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Edo 2024: APC Fires Back at Obaseki, Assures Peaceful Elections—Says “Edo People Are Safe, No Threat of Violence”
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, the major opposition party, the All-Progressives Congress, (APC) says it would try everything withing its powers to ensure that the election is violence-free, stressing that the party is for peaceful polls. The APC stated emphatically that there would be “no bloodletting, violence and killing”, and that the […] More
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Edo 2024: Shettima, Akpabio, Ganduje Back Okpebholo for Governor, Dismiss ‘Grammar’ Debate—VP Says Intelligence Isn’t Measured by Head Size as APC Rallies Support
Shooting down the campaign rhetoric of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in Edo State about alleged incompetence of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Monday Okpebholo, and his inability to communicate effectively in the English language, Vice President Kashim Shettima, who led other APC bigwigs to the Mega Rally of the […] More
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Edo Elections: VP Shettima Leads APC Delegation to Benin for Royal Blessing Ahead of Major Rally
Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Saturday, leading chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, and the Edo State governorship candidate of the party for the September 21 election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, sought the support of traditional institutions towards overall development of the state. Shettima, who had on his entourage during a courtesy visit […] More
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Edo Guber Showdown: PDP Declares ‘Do-or-Die’ Battle as Obaseki, Damagun Vow to Defend Votes at All Costs
It was all sound and fury on Saturday at the Mega Rally of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in the countdown to the September 21 Edo State governorship election as the national officers of the party and Governor Godwin Obaseki belched out threats of bloodbath if the election was compromised in any way to the […] More
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Ighodalo Takes Lead Over Okpebholo, Consoles Edionwe Family After Deadly Convoy Accident
Apparently making political capital out of the tragic accident involving the campaign convoy of his political archrival for the coveted seat of the governor of Edo State, which claimed the lives of five persons on Thursday, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Asue Ighodalo, on Friday evening, seized the initiative to pay […] More
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in PoliticsEdo Elections: Obaseki Accuses INEC and APC of Rigging Conspiracy, Threatens to Challenge Election Postponement
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) allegedly in cahoots with the All-Progressives Congress, (APC) of plotting to postpone the September 21, 2024, governorship election on the eve of the exercise. A tough-talking Governor Obaseki also warned of dire consequences should the election be rigged, warning that “it […] More
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in PoliticsEdo Election Drama: Okpebholo’s Candidacy in Jeopardy Over Alleged Age Fraud, Court Appearance Scheduled for September 20
As the stakes get higher in the September 21 gubernatorial election in Edo State, a pall of doubt seems to be eclipsing the candidacy of the All-Progressives Congress, APC flag bearer, Monday Okpebholo as he has been summoned by an Abuja court to answer to allegation of age falsification due to discrepancies in his documents. […] More
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in PoliticsTragedy Strikes Edo: Convoy Accident in Okpebholo’s Campaign Kills 5, Leaves 1 Critically Injured
A monumental tragedy has hit the All-Progressives Congress, APC in Edo State as the campaign convoy of its governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday crushed five people to death while the life of other hangs in the balance at the Irrua Specialist Hospital, (ISH) Irrua, Esan Central local government area of the state. The victims, […] More
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in PoliticsObaseki Reveals Why PDP Refused Peace Accord, Cites Wike’s Influence and Gen. Abubakar’s Role
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki bared his mind to former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, (NPC) Abdusalami Abubakar, retired Army General, on the travails of his party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and why it would not sign a peace pact ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the […] More
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in PoliticsEdo Decides: Abubakar, Former Head of State Unhappy as PDP Shuns Peace Accord; APC Makes U-Turn
The ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State, on Thursday made good its threat not to sign the Peace Accord initiated by the National Peace Accord Committee (NPAC) headed by a former military Head of State and retired Army General, Abdusalami Abubakar, ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the state The major […] More
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Edo Elections: Benin City Shuts Down as Peter Obi Leads Massive Rally for Akpata and Labour Party
The governorship campaign of the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the September 21 election in the state, Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata, was on Tuesday re-invigorated with the presence of Peter Obi, LP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections giving it some good vibes ahead of the September 19 deadline for campaigns. Most parts […] More
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in PoliticsEdo Elections: Governor Obaseki Raises Alarm Over PDP Chieftains’ Arrests, Urges Presidential Intervention to Prevent Chaos, Appeals to International Community
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has sent a Save-Our-Soul distress message to the Nigeria’s presidency and the international community over what he alleged was “the mayhem” being orchestrated by actors within the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Edo State “to undermine the will of Edo people and thwart their right to freely exercise their […] More