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I-G deploys 35,000 personnel for Edo governorship election
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun on Wednesday said that 35,000 men of the Nigeria Police Force had been deployed to Edo for the Sept. 21 governorship election Egbetokun also said that 8,000 personnel from other security agencies had also been deployed. He said this at a stakeholders meeting organised by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) m in Benin…
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Governorship election: 125,928 new PVCs were collected in Edo in 5 days – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 125,928 of the 184,438 newly printed Permanent Voters’ Card (PVCs) have been collected in Edo, ahead of the Sept.21 Governorship election in the state. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The PVC collection, he said, represents…
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Edo Governorship Election: INEC reinstates media role in credible elections
Mr Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), has urged the media to continuously shape democracy and uphold electoral integrity. Olumekun reiterated this at an engagement with journalists on Friday in Benin. He said the engagement was to ensure a peaceful and credible electoral process in the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. According to…
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Commotion as Supreme Court delivers judgment in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship election
There was commotion at the Supreme Court on Friday as the apex court delivers judgment in the governorship election disputes in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court had fixed today, Aug. 23 for the final judgment of the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship poll conducted in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi by the Independent…
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Edo governorship election: Yiaga Africa trains 62 journalists, CSOs
Yiaga Africa says it has trained over 62 journalists and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on pre-election observation methodology for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. The Media and Communication Officer, Mrs Jennifer Dafwat, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Benin. Dafwat said the participants consisted of 19 females and 43…
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Ondo Governorship Election: LP disowns Ebiseni, insists on Olorunfemi
The Labour Party has disassociated itself from Chief Olusola Ebiseni, the Secretary-General of Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, as the party’s candidate in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo. Mr Obiora Ifoh National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party, made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, Dr Ayo Olorunfemi emerged as its flag bearer in the…
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Parties nominate 44,687 agents for Edo governorship polls – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said details of only 44,687 out of 80,410 expected party agents for Edo governorship election were submitted on its dedicated portal, by the July 30 deadline. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, by Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. Olumekun said that the…
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Stemming political tension in Edo ahead of governorship election
The attack on Edo deputy governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, and governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Sen. Monday Okpebholo, in Benin has sparked condemnations and raised concerns about the upcoming governorship election in the state. The attack, which resulted in the death of a police personnel attached to Okpebholo, Insp. Onu Akon and severe injuries to many others, has…
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Ondo Governorship Election: APC strategises at grassroots level
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the grassroots level in Ondo State gathered on Saturday to ensure the party clinched the governorship seat in the forthcoming Nov. 16 election. The gathering, convened by Prof. Sinmidele Odimayo, Special Adviser (SA) on Health Matters to Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, was held in Irele Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Odimayo…
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2025: Anambra governorship election crucial to APC, Federal Government -Ganduje
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman says the 2025 Anambra governorship election is crucial to the party and the Federal Government. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration of Anambra Consultative Council, adding that the state deserved to be at the mainstream of the country’s politics. “I believe the meeting is part of the…
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Edo governorship election: IPC trains 50 journalists
The International Press Centre (IPC) says it has trained over 50 journalists on electoral reportage in readiness for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. The Programme Manager, Mrs Stella Nwofia, disclosed this in Benin on Friday after the completion of a two-day training which started on Thursday. Nwofia said journalists were drawn from online media and the Edo Council…
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Court declares Edo PDP Governorship Primary unlawful
A Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, declared the Feb. 22 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo as unlawful and unconstitutional. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, agreed with the plaintiffs’ submission that the primary failed to comply with Sections 82 of the Electoral Act, 2022;…
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Court voids PDP Governorship Primary
A Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the PDP’s primary held on Feb. 22 failed to complied with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; the guidelines for the conduct…
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Edo: Court orders INEC to publish Asamah’s name as LP deputy governorship candidate
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, affirmed the nomination and substitution of Prince Kadiri Asamah, SAN, as deputy governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP) for the Edo governorship election fixed for Sept. 21. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, agreed with the argument of the party’s lead counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, that the LP had complied with the provisions…
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Ondo 2024: Edema emerges as NNPP governorship candidate
Mr Olugbenga Edema, a former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Ondo State, on Wednesday, was announced as the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the Nov. 16 governorship poll. The News  Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Israel Ayeni, who won the party’s primary on April 26, voluntarily withdrew, paving way for his substitution…
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Edo governorship primary: Shaibu confident of victory in court
Impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, Mr Philip Shaibu, said on Tuesday that would challenge the emergence of Asue Ighodalo as PDP candidate for the upcoming state election to the highest judicial level. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had on Monday dismissed a suit filed by the Shaibu seeking to nullify the Feb. 22 governorship primary of the PDP…
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Governorship candidate promises to build a united Plateau
 Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADP), Mr Sani Dawop, says he will build a united, secure, peaceful and prosperous Plateau if elected as governor. Dawop told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos that the state had been divided along ethnic and religious lines that exacerbated insecurity. The governorship candidate said that the solution lay…
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