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The card reader failed to function at Ipkeshi, near Auchi, during the governorship election in Edo. The device did not function in Ward 11 and 12 at Okhueromoh Primary School, Ipkeshi, when the INEC official attempted to accredit voters for the poll. Two of the voters, Mr Agbada Jerry and Charles Monday, decried the development and said that it would …

Former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, on Wednesday called for peace among the people of Edo as they participated in the gubernatorial election in the state. Anenih made the call after casting his vote at Uzenema Primary School, Urue-Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area at about 8.20 a.m. He said that there …

A combined security team set up to monitor the Edo governorship election has arrested six persons for disobeying restriction of movement order. The Edo Comtroller of Prisons and member of the team, Mr Amadin Osayande, said in Benin that the suspects were arrested at Welfare junction, Upper Sakponba road, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, on Wednesday. Osayande said that four men …

The House of Representatives Committee on Wednesday suspended it’s former Appropriations Committee Chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin for 180 legislative days. He was also barred from holding any position of responsibility in the House for the rest of the eighth National Assembly. He was also directed to tender a written apology to the House. This is sequel to the adoption of the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has called on Nigerians to disregard results being posted on the social media for the Edo State governorship election. According to the Commission, only results released by it or its designated officials are genuine. The electoral body said in a tweet, “It has come to the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission that some …

Donald Trump, U.S. Republican presidential candidate on Tuesday in Washington vowed to hit rival Democrat Hillary Clinton harder in next presidential debate. This was coming after Clinton put him on the defensive by accusing him of being a racist, sexist and a tax dodger during their first matchup. Trump, making his first run for public office, praised himself for not …

Less than 24 hours to Wednesday’s governorship election in Edo State, many journalists who had arrived the state for coverage of the exercise were yet to be accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Many of the journalists besieged the commission’s headquarters in the state at Ikpoba Hill as early as 7am on today and have remained unattended to by …

By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City, Nigeria – Preliminary press conference by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room on the rescheduled governorship election in Edo State has said it will hold the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) accountable for any lapses and failures in the conduct of a successful governorship election in Edo State. The rescheduled election will hold tomorrow …

By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City, Nigeria – With less than twenty hours to the commencement of Edo State governorship poll, the state branch of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has raised the alarm, alleging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) complicity with a rival political party to rig the election. Mr. Chris Nehikhare, PDP’s spokesman in Edo State alleged that …

Hillary Clinton was deemed the winner of Monday night’s debate by 62% of voters who tuned in to watch, while just 27% said they thought Donald Trump had the better night, according to a CNN/ORC Poll of voters who watched the debate. That drubbing is similar to Mitt Romney’s dominant performance over President Barack Obama in the first 2012 presidential …