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Former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the recently concluded Edo State governorship election, labeling it a “blatant example of ‘state capture’” and a “continued gross undermining of our democratic process and values.” In a statement released on his official Twitter account, Obi expressed his disappointment with the election, which […]

The outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has made a passionate appeal to the people of the state to remain calm even in the face of provocation and resist resorting to acts of violence. He made the appeal moments after the announcement of the results of the September 21, governorship election 2024 by INEC […]

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of bias towards the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the Edo State Governorship Election, Monday Okpebholo. Governor Fintiri, who chairs the Edo PDP National Campaign Council, earlier alleged that the APC, in collaboration with some INEC officials and […]

President Bola Tinubu has issued a fresh directive to security agencies to go after cyber criminals and other organized crime groups in the country. This was made known by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, President Tinubu said security and […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has rejected the results of the governorship election declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in three of the local government areas. The party alleged irregularities in the final collation of the results for Akoko Edo, Egor and Etsako West local government areas, saying the results […]

The Peoples Democratic Party and its Governors Forum have expressed support for the Chairman of the Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council, Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, who stated that the PDP candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, clearly won the state governorship election. On Sunday, Fintiri stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission should be […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The electoral commission declared Okpebholo winner of the election on Sunday, saying that he polled a total of 291,667 votes to defeat his closest contender, […]

The Nigerian Bar Association, Ado-Ekiti Branch, held its first-ever Sports Festival on September 21, 2024, at the Aare Afe Babalola Bar Centre. The event, themed “The Sporty Lawyers,” saw members of the legal profession in Ado-Ekiti participate in various sporting activities, including jogging, aerobics, snooker, ludo, scrabble, chess, draft, ayo-olopon, skipping, weightlifting, and various card […]

Election observer groups have raised concerns about the transparency of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the ongoing governorship election in Edo State. The election observer groups made their position known in a statement jointly signed by the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, Yiaga Africa, Kimpact Development Initiative, Nigerian Women Trust Fund, ElectHER and TAF […]

Elder statesman and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, has faulted the monopoly of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited in the sale of petrol from the Dangote refinery. Babalola, who expressed dissatisfaction with the hikes of petroleum prices, especially the recent one by NNPC, appealed to the governments through their policies and […]

The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has described the call by the factional All Progressives Congress in the state to declare a state of emergency as baseless and disrespectful to the people. Earlier on Sunday, the Zamfara State chapter of the APC called on the Federal Government to declare a state of […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the INEC Presiding Officer (PO) in the Edo State Governorship election, Obozuwa Josephine, for allegedly brazenly allocating non-existent votes to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to a statement issued on Saturday by Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary, the election result sheet […]