Category: Politics
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The Independent National Electoral Commission is gearing up for a pivotal weekend that will serve as the inaugural trial run of Nigeria’s freshly minted electoral framework. On Saturday, INEC will simultaneously manage Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory and critical bye-elections in Rivers and Kano states — all under the newly signed Electoral…
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Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has reaffirmed his administration’s strategic partnership with the Nigerian Army in the ongoing fight against abductions and other criminal activities in the state. The governor made this known when he received the Commander of the Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport, Major General Nansak Danjuma Shagaya, alongside other senior…
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The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday held its ward congresses across the 192 wards of the state, where the leaders emerged on a consensus basis. Addressing the media at the party secretariat in Benin City, the State Chairman of the party, Emperor Jarret Tenebe, flanked by a delegation of…
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As political heavyweights in the oil-rich South-South defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citizens are asking for potential gains of political realignment, ANN GODWIN (Port Harcourt), TINA AGOSI TODO (Calabar), JOSEPH KANJO (Benin), MONDAY OSAYANDE (Delta) and JULIUS OSAHON (Yenagoa) report. ONCE firmly dominated by the now major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
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The Chairmanship Aspirant in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Hon Goodluck Momodu, has attributed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s New Telegraph Governor of the year to his sweeping reforms and strategic investment in the state education sector. Momodu described the recognition as well-deserved and reflective of the purposeful leadership of the Okpebholo’s led administration.…
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In an interview with Patrick Ochoga, Emperor Jarret Tenebe outlines the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s situation in Edo State and its plan to strengthen the party ahead of 2027, including the goal of delivering 3.5 million votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. What are your plans for the upcoming party congress, and how do you…
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The Senate has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacks the capacity to conduct e-voting at present. The upper chamber also clarified that electronic transmission of election results in real time does not translate to e-voting, as being peddled in some quarters. Chairman, Senate Ad hoc Panel to Review the 2026 Electoral Bill,…
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Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a chieftain of the Labour Party and National Coordinator of the Liberal Progressive and Patriotic Members Congress (LPPMC), Dr Kingsley Okundaye, has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to quickly halt the brazen destruction of opposition facilities in Edo State. Dr Okundaye, who spoke to The Sun…
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UDOMI: A resource person at the just-concluded Edo State Government retreat for civil servants, public servants and political appointees, retired General Cecil Esekhaigbe, has said that the exercise helped to close critical gaps in governance and improve service delivery across the state. Esekhaigbe, who spoken to journalists at the retreat venue in Udomi, said the…
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Students of Army Day Secondary School, Edo State, have expressed heartfelt appreciation for recent improvements to their learning environment — describing the changes as life-changing and setting a new standard for public education in the state. In an emotional testimony, several students said that before the renovation, “it was impossible for students to learn properly…