Politics

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 …

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 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 …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday boasted that he would win a landslide victory in the election. Okpebholo stated this shortly after he cast his vote at unit 03, Ward 1, Uwessan in Esan Central local government area of ​​the state. He said his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, Asue Ighodalo, would not …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zanfara State on Saturday called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the state due to ongoing security challenges. The party made the call in a statement issued in Gusau by its State Secretary for Public Relations, Yusuf Idris. Idris said: “We appeal to President Bola Tinubu to impose a …

The Abia State government will hold general elections in 17 local council areas in the state on November 2. The Chairman of the State Independent National Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), Prof. George Chima, announced the date during a meeting with political parties and other stakeholders on Saturday in Umuahia. Elections will be held in 184 districts across the state. Chima told …

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will secure a landslide victory in the September 28 local council elections in the state. Soludo spoke at the APGA’s grand rally held on Saturday in Awka. He noted that only APGA fielded candidates for all 21 chairmanship positions and 326 board positions from the …