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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has told his supporters that he would be contesting the 2020 governorship election in the state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Obaseki, who had described his disqualification from the All Progressives Congress as “unjust”, noted that defecting to the PDP was to “engender good governance” in the state. The governor added that …

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has formerly joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The governor made this known on Friday afternoon when he led some of his appointees and supporters to the PDP secretariat in Benin-City. The leadership of the PDP had on Wednesday met with Mr Obaseki who is seeking a second term in office. Mr Obaseki was disqualified by …

… Denounces Speculations About palace prevailing on Candidate To Step Down for another Great Benin King, Oba Ewuare II has called on political actors in Edo State to eradicate what he described as the twin evil political vices of “godfatherism and consensus candidate,” saying “These two practices seem antithetical to the very fundamental basis of democracy” He also denounced speculations …

Fatima Ganduje-Ajimobi, a daughter of All Progressives Congress(APC) acting national chairman, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has debunked reports of his death. The former Oyo Governor, she said, is alive, according to twitter message received by the Nation. There had been apprenhensions over the health of Ajimobi with some media organisations reporting he was dead. But Ganduje-Ajimobi, in a tweet on Thursday …

Ahead of the Edo State All Progressives Congress Governorship Primary Scheduled for June 22, the National Working Committee of the party on Thursday, inaugurated the Election and Appeal Committees for the primary. The National Vice Chairman (South-South), Hilliard Eta, who represented the acting APC National Chairman, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, inaugurated the Governor Hope Uzodinma-led seven-member election committee.

A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, on Thursday, adjourned the money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) against Pastor Osagie Ize -Iyamu, PDP governorship candidate in Edo State in 2016 election and four others to July 2. The other four defendants are Lucky Imasuen, former deputy governor of Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih, PDP …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has declared that it would no longer be possible for domestic flight operations to resume on June 21 following the closure of airports to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The Director Geberal of NCAA,Capt Musa Nuhu, made the disclosure on Thursday at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 press briefing in …

As preparations for the Ondo State governorship election continue, the Deputy Senate Leader, Robert Boroffice, has said Ondo state needs a new political leader in the office of the governor to advance the interest of the state for the benefit of all stakeholders and the population. Boroffice disclosed this Thursday in Abuja when he played host to Prince Okunjimi Odimayo, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate release of N19.67 billion to fast-track the completion of sections I-IV of the East-West Road project by 2021, in a bid to address infrastructure deficit in the region and boost the economic life of the people. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this during a meeting with contractors handling …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday told heads of security agencies including the service chiefs that he will no longer tolerate the worsening security situation in the country. President Buhari at the meeting with the security heads told them that their best was not good enough and charged them to redouble efforts to ensure that all the security challenges in the …