Category: Politics

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo sued Senator Adams Oshiomhole over comments on the Planwell scheme. Ighodalo slammed the former governor with a N20 billion lawsuit. The governorship candidate, through his counsel, Ayo Asala (SAN) & Associates, also sought an immediate retraction…

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has said Saturday’s governorship poll to elect his successor as a do or die affair for his party, the PDP. Speaking at the party’s rally held at Garrick Playground, opposite Ekenwan Campus of the University of Benin, Governor Obaseki said: “This election is do or die. If they do, we…

Chairmen of the state chapters of the opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, have expressed their confidence in the party’s national leadership. This decision follows a meeting held in Lagos on Thursday, chaired by Ademola Ayoade, the party’s Vice National Chairman for the zone. In a statement, Adelusi Ayeni and Ronnie Dikko-Kila, the chairmen of…

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has explained its decision not to sign the peace accord facilitated by the National Peace Committee, chaired by former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar. The party cited concerns about alleged police bias and a lack of confidence in the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, as…

The Imo State Government says it has no intention of tampering with the electoral process, reaffirming its dedication to conducting free, fair, and credible local government elections on September 21. Recall that the Supreme Court had confirmed the state Governor’, Hope Uzodinma’s re-election as the governor of Imo State in the November 11, 2023, governorship…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that the dedicated portal for online accreditation of journalists and media organisations wishing to cover the Ondo State Governorship election scheduled for 16 November 2024 will open today, Monday, September 9th, 2024. It said the portal would automatically shut down at midnight on Thursday 31st October 2024…

Alhaji Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, chairman of the North-Central APC Forum and a member of the Presidential Campaign Council from the last election, has rejected claims that the party’s chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, played a significant role in the party’s success in the 2023 elections. Zazzaga argued that the North-Central is determined to reclaim the position…

GOV AIYEDATIWA APPOINTS SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANTS, SPECIAL ASSISTANTS In continuation of efforts to enhance governance and service delivery to the people of the State, the Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of new Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs). The new appointments are spread across the 18…