EDO DECIDES 2024

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in multiple legal challenges over the outcome of the Edo State governorship election held on September 21, 2024, in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner. The three-member panel of the…

Photo: INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Elections Commission, INEC, could declare the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State in just a matter of hours as the commission has now uploaded about 99% of results on its IREV portals. The development came amidst commendation from independent observer…

Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has been inaugurated as the 5th Executive Governor of Edo State since 1999. Okpebholo, who succeeds Godwin Obaseki, is the first Ishan governor in the state after it was excised from former Bendel State on August 27, 1991, and it also…

Edo State Governor-Elect Monday Okpebholo has urged banks to stop granting loans to the state government during the transition period. He expressed concerns about Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration officials’ alleged looting of government funds and properties and called for investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the…

Loot and Face Consequences, Dep Gov Tells Commissioners, others Barely one month to the end of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration in Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has warned heads of ministries, parastatals and MDAs to guide against looting of government property by the governor’s appointees. He warned that heads…

Oshiomhole: Stick with Obaseki, ‘Intelligent’ Ighodalo Barely 48 hours after the All Progressive Party won the Edo State governorship election, members of the ruling PDP in the state and associates of outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki, are scheming to dump the party. Sources said some of the embattled governor’s associates and…

Says Governor Ungrateful, Fought His Helpers The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu, has advised his estranged boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki to go back and apologize to the people of the state and everyone he offended as his administration winds down. Shaibu said Obaseki had been demystified and…

It is Unhealthy that 25% of Citizens Choose next Governor By Oghenekevwe Kofi The Edo State governorship election held last Saturday, September 21, 2024, was characterized by low voter turnout, logistic issues, and heavy rainfall that affected the voting process. Despite having 2,629,025 registered voters, only a fraction of them…

POLLS 291,667 Votes, PDP’S OKPEBHOLO 247,274 The All Progressive Congress’s Senator Monday Okpebholo, has been declared by INEC as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election of Edo State. The final result showed that Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes against his closest challenger, Asue Ighodalo of the PDP who garnered 247,274 votes.…

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