By Dirisu Yakubu & Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State said it has uncovered plots by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to rig the coming election through fake voters and buying of Permanent Voters Card with huge sums of money. Chairman of the Edo state APC Media Campaign […]

By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin The Muslim community under the auspices of Edo Muslims for Peace and Unity have thrown their weight behind the re-election bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and his deputy, Philip Shaibu. The Muslims body made their stand after a meeting of stakeholders in Auchi, in […]

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II has called for protection of members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, that would be deployed as adhoc staff for the September 19 governorship election in Edo state. Oba Ewuare II made this call when the Director General of the NYSC Brig […]

•Abdulsalami leads peace panel to Benin Tuesday By Henry Umoru – Abuja Ahead of September 19 Edo State Governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has deployed an additional five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and three National Commissioners (NCs) to the state. The additional five Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs who are drawn from five […]

The Chairman, Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, on Thursday said the commission would deploy 3,000 infrared thermometers for Edo and Ondo States governorship elections. Yakubu said this at his first appearance at Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja. He said, while speaking on INEC preparations for the two states’ governorship […]