Police arrest two suspected PDP thugs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, verified the arrests in a statement that was made public on Saturday. Ahead of the impending elections, the Nigeria Police Force has reported that two political goons were taken into custody in Edo State by its agents. … Read more
Mercy Johnson’s husband, Okojie ‘escapes assassination’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Prince Henry Odianosen Okojie, a federal member for Edo State’s Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency, is said to have escaped an attempted assassination. At his Uromi home on Friday morning, Okojie, the spouse of Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson, was allegedly attacked by armed men who … Read more
Treat APC vote riggers and thugs as criminals, PDP urges citizens …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged voters in Edo State to cast their ballots in large numbers on Saturday in the gubernatorial election and to report as criminals anyone attempting to tamper, rig, or disrupt the poll. The PDP … Read more
Nine political parties join APC ahead of saturday …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Nine political groups in Edo State unanimously folded into the All Progressives Congress (APC), increasing the party’s prospects of winning the governorship on Saturday, 21st September. On behalf of the Assembly of Registered Political Parties in Edo State, Sam Arase, the Chairman of … Read more
Guber poll: Edo CP debunks alleged ties with Wike …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Commissioner of Police in Edo, Nemi Iwo, has dismissed allegations linking his deployment to the state to the influence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike as baseless. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, … Read more
Oba of Benin makes case for women ahead of Edo guber election …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has advocated a break to barriers that discourage Nigeria women participation in politics. Ewuare made the call on Sunday in Benin, when the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) for … Read more