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Outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has explained why he stormed the state’s vote counting centre in Benin City, early Sunday. Obaseki, speaking at a press conference on Sunday, said he was at the counting station at around 1 a.m. to get first-hand information on what was happening after the Election Commission (EC) stopped announcing the results without giving …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has condemned the conduct of the election in some parts of the state. He also lamented that this election could be remembered as the worst election in Nigeria’s history due to the many irregularities. Ighodalo spoke during a press conference on Sunday, held by the PDP …

The Zamfara State Government has slammed the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its call on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency to enable the war against banditry to succeed. In a statement issued on Saturday by APC spokesman Yusuf Idris, the party accused Governor Dauda Lawal of sabotaging the Federal Government’s efforts to …

There was drama and tension in the early hours of Sunday following Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s decision to storm the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin City. However, he was immediately chased away from the scene by police led by DIG Frank Mba. The governor, accompanied by his security aides, was reported to have stormed …

English: The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate the disbursement of billions of naira of Ecology Fund collected by Borno State since 2001, including the N816 million collected by the state …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced that the counting of results from the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday will resume on Sunday at 10am. The State Electoral Commissioner (EC), Dr Anugbum Omuoha, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday morning, assured voters and contestants that the counting of votes would be conducted with full transparency, …

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Chris Musa, has once again assured that the days of notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji are numbered as the Nigerian military will soon eliminate him like other bandit leaders that have been eliminated in recent weeks. Musa, who made his new pledge in a post on X on Saturday night, said Turji would …

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has warned against posting the results of the Edo State gubernatorial election on social media. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Anugbum Onuoha, who spoke on Channels Television on Saturday night, said the commission was yet to receive the election results from the 18 local government areas in the state. He added that …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the extension of voting hours in certain areas of Edo State where the governorship election process began on Saturday night. In a statement issued from the National Headquarters of the Electoral Commission in Abuja, the electoral body said it was monitoring the ongoing election from its courtroom. While many polling stations across …

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