Category: Politics
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Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has disclosed why governors did not want him to remain as national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during News Central’s 60 Minutes with Mr Kay, the lawmaker representing Edo North stated that governors told him to his face that they were afraid he would impose…
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Olumide Akpata is the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in Edo State in 2024. In this interview, Akpata, who joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) a few weeks ago, speaks on the reason he joined Mr. Peter Obi in the coalition party. The former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), expresses displeasure over the spate…
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Fresh cracks may be emerging within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State following strong resistance from a political pressure bloc over what it described as a clandestine plot to hand over the Edo South Senatorial ticket to a former Oredo Federal Constituency lawmaker. The group, APC Formidables (AF), in a statement issued on…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has boasted that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has 31 governors, stressing that more are expected to join. Okpebholo said this on Wednesday during the official reception of defectors in Benin City, the state capital. He expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu and the people of Edo State over…
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The Coalition of Edo Civil Society Organizations has berated leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, over the Tuesday incident in Benin, dismissing claims that the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, was shot at during the fracas. The Coalition, in a statement signed by the Convener, Braimoh Idris, and the Co-Convener, Andrew Akhere,…
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Edo has promised Asiwaju 3.5million votes, we are not joking – Edo Governor Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has vowed to quit if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the 2027 general elections. Okpebholo made this promise on Friday during an interview with African Independent Television (AIT). He listed the state’s development projects and…
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A former Edo State governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Olumide Akpata, has narrated how he and other leaders of the African Democratic Party, ADC, including 2027 presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, escaped death in Benin City during the week. edocelebrities reported that the motorcade of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, was riddled with…
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The Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua, has stated that former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, should have informed the state government before entering the state. He said this on Wednesday while fielding questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. He was reacting to the gunmen attack on Obi and…
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Veteran Nigerian journalist, Reuben Abati, has mocked the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, over the inability to pronounce the acronym GCFR. Edocelebrities reports that Okpebholo, in a video making the rounds online, was seen struggling to pronounce the ‘GCFR’ suffix added to President Bola Tinubu’s name. Speaking during Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ on Wednesday, Abati said…
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A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has alleged that the assassination attempt on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was by the government or its agents. Okonkwo made this allegation on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’. He was reacting to the gunmen attack on Peter Obi’s…