edo 2016

The campaign team of the PDP candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu was yesterday attacked at Jattu, the home town of the APC deputy governorship candidate, Philip Shaibu in Etsako West local government. According to Vanguard, Some youths allegedly said to be sympathetic to the APC destroyed two...

The APC candidate, Godwin Obaseki has been endorsed by the Ovia North East Local Government Area Community Development Association. President of the Community Development Association in the Local Government, Mr. Osasere Osayogie, and Vice President, Etinosa Ighogaro declared at a solidarity...

The Nigeria Police on Thursday said that no fewer than 23,000 personnel ‎would be deployed in 2,627 polling units for next month’s governorship election in Edo State. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Joshak Habila‎, who disclosed this during a visit to the state...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of non-sensitive materials to the 18 local government areas of the state. The commission’s assistant director in charge of voters education and publicity, Mrs. Sule Imodu, told journalists that the distribution...

Governorship candidate of KOWA party, Mr. Thompson Osadolor, has promised to create no fewer than 300,000 direct and indirect jobs if elected governor. He made the promise while addressing some youth organisations in Benin yesterday, saying that the jobs will be created through mobile network...

The APC governorship candidate for the upcoming Edo 2016 elections, Godwin Obaseki, has stated that he has found his certificates which were previously declared missing. In a previous affidavit submitted to INEC, Obaseki had sworn that his certificates got missing while he was moving his...

The academic qualifications of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo state, Dr. Godwin Obaseki, has suddenly become subject of controversy. This is as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the State, Monday, expressed concern...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has emphasized the need for a violence free exercise in the coming Edo State governorship election. The Sultan, who is also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, made the call during the council’s visit to Edo...

Godwin Obaseki, Edo state gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, today failed to show up for the scheduled debate. Obaseki sent the Director of his campaign, Osakue Aiyemekpen to debate on his behalf. Other gubernatorial candidates are present at the debate which is...

The comprehensive list of all aspirants participating in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State has been released. See list below:

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has alleged that some members of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF) were planning to invade the state through the water ways ahead of the September 10 governorship election. Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor. Mr. Musa Ebomhiana...

The candidate of the Peoples Democracy Party for the Edo State governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in an interview with PUNCH Newspaper mocked his opponent, Godwin Obaseki, the candidate of the APC. When asked if he felt intimidated by Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu said, ''How can you be...

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, yesterday stormed Edo State alongside All Progressives Congress (APC) women across the country in support of Mr Godwin Obaseki, saying that victory for the party in the forthcoming election is non-negotiable. The women shortly after a courtesy visit to...

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, yesterday stormed Edo State alongside All Progressives Congress (APC) women across the country in support of Mr Godwin Obaseki, saying that victory for the party in the forthcoming election is non-negotiable. The women shortly after a courtesy visit to...

The Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu Campaign Organisation has stated that attempts to rig the Edo state gubernatorial elections will fail as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will defend its votes by all means necessary. According to THIS DAY, the campaign organization made the threat after it was...

Over 700 members of the APC on Wednesday defected to the PDP in Edo state. Most of the members who defected were from Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. They were led by a leader of APC in the locality, Friday Ighodaro. The former APC members announced their defection at a...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deregistered 3,000 voters in Edo State because of multiple registrations ahead of the September 10, gubernatorial election. The Edo INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Sam Olumekun, who said this yesterday in Benin City, said the...

The Peoples Democratic Party has slammed Edo state's governor Adams Oshiomhole for calling its governorship candidate, Osagie Ize Iyanmu a thief and requesting that he be arrested by the EFCC. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Dayo Adeyeye, PDP said Oshiomhole should maintain the...

Chief Solomon Edebiri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant in the June 20 party primaries, said that he had resigned from the party. Edebiri made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Obayanton, near Benin on Thursday. He attributed his decision to leave the party to...

Dr. Pedro Obaseki was said to have step down his ambition and endorse Ize-Iyamu because he realised that the PDP governorship candidate is the ‘’best candidate” for the election, describing Governor Oshiomhole and his cousin as unworthy of the people’s trust. The PDP candidate, Pastor Osagie...