Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a stern warning to Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the general elections, to stop second-guessing the commission’s results in the Edo State governorship election. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, stressed that INEC was the sole …

Prince Uche Secondus, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sounded the alarm over the potential tampering of the 2027 elections, accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) of destroying democracy in Nigeria. He stressed that the APC was deliberately misleading the country’s government with the aim of destroying it. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his …

Prince Emmanuel Odigie, Deputy Director-General of the Edo State Governorship Campaign Council of the PDP, on Tuesday broke down in tears during an interview with AriseTV Morning Show, as he recounted a heart-wrenching encounter with four women at the airport. The two women, two from Houston and two from Atlanta, had traveled to Nigeria to vote for Asue Ighodalo for …

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, on Monday strongly condemned the conduct of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Nigeria’s Edo State. In a statement posted on X, Obi described the election as “a clear example of ‘state capture’ and the continued undermining of our democratic processes and values.” “What happened over the weekend in …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judge delivered the verdict in a lawsuit filed by the North-Central APC Forum led by Saleh Zazzaga. The forum in the suit noted: FHC/ABJ/CS/599/2024 changed the appointment of Ganduje as …

A Civil Society group, Yiaga Africa, on Monday, expressed disappointment over the conduct of last weekend’s governorship election in Edo State. The National Electoral Commission (KPU) on Sunday night declared the APC candidate as the winner of the election, beating his People’s Democratic Party (PD) rival, Asue Ighodalo. Okpebholo, 54, won 291,667 votes, beating Ighodalo who won 247,274 votes in …

Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has taken a swipe at Governor Godwin Obaseki following the results of the recent governorship election. Shaibu said he felt vindicated after Obaseki lost his local government area to the All Progressives Congress (APC), stressing that he bore no grudge against the ousted governor. In an interview with Arise TV on Monday, Shaibu commented …

Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated on Monday that the party’s motivation to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, stemmed from provocative comments made by Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki. While appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Obaseki described the election as a “life or death” event, and expressed fears …

Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, accused his opponents of “blatantly” stealing his mandate and condemned the subversion of the will of the voters. In a statement on Monday, Ighodalo expressed gratitude to his supporters for their unwavering trust in him throughout the campaign. “First of all, in all things, …

The senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has denied allegations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was involved in vote buying. Senator Oshiomhole denied this when he spoke to journalists after casting his vote in Iyamho, District 10 Unit 01 in Estako West Local Government Area of ​​Edo State. The former Edo State Governor said it was …