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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that it would not postpone Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination scheduled to hold on the same day. The National Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Benin, the state capital. A total of 1,742 candidates are …

The Resident Electoral Commissioner Edo State, Mr Sam Olumekun, has said that no fewer than 1.9 million registered voters were expected to participate in the governorship poll. Olumekun said that Edo has 1,925,105 registered voters, adding that accreditation and voting would be done simultaneously during the election. He attributed the decision to the paradigm shift in the evolving electoral system, …

The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday respectively as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, the Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to support, co-operate and join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari “in his sustained efforts to diversify the …

By Alltimepost.com Apex Edo organization in the Diaspora, the Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW) changed leadership via democratic process at its annual convention which ended last Sunday in Houston, Texas in the United States of America. The new members of the executive who either won an election or were returned on opposed during the organization’s election at is Council of …

By Alltimepost.com Secondary School students have called for a shift in the date of the gubernatorial election in Edo State scheduled to hold on Saturday, September 10 to another date as it clashes with their Mathematics examination, scheduled by the West African Examination Council for the same day. The students who stormed the Government House, Benin City on Monday with …

By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye reaffirmed their countries’ long-standing alliance and condemned North Korea’s nuclear program and missile launches, while attending a regional summit meeting on Tuesday in Vientiane, Laos, according to a White House news release. Obama is attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit meeting hosted by Laos as …

Abuja – In a bid to entrench the values of accountability, integrity and inculcate positive attitudinal change in Nigerians, the Federal Government is set to launch the “Change Begins With Me’’ campaign. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and the Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Garba Abari, made this known in Abuja. They said that the …

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Tuesday said that instead of planning to increase the pump price of fuel, the Federal Government should improve people’s living conditions. The TUC President, Mr Bobboi Kaigama and its Acting General-Secretary, Mr Simeso Amachree, in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, vowed to resist any form of fuel increase above N145. “The …

Donald Trump’s claims that if he loses in November it will be due to a “rigged” election have sparked strong bipartisan criticism from election lawyers, donors and a former member of Congress who warn that the Republican candidate’s words are dangerous, fueling doubts about the election’s legitimacy and potentially leading to voter intimidation. As his poll numbers have weakened and …

The All Progressives Congress in Edo on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state would boost the party’s chances at Saturday’s governorship election. Buhari is in Benin to attend the party’s grand finale campaign rally at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin ahead of September 10 governorship election in Edo. The APC Chairman in the state, Mr. Anselm Ojezua, …