Dr. Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the last Saturday Edo State election has appreciated Edo People over their support during the election. Ighodalo in a message to the people on Monday, said, “First, in all things, we must give thanks to God. We give thanks to God for the gift of life, of health, and for the love you all have shown me. “I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude...

The chairman of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, Retired Justice, Enebeli has declared October 5  as the sacrosanct date for the conduct of Local Government Council election, amid speculations that the polls may not hold due to litigation. Enebeli gave the assurance during a training for its staff in Port Harcourt on Monday, citing the state electoral law and the recent judgment of the Supreme Court which empowered the electoral body to conduct the...

…Warns Allocating Victory To APC Candidate Will Provoke Worse Consequences. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the results of the Edo State governorship election as gotten by its polling agents across the state and announced by the chairman of the Edo PDP National Campaign Council, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State indicate that the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo won the election. Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary in a press statement on Monday, stated that...

Yiaga Africa has reacted to incidents of voting buying allegedly perpetrated by agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) at the ongoing governorship election in Edo State. This was disclosed at a press briefing over the electoral body’s observation so far. Yiaga had in a post on their official X handle, alleged observing vote buying acts carried out by the PDP and APC party agents across some polling units....

Despite a voluntary visit of former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to the office of   Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) earlier today, the anti- graft agency officials have surrounded the Kogi Government Lodge in Abuja to forcefully arrest the former Governor. A press statement signed by Ohiare Michael, Director, Media, office of the former Governor, reads, “It has come to our notice that people suspected to be operatives of the Economic and Financial...