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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The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has suspended Hon. Victor Giadom, the National Deputy Secretary of the party for acts of gross infractions of the Party’s Constitution. The suspension was recommended by the fact finding Committee of the party, according to a statement by Livingston Wechie, the Media Adviser to the Igo […]
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Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, urges all electoral and political stakeholders in Malawi to play their part in contributing to a peaceful and credible presidential election in Malawi on 23 June 2020. The Secretary-General said: “Malawi’s democracy, stability and development hinge upon the credibility of the forthcoming Presidential election. I encourage all […]
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There seem to be no end in sight to the series of drama in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria. In a fresh twist to the leadership controversy of the APC, a Rivers State High Court on Friday, granted an ex parte order restraining Mr Victor Giadom from parading himself as national chairman […]
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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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Mr Bolaji Tunji, the media aide to the former Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has dispelled rumours making the rounds that his principal has died. Rumours have earlier made rounds on the new media that the acting chairman of the ruling APC died of Coronavirus. But in a terse Facebook post on Thursday night, Mr […]
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Ahead of the Edo 2020 Primary election, a Federal High Court in Abuja has renewed the order empowering Chief Victor Giadom to act as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for two weeks. The court also empowered Comrade Mustapha Salihu, the APC National Vice Chairman (North East) to act as the National […]
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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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