The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for September 19th governorship election in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, will appear in court on today (Tuesday) Ize-Iyamu is standing trial for eight counts of money laundering to the tune of N700m meant to prosecute the general election of 2015, in a case preferred against him by […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday released guidelines for conducting elections during Coronavirus pandemic. Ahead of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states slated for September and October 2020 respectively, the NCDC in a document published on Monday provided recommendations and actions that should be taken to reduce the risk of exposure to […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the provisional list of candidates for Gubernatorial election in Edo state scheduled for September 19, 2020. Kokomansion understands that the list published by INEC on July 1 consists of governorship candidates from 14 political parties. INEC in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information […]
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Edo State governor and the standard flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki, has said his present deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, will be his running mate in the September 19 governorship election. Obaseki said he and his deputy were grateful to the PDP for offering them the umbrella when the All Progressives […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Thursday emerged the governorship candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the state gubernatorial election. Kokomansion gathered that Obaseki emerged the party’s candidate after his closest rival to the PDP governorship election ticket Ken Imasaugbon stepped down from the race minutes into the primary election. He polled […]
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One of the governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has emerged winner of the party’s direct primary conducted on Monday. Chairman of the Edo State APC Primary Election Committee, Hope Uzodinma, declared Ize-Iyamu winner of the election after collating the results turned in by the returning officers […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, has officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The announcement was made on the official Twitter handle of the PDP on Friday afternoon. “Breaking News! The governor of Edo State, H.E. @GovernorObaseki has defected to our great Party, the @OfficialPDPNig. The declaration was made this afternoon at the state Secretariat […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of its primary election for the Edo governorship poll from Friday to Tuesday. Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the party, announced the postponement a tweet on Thursday evening. Recall that the incumbent Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is expected to join the party following his […]
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The director-general of the Progressive Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is collapsing and needs organ transplant. It is no longer news that the APC is embroiled in a leadership crisis following the appeal court judgment upholding the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman of the party. While the party […]
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The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has upheld the suspension of Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Kokomansion recalls that an FCT High Court had on 4th March, granted an application by six members of the APC in Edo State suspending Oshiomhole from office. In a unanimous judgment, […]
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