alerted to vacate the centre of the event. Before journalists could gather their things together, the thugs swooped on…
A leading APC aspirant in Edo State, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, has withdrawn from the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress slated for today He immediately declared support for Dennis Idahosa, who he described as “the choice of the party.” Umakhihe, a retired federal Permanent Secretary, who hails from Edo North Senatorial District, withdrew…
The edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki has raised an alarm over the high rate of wastage in government, especially at the federal level, warning that the country will be in deeper trouble unless it takes deliberate steps to curb the trend. This came as the governor reeled out gains of his administration’s e-governance system, calling…
