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NEWS
Edo guber: Ighodalo’s wife embarks on roadshow for final push
The wife of the governorship candidate of the PDP in Edo, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, on Tuesday staged a roadshow in Benin as a final push to woo votes for her husband, Asue Ighodalo. The roadshow, which kicked off from the National Museum grounds at Ring Road in Benin, saw women in their large numbers joining the show. The set-up consisted…
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Edo 2024: Obaseki says civil servants’ll be first victim if opposition wins
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that civil servants in Edo would face negative consequences if the opposition wins the upcoming governorship election in the state. Obaseki said this during a thank-you meeting with public servants on Tuesday in Benin. Obaseki highlighted the progress made in technology-driven operations within the state’s civil service and urged voters to make the…
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2.2 million registered voters collect PVCs in Edo- INEC
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a total of 2,249,780 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in the state. This represents 85.57 percent of the 2,629,025 total registered voters in the state. Mr. Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in…
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No active suspected cases of Cholera, Mpox in Edo – Official
Dr. Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health, Edo Ministry of Health, announced on Tuesday that there were no active suspected cases of cholera or mumps in the state. Ojeifo confirmed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin. He said, “For now, the tempo is low. There are no active suspected cases of cholera or…
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Featured
Edo confirms receiving trucks of FG rice
The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Edo, Mr Chris Nehikhare, has confirmed that the state received trucks of rice from the Federal Government after its initial denial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nehikhare had in a national television denied that the State Government received trucks of rice from the Federal Government. “We only received grains and…
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Edo: APC guber candidate unveils agenda
Sen. Monday Okpebholo, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Sept. 21 election in , has pledged to prioritise security, education, health and economy, if elected. Okpebholo disclosed this during an interactive session with the members of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo Council on Tuesday in Benin. The governorship candidate, who decried…
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INEC meets party leaders on Edo, Ondo guber elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recovered from the recent flood disaster that damaged some facilities at the Benin office of the commission. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this during the commission’s regular quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja on Monday. Yakubu said in 53 days to the state governorship election holding…
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Edo: ZLP pledges bursary for students, if elected
Bishop Akhalamhe, Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) Candidate for the Sept. 21 Governorship election in Edo, has promised to give bursary to students in tertiary institution, if elected. Akalamhe, who made the promise during the official flag off of the party’s campaign on Monday in Benin, said the bursary was to take the burden of school fees off parents. “Education is…
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APC council seeks probe into attack on guber candidate in Edo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for Edo guber election has demanded an investigation into the security failure that led to the attack on its gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo. The council, in a statement on Friday in Benin, by its Director of Publicity, Comrade Orobosa Omo-Ojo, condemned what it described as an assassination attempt on the gubernatorial candidate.…
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INEC warns personnel against unethical practices in Edo, Ondo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned its personnel against unethical and corrupt practices in the upcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the warning on Monday in Abuja at a lecture in honour of late Abubakar Momoh, former Director-General of the Electoral Institute (TEI), from August 2013 to May 2017. Yakubu, represented by…
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Oshiomhole chairs 256-member Edo APC guber campaign council
Ahead of the Edo governorship poll, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has released a 256-member State Campaign Council with former governor, Adams Oshiomhole, as Chairman. Acting Chairman Jarrett Tenebe, in a statement on Wednesday in Benin, announced Sen. Matthew Urhoghide as the Campaign Council Director-General (DG), and Mr Joe Ugheoke as Campaign Council Secretary. Other notable members included Peter Akpatason,…
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Obaseki takes free rice distribution to Edo Central
Gov. Godwin Obaseki has commenced the distribution of rice to some residents of Edo Central Senatorial District as a way of cushioning the effect of the current economic hardship in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution is being done in collaboration with the state chapter of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN). While kick-starting…
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Flood damages INEC office in Edo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its office in Benin City, Edo has been ravaged by flood. “The flood damaged a section of the building. It destroyed voters registration machines and other items,” Mr Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that INEC Resident Electoral…
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Politics
APC Digging Its Own Grave in Edo
Nigeria’s politicians have perfected the art of burying themselves with one foot sticking out. And it appears that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will, once again, stage this rite of self-destruction in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State. The party’s primaries on Saturday were such a shambles that it has now been forced to conduct them again, with no guarantee…
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Crime
New CP assumes duty in Edo, declares war on cultism
Benin, Jan. 2, 2024 (NAN) The new Commissioner of Police (CP) for Edo, Funsho Adeboye, officially assumed duty in Benin on Tuesday, with a warning to cult members disturbing the peace of the state to leave or face the full weight of the law. The CP also warned Officers and Men of the command to stay away from corruption and…
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News
Correctional Service decorates 120 newly promoted officers in Edo
Benin, Dec. 30, 2023 (NAN) The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) has decorated 120 newly promoted officers at the Edo Command with various ranks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decoration was part of the ongoing nationwide promotion exercise in the service. Speaking at the ceremony, the Comptroller of Correctional Service, Edo Command, Philomena Emehimola, charged the officers…
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Election
Elections: Group urges electorates to vote competent candidates in Edo
A Group, known as Concerned Edo Citizens, on Monday called on Edo voters to carefully scrutinise and vote for competent candidates ahead of the March 18 House of Assembly elections. The Spokesman of the group, Comrade Solomon Idiogbe, told newsmen in Benin that the elections should be about voting people who have the capacity to carry out legislative duties that…
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