By Rasheed Sobowale The governor of Rivers State and the Edo Guber Election Campaign Council Chairman, Nyesom Wike, has said considering the voting process and methodology employed in Edo State 2020 Guber election, the poll may likely be the best in the history of Nigeria. Wike through his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus […]

By Rasheed Sobowale The governor of Rivers State and the Edo Guber Election Campaign Council Chairman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nyesom Wike, has said the party is satisfied with the voting process in Edo State so far. Wike through his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, via his twitter handle and Facebook […]

  Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie has said that the unexplainable break called by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials is causing apprehension in the state. Osagie queried the continued delay in announcing the results when the collating officers are present at the venue to […]

By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City Results of three more local government areas have been released by the returning officers and the three won by the All Progressives Congress (APC). They are: Etsako East LGA: APC – 17011, PDP- 10668, Akoko-Edo LGA: APC – 22963, PDP – 20101 Etsako-Central LGA: APC -8359, PDP – 7478 Vanguard

Edo 2020 Governorship election results as uploaded on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Result Viewing Portal and gathered by our correspondents. Final and total collation: PDP (Obaseki): 307,955 APC (Ize-Iyamu): 223,619 INEC declares Godwin Obaseki winner with 84,336 margin. LGA: IGUEBEN Ward / RA: EKEKHEN/IDUMUOGO/EGBIKI EGBIKI PRIMARY SCHOOL, EGBIKI PU Code: 12/10/01/004 APC: 86 […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday began the collation of results from 18 local government areas of Edo . The Resident Electoral Commissioner  for INEC in Edo, Mr Johnson Alalibo, gave the name of the Returning Officer for Edo governorship election, to include Prof. Akpofure Rem-Rukeh, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Petroleum Resources, […]

By Nwafor Sunday The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and of course the current governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki is currently leading his major opponent from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu with more than fifty thousand (50), votes The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced the results collated […]

…Early scores appear too close to call …Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu, Oshiomhole, Shaibu win polling units …PDP alleges plots to replace Edo North results …APC, PDP bicker over shootings in Urhonigbe, Owan West …INEC confirms violence, hitches, may take drastic action …Skirmishes in 6 LGAs By Clifford Ndujihe, Kingsley Omonobi, Henry Umoru, Gabriel Enogholase, Omeiza Ajayi, Dirisu, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said the delay in the receipt of collated results of the governorship election from local government areas in Edo State has delayed the collation at the state level.

Sorting and counting of votes in the Edo governorship election have begun in parts of Edo Central Senatorial District. Some other parts in the state have concluded voting. At Central Primary School, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Ward 6, units 1 to 5, counting had been concluded in some units and results have been […]

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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