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PDP Loses Members to APC in Edo
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Defectors Attribute Decision to Achievements of Federal Lawmaker A gale of defections has hit the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State as hundreds of its members on Monday dumped the party to pitch their tent with the main opposition party, the All […] More
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Edo PDP Tackles APC Over Call for State of Emergency
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State, and the major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, are throwing verbal punches over the latter’s call for the declaration of a state of emergency in the state over security concerns and other […] More
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CNPP to INEC Chairman: Build on the Edo, Ondo Performance
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged the reappointed Mahmoud Yakubu, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to ensure that the rare opportunity provided by his second tenure did not end in disappointment after 2023 general elections. In a […] More
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Election Observer Groups Sing Discordant Tunes on Credibility of Edo Election
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A coalition of INEC accredited Civil Society Domestic Election Observers, has adjudged the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State free, fair, credible and transparent, asserting that “The exercise met the required international standard for credible democratic election” and “the result should […] More
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Why Edo, Ondo Governorship Polls Cannot be Postponed – INEC
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cautioned politicians in Edo and Ondo States against doing anything that could hinder the conduct of the two off-season elections scheduled for September 19 and October 20, 2020, respectively as according to it, the options available […] More
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in Election 2015PDP Wins Edo Presidential Election
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow LGAs: 18 NO of POLITICAL PARTIES: 14 REG. VOTERS: 1,650,552 ACCR VOTERS: 599,166 VALID VOTES: 500,451 VOTES CAST: 522,785 REJECTED VOTES: 22,334 AA: 159 AD: 450 ACPN: 1284 ADC: 512 APA: 709 APC: 208,469 CPP: 325 HOPE: 22 KOWA: 175 NCP: 516 PDP: […] More
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Presidential poll presents Surprises and upsets in Edo
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As official results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections are being awaited, there are indications that the opposition party in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is set to turn the table against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The PDP […] More
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in PoliticsEdo: 12 PDP Members Defect To APC
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Twelve members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP’s Executive Council including the chairman in Ukpato Ward, Orhiomwon Local Government Area in Edo State, decamped to the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Edo State governor, received the new APC members […] More
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Bird Flu Hits 7 States
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Following the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza,commonly referred to as bird flu in some parts of the country, Akinwunmi Adesina, minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,has stressed that the outbreak has not in any way made Nigeria, a bird flu epidemic country,as the […] More
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Edo Commissions First Solar-Powered Building
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Edo State Government on Thursday, commissioned the first energy-efficient building, entirely powered by solar energy, in Benin. Speaking shortly after the commissioning, Pius Odubu, deputy governor, described the initiative as a creditable innovation, which would reduce cost of power generation for both […] More