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By Oladipo Airenakho Frontline and leading contestant for the gubernatorial ticket of Edo State branch of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has been elected to fly the flag of his party in the September 10, 2016 governorship election in the state. Ize-Iyamu received 584 out of the total 713 delegates’ votes to defeat his two remaining opponents, …

On a recent afternoon at Hope Medical Group for Women, an abortion clinic in the far north-west corner of Louisiana, Kathaleen Pittman emptied the coffee pots, turned on the security system, and wondered how many more times she would repeat this end-of-day routine. “We’re in limbo right now,” said Pittman, the clinic’s administrator, as she flicked off the lights. She …

By Oladipo Airenakho Former Secretary to Edo State Government and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party in the state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has been projected to pick the parry’s governorship nomination at its primary election currently holding at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. The primary is presided over by the chairman of the party’s nomination committee and …

Pressure for one last attempt to dump Donald Trump built among Republicans on Sunday, as the party’s leader appeared to encourage a possible revolt that could still see an alternative nominee chosen at next month’s national convention. After a week in which the presumptive nominee appalled many colleagues with his reaction to a shooting massacre in Orlando, House speaker Paul …

A renewed debate over gun laws will take center stage in Washington on Monday, as the Senate prepares to hold rare votes on new firearm restrictions. On the same day, family members of those killed at Sandy Hook in 2012 will return to court in Connecticut, as part of a lawsuit against the maker, distributor and dealer of the AR-15-style …

Mr Godwin Obaseki, winner of Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Edo, said his victory was a collective one for him, his co-contestants and the delegates. In the result of the primaries announced in the early hours of Sunday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, venue of the exercise, Obaseki scored 1,618 votes to clinch victory. He defeated …

Mild drama occurred while voting was on going as Ogiennwonyi, Imasuagbon accused the governor of alleged trying to intimidate delegates. It was observed that Imasuagbon who has been restless and the campaign Director of Odubu, Samson Osagie cried that the governor was moving around. But a chieftain of the party from Igueben, Ken Ihenseken engaged Imasuagbon in a war of …

In the main opposition Party, Peoples Democratic Party, there is uncertainty at the weekend about the party’s participation in the governorship election. This followed an escalation of the party’s leadership crisis, as the two men who laid claim to its headship sends different electoral panels to the state for the party’s governorship primaries scheduled to hold tomorrow. And the Independent …

Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Saturday emerged the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress in Edo State ahead of the September 10 election to choose a successor to Governor Adams Oshiomhole. Obaseki beat 11 other contestants to pick the ticket of the state’s ruling party in the governorship primaries whose run-up was mostly tense. Obaseki polled 1,608 votes. The other aspirants …

By Alltimepost.Com Our Correspondent, Oladipo Airenakho on the ground reported that as at 4:55 pm Nigerian time, the primary had not started and that the Chairman of the committee, overseeing the process, Governor Aminu Masari just arrived at the venue with members of his committee. Details later