The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring fairness in the state governorship election held on Saturday. Obaseki stated this on...
The Collation Officer in Etsako Central Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State, Professor Godswill Alan Lukman, on Sunday disclosed that an official of the Independent...
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the Saturday election in Edo State. He also congratulated Governor Godwin...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has rated the Edo gubernatorial election as peaceful. Mr Mustapha said “the election was quite...
As results come in, Governor Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has taken an early lead in the governorship election held on Saturday. In...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has released its report from across voting centres in Edo State following the conclusion of the keenly contested governorship election in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has offered a reason for the late collation of results of the just concluded governorship election in Edo State. INEC...
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Saturday frowned at the high incidence of vote-trading allegedly recorded in the Edo State governorship election. According to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Saturday its Registration Area Technical Assistants are working hard to rectify network challenges responsible for the slow uploading...
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has asked voters in Edo State to protect their votes as the governorship election in the state enters the crucial stage...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for the peaceful conduct of Edo State governorship election....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said some of its ad hoc staff deployed to Urhonigbe South, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, are...
Mabel Oboh, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in today’s governorship election in Edo State, failed to vote. Her missing out on voting...
A supporter of Governor Godwin Obaseki on Saturday fell off a speeding vehicle while jubilating over results announced in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has won in his polling unit in Saturday governorship election in the state....
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has won the election in the polling unit of a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, said on Saturday he expected better preparation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the governorship election after queueing...
Adams Oshiomhole has expressed displeasure that card readers allegedly failed to work in many places during the Saturday governorship election in Edo State. The former All...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that the wife of its ward chairman was manhandled by thugs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Egor....
A video on social media has shown voters scampering to grab money from a politician in the ongoing governorship election in Edo state. The detail of...
An outbreak of electoral violence in Urhonigbe, Orhionmwon local government area of Edo State has forced security personnel, willing voters, and officials of the Independent National...
The failure of card readers provided by the Independent National Election (INEC) for the ongoing governorship election in Edo State, to recognise fingerprints of voters in...
An aide to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was manipulating the ongoing governorship election in Edo State....
Pandemonium broke out at polling unit 19, ward 04, Oredo local government area on Saturday, as voters waited to cast their votes. The polling unit is...
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) located in Benin along Ramat Park has been taken over by security operatives as the governorship election...
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu has cast his vote. Ize-Iyamu voted at exactly 9:25am in his polling unit in Edo...
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that promising people free and fair elections was not done with by ‘mere lip service’. He said such...
OBASEKI’S RE-ELECTION: End of godfatherism has come in Nigeria —Atiku A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki as...
The River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Friday night the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had ordered him to leave Edo State ahead of Saturday...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed on Friday that at least 1.72 million persons are eligible to vote in the Edo State governorship election. In...
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Friday at least 13, 311 personnel from 10 states had been deployed to Edo State for...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday challenged the staff of the commission to “rise to the occasion” in...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has cautioned the Nigeria Police, the Army and other security agencies to “refrain from using their personnel to rig”...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has declared Friday as a work-free day in the state. The state governorship election holds on Saturday. In a statement issued...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday advised political parties, candidates and security agents to behave responsibly in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. The president, in a...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement during Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank...
Ahead of the Saturday governorship election in Edo, the state’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the major opposition, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been...
To ensure security during the September 19 Edo State governorship election, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the deployment of no fewer...
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has alleged that the President Muhmmadu Buhari-led government is involved in vote buying by proxy ahead of the governorship...
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Ikimi, said on Wednesday the “cash-laden bullion vans” of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have traded accusations, alleging each other of plans to burn the Edo State office of...
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has reacted to a video by the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu where he...
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, candidates of political parties in the state have entered into a peace agreement to ensure a violence-free election....
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has called on the voters in Edo State to reject Godwin Obaseki in the forthcoming governorship...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that it has received non-sensitive materials but also expects to take delivery of sensitive materials this week for...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, said on Monday at least 31,000 police officers had been deployed to Edo State for this week’s governorship election in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would no longer use the z-pad for the Edo State governorship election. The commission had initially planned...