Tag: Edo 2024
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Edo Decides 2024: No campaign at polling units – INEC warns
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties and candidates in Edo against engaging in electioneering campaigns beyond the Thursday midnight deadline.
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Edo Decides 2024: Police send out strong warning ahead Saturday’s election
The Police have warned individuals without assigned legitimate duties to steer clear of the Edo governorship election monitoring process. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, in charge of security for the election, Frank Mba, gave the warning at a news conference, on Thursday in Benin.
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Edo polls and the famous product vendor – By Azu Ishiekwene
By his admission, Senator Adams Oshiomhole is a lousy product vendor. In the real commercial world, his premises would have been closed and his products banned. But in politics, crime multiples grace. Oshiomhole dragged Godwin Obaseki into the governorship race in 2016 when the odds were against him.
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Edo 2024: Ighodalo declares campaign officially closed
Dr Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Saturday’s Edo governorship election, has officially declared his campaign activities closed in line with the electoral laws.
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Edo decides: What I will do within 100 days in office – Okpebholo
Senator Monday Okpebholo, APC candidate for the Edo governorship election has pledged to pay the outstanding salaries of the local government workers within first 100 days in office, if elected. The pledge is contained in a statement by Kassim Afegbua, Director of Media for the APC Governorship Election Campaign Council on Thursday in Benin.
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Okpebholo cries foul: “They don’t want me to participate in Saturday’s election”
Senator Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday governorship election in Edo State has cried foul of a criminal summons against him he said was intentionally fixed for September 20 (Friday), the eve of the election, as a ploy to prevent him from presenting himself as a candidate in the…
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Edo election: Govt declares Friday work-free day
The Edo State Government has declared Friday, September 20, a work-free day to enable workers and others travel to their voting areas ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in the State.
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Nigerian fact-checkers coalition opens situation room ahead of Edo guber
The Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition (NFC) has opened its situation rooms for the Edo governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024.
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Governorship election: Police raid black spots in Edo
DIG Frank Mba, in charge of the police contingent for the Edo State Governorship Election, says the State Command has raided black spots ahead of the September 21 governorship election set to hold in the State. Mba said this at a news briefing on Wednesday in Benin, shortly after addressing the police personnel deployed for…
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Gov Obaseki doles out N1bn to market women ahead of Edo election
Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election set to hold in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has announced a one billion Naira traders’ grant for market women in the State. Governor Obaseki made the announcement on Tuesday at a get-together of Edo market women put together in honour of the Governor in Benin.