Politics

WHAT HAPPENED IN EDO STATE ON SEPT 21 NOT ELECTION, BUT TRANSACTION – OLUMIDE AKPATAIn his first reaction to the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Olumide Akpata, has said that what transpired on 21 September was not an election but a transaction.In a release titled, “Unbowed, Unbent, And Unbroken: Statement On …

I’M DISAPPOINTED WITH THE CONDUCT, OUTCOME OF EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION – PETER OBI The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has reacted to the outcome of the Edo State off-cycle governorship election conducted in the state on Saturday, September 21st, 2024. Recall that Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC …

BREAKING: PDP REJECTS OUTCOME OF EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of the Edo State governorship election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The declaration was made at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday by Acting National Chairman Amb. Umar Damagum. He insisted that the people of Edo State voted overwhelmingly …

AISHA YESUFU MOCKS OBASEKI OVER EDO ELECTION LOSS, TELLS HIM TO STOP COMPLAINING Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesuf has harshly criticized Governor Godwin Obaseki for expressing dissatisfaction with the results of the Edo State governorship election, in which Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged victorious.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Sunday that Okpebholo won the election …

GO TO COURT – TINUBU TELLS EDO ELECTION LOSERS, CONGRATULATES WINNERS President Bola Tinubu has advised candidates dissatisfied with the outcome of the recently concluded Edo State governorship election to pursue their grievances through legal avenues. The call comes following the announcement of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s election. In a …

OBASEKI’S DEPUTY, PHILIP SHAIBU, CELEBRATES OKPEBHOLO’S VICTORY Reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has reacted to the electoral victory of Senator Monday Okpebholo in the September 21st off-cycle governorship election held in the state. Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC was declared the winner of the fiercely contested governorship election, defeating his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of …

APC SWEEPS IMO LG ELECTION: WINS 27 COUNCIL AREAS, 305 WARDS All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo State chapter, has cleared all the 27 local government chairmanship and 305 councillorship seats in the just concluded elections. This was made known to journalists by the chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC), Charles Ejiogu, who officially announced the results at …

PDP CRISIS: ATIKU BACKS ANTI-DAMAGUM FORCES, WANTS PARTY CHAIR REMOVED Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the plot to unseat the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum.Atiku reached out to members of the PDP National Working Committee, advocating for Damagum’s ouster, sources told newsmen on Sunday. This move to remove Damagum has …

MALAMI AND THE MYSTERIOUS MILLIONS OF A MINISTERNigeria is a very difficult country to understand. Too difficult to grasp, or comprehend mentally. One minute a man is poor, the next minute he is rich, stupendously rich. That is one aspect of the Nigerian feature that is incongruous with the provisions of common sense. In Nigeria, financial opportunities avail themselves to …

PDP SUPPORTERS PROTEST OUTCOME OF EDO GOVERNORSHIP Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have staged a protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Benin City against the ongoing collation of results from the recent governorship election in Edo State.The protests erupted as the All Progressives Congress (APC), the major opposition party, was declared winner of the …