By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Governor Godwin Obaseki is at the Wadata Plaza, headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  Abuja to receive his certificate of return and flag after emerging the party’s candidate for the September 19, 2020, Edo governorship election. Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu is also at the party’s national secretariat for the […]

By Dapo Akinrefon The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday, dismissed claims by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State that 10 governors, elected on the PDP platform, will join the All Progressives Congress, APC. Governor Bello, during a television programme, had boasted that 10 PDP governors would dump their party for the APC in weeks […]

By Clifford Ndujihe FORMER Commissioner for Information in Edo State, Chief Charles Idahosa, has dumped the All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Idahosa, a founding member of the PDP, returned to the party after a sojourn in the APC. He obtained the PDP membership card at his ward in Uhunmwonde Local Government […]

Governor Godwin Obaseki is set to clinch the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship ticket as his fellow aspirant, Kenneth Imasuangbon stepped down a few hours to the delegate election.

By Emmanuel Elebeke Frontline governorship aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming election in Edo state, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama has said he instituted the lawsuit against the party to prevent impending disaster following the way Governor Obaseki was being imposed on party stakeholders by the national leadership ahead of the […]

By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out the suit filed by Mr. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama stopping Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in tomorrow’s governorship primary elections of the People s Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State. One of the counsels for the plaintiff, D. C. Denwigwe, (SAN) […]

By Ozioruva Aliu THE drama hallmarking the build-up to the Edo State governorship election continued Tuesday as three councillors in Uhunmwonde Local Council removed the Leader of the Assembly, Osarobo Ogbegiere over his refusal to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ogbegiere is reluctant to leave the All Progressives Congress, APC. Some members of […]

By Henry Ojelu Some senior lawyers have reacted to the order of a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, stopping Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State from participating in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries. Why Port Harcourt?—Olisa Agbakoba(SAN) I wondered why the action should be in Port Harcourt, as the most […]

By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday petitioned a Federal High Court Judge, Justice Emmanuel Adema Obile over his role against its primary election fixed for Thursday, 25th June. A member of the House of Representatives and governorship aspirant on the platform of the PDP, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, had in a motion […]

 Allegation of inducement is gross display of emptiness — Akeredolu Akeredolu sacks all his aides, Ajayi reabsorb them as personal aides Dayo Johnson – Akure The Ondo state House of Assembly complex was on Tuesday besieged by policemen following an alleged plan by lawmakers to commence the impeachment of the embattled deputy governor, Hon Agboola […]

No comment on court ruling barring Obaseki — Secondus By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja A member of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the public to dismiss the “false report” purportedly barring Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki from participating in its Thursday’s governorship election primaries. Report of Obaseki’s […]

 A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has refused to bar Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, from participating in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election slated for Thursday. Mr Obaseki was granted a waiver by the PDP recently after he joined the opposition party from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The […]

By Dayo Johnson & David Royal The incumbent Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi, who recently resigned from the All Progressive Congress, APC, has disclosed that the reason he resigned from APC is that the party is having breathing difficulties because one man is kneeling on its neck. Ajayi had defected to the […]

By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has extended the sale of nomination forms for the Ondo state governorship election. A statement issued late Monday night by spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, noted that by the development, the last day for the sale of nomination forms has been extended from the earlier announced date […]

An aspirant in the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Primary election, Engr. Gideon Ikhine has stepped down, declaring support for the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki. Ikhine, who declared his support for the governor at his campaign office in Benin City, noted that his decision was to allow the governor consolidate on his […]