Governor Godwin Obaseki of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won his polling unit in Oredo Ward 4, Unit 19, while his main rival, All Progressives Congress candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has won his polling unit at Ward 5, Iguododo community in Orhionwon Local Government Area.

By Ozioruva Aliu THERE were gunshots in Uneme-Nekhua in Ward, Akoko-Edo local government area but the Deputy Majority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Peter Akpatason, said the incident was orchestrated by persons he said wanted to discredit the votes in the area. Addressing Journalists, Akpatason said one of the known thugs hauled pebbles […]

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Walid Jibrin, yesterday, condemned the alleged take over of Westend Hotel, Benin City, where Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state is staying to monitor the Edo state governorship election. Following quickly on the heels of Prince Uche Secondus in […]

  By Akpokona Omafuaire ELECTION is peaceful at Ologbotsere Primary School with huge turnout where there are 23 polling units at Ikpoa/Okha with voters conducting themselves well even as a collation of results commencing. There are no skirmishes as at the time of filing this report. A policewoman who spoke to Vanguard said she was […]

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By Gabriel Enogholase Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that the “lions and tigers have invaded Urhonigbe North and Southwards.” A statement by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Chris Nehikhare in Benin yesterday said, “They came in a commando-style seating on top vehicle bonnets armed with-sized shotguns shooting into the […]

A policeman at one of the checkpoints on Auchi-Igarra road in Edo has expressed anger over the non-payment of allowances for officers on election duty in the state. According to the officer, other policemen who were deployed from other states for the purpose of the election had been paid, but officers working in Edo have […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Edo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki has expressed disappointment over the failure of card readers in several wards across the state. He spoke shortly after casting his vote where rued the long hours he spent on the queue of the malfunctioning of […]

The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), on Saturday said voters in Ologbosere primary school, ward 4 with 40 units and other polling units they visited were not observing the COVID-19 guidelines as stipulated in the INEC policy. Mr Wilson Manji, the deputy project coordinator, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that although the […]

The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), on Saturday, said voters in Ologbosere primary school, ward 4 with 40 units and other polling units they visited were not observing the COVID-19 guidelines as stipulated in the INEC policy. Mr Wilson Manji, the deputy project coordinator, told the Press that although the voters were all wearing […]