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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 …

ANTI-OBASEKI FORCES THAT LED TO DEFEAT OF PDP IN EDO ELECTION The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Saturday governorship election in Edo State. According to the Returning Officer who is the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Of Technology, Minna, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, the APC candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo polled …

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 …

EDO ELECTION WILL BE WORST IN NIGERIAN HISTORY – PDP GUBER CANDIDATE The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has expressed grave concerns that the election could be marked as one of the worst in Nigeria’s history due to numerous alleged irregularities. Speaking at a live press conference on Sunday, organized …

DUBOIS HANDS STUNNING DEFEAT TO ANTHONY JOSHUA Daniel Dubois defeated Anthony Joshua by fifth-round knockout on Saturday to retain his IBF heavyweight title. Dubois produced a stunning performance in front of a sellout crowd of 96,000 at Wembley Stadium in London. The 27-year-old knocked down Joshua four times and finished him off in the fifth round with a right to …

OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT: EX-CJN, ONNOGHEN, MAY REGAIN ACCESS TO FROZEN ACCOUNTFormer Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Samuel Walter Onnoghen, may soon regain access to his frozen accounts and have the order barring him from holding public office for 10 years lifted.This follows a decision by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday, where a three-member panel granted the Federal Government’s …

NO GOD GET POWER, PHILIP SHAIBU CELEBRATES EDO GUBER ELECTION RESULT In a widely circulated video, Philip Shaibu, the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, was seen celebrating the governorship election results, confidently stating, “Na God get power.” The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed that over 90 percent of the results from polling stations had been uploaded to its …