Tag: Edo State
Okpebholo makes first appointments with Oshiomhole’s son as health commissioner
The newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo has announced Barrister Musa Ikhilor as the Secretary to the State Government, (SGG), Dr Sa [...]
Monday Okpebholo sworn in as Edo governor
Monday Okpebholo, a serving senator, has been sworn in as the governor of Edo state.
Okpebholo took his oath of office at about 1pm on Tuesday at t [...]
INEC doctored BVAS, allowed APC thugs into its office during Edo gubernatorial election – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of doctoring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation [...]
Ben Kalu supervised deduction of N1.4m from lawmakers’ salaries for Edo election — Reps admit
The House of Representatives has accepted that members’ salaries were indeed deducted for the election of Monday Okpebholo, who was elected governor o [...]
APC brazenly stole my mandate – Ighodalo alleges
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has claimed that his mandate [...]
Vote buying, voter apathy disenfranchised people from voting in Edo – Olumide Apata
The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Edo governorship election Olumide Akpata has lamented the reported widespread vote-buying and apathy in [...]
Anti-Obaseki forces that dashed Ighodalo’s hope at Edo gubernatorial election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All-Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Saturday governorship election in [...]
Edo election was rape of democracy, I weep for Nigeria – Adamawa gov, Fintiri laments
Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa state, says Nigeria’s democracy experienced yet another attack in Edo over the weekend.
On September 22, the In [...]
Monday Okpebholo of APC declared winner of Edo controversial gubernatorial election
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo, has been declared the winner after securing more votes than any other candidat [...]
Mercy Johnson’s husband escapes assassination attempt
Security personnel foiled an assassination attempt by armed men suspected to be political thugs on a federal lawmaker representing the Esan North- [...]