Politics

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 …

WINNERS AND LOSERS OF EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONWINNERS(1) Monday Okebholo: relatively unknown, somewhat demure and allegedly uncharismatic, he beat all odds and attacks over his alleged inability to speak English to take his message to the grassroots without a single media interview apart from a nine-minute interview he granted to Helen Oyibo of BBC.(2) Osagie Ize-Iyamu: he was one of the …

INEC ANNOUNCES APC’S MONDAY OKPEBHOLO AS WINNER OF EDO GUBER ELECTION The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Edo State governorship election held on September 21, 2024. Results were announced from all 18 local government areas, with a total of 2.2 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected …

PDP WINS 17 ENUGU LGA CHAIRMANSHIP ELECTION Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has cleared all the chairmanship position in the Enugu council election held on Saturday. Chairman of Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu, who declared the results said the Commission conducted free, fair election. Declaring the election as the fairest, Ngwu said they carefully collated and analysed …

APC’S MONDAY OKPEBHOLO NEARS VICTORY IN EDO GUBER ELECTION, WINS 10 OUT OF 16 LGAS In a keenly contested race, the APC secured wins in key areas including Esan West, Owan West, Akoko Edo, Egor, Esan Central, Ovia South West, Orhionmwon, Owan East, Etsako East, and Etsako West local government areas. The PDP, on the other hand, won in Ovia …

IPAC LAUDS CONDUCT OF ENUGU COUNCIL ELECTION The Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC) of Enugu State has lauded the conduct of the Local Government Council Elections held on Saturday, describing the exercise as free, fair, credible, and peaceful. IPAC also lauded the impressive voter turnout. In a preliminary statement released by State Chairman Obioma Nnamani and State Secretary Dr. Afam Ani …