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Oshiomhole returns to the streets for corn as election draws nearer (Video)
Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is back in the news for chewing corn on the streets. In 2016, the then governor of Edo was the talk of the town when alongside Godwin…
Akeredolu meets Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, over Ondo election
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday visited the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to…
Edo poll: What is Obaseki up to?
UFUOMA THOMAS examines the challenges that will confront Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki in his quest for re-election There are similarities between Governor Godwin Obaseki of…
Edo guber: Obaseki, Oshiomhole in final showdown
As the countdown ticks for the 19 September gubernatorial election in Edo State, Correspondent JETHRO IBILEKE review the bitter struggle between a political godfather and his…
Buhari should hand over to Southeast candidate, says Ohanaeze
IT will be just and equitable for President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over to candidate from the Southeast in 2023, the Ohanaeze Youths said on Thursday. It insisted that it was the turn of…
2023: Uproar over Daura’s ‘no zoning’ position
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from a statement credited to one its chieftains, Mallam Mamman Daura, that competence and not zoning or…
Big blow to Obaseki: Campaign director Iyoha, 2 others quit
Mr Patrick Iyoha, Director, Obaseki/Shaibu Movement and a member of the state Waste Management Board, has resigned his appointment. Iyoha in a letter dated July 28, addressed to Gov. Godwin Obaseki,…
Don’t focus on things I said in the past – Oshiomhole tells PDP
THOUSANDS of youths under the aegis of the ‘Edo Youth Solidarity Movement’ have backed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. They hoped his…
Ex-commissioners lash Obaseki
The commissioners representing the three senatorial districts of Edo State in the Edo State Oil Gas Producing Area Commission (EDOSOPADEC), who announced their resignation on…
Senate seat: Ikorodu makes bold moves in Lagos East
Political leaders from Ikorodu and Epe divisions in Lagos State have flagged off campaigns to produce the candidate who will fill the Lagos East Senatorial seat, made vacant by Senator Bayo…
Edo 2020: Ripples in APC, PDP over Oshiomhole’s homecoming
The return of Adams Oshiomhole to Edo State to throw his weight behind All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has further charged the political atmosphere…
Edo 2020: 10 wounded as gunshots rock Obaseki campaign launch
• Cars, other valuables damaged at Oba of Benin’s palace • Governor, Ize-Iyamu camps trade blame • Oba Ewuare II seeks ancestors’ intercession for peaceful election…
Lagos East: APC chieftains endorse Kaoli for Senate
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains in the east senatorial district of Lagos State has endorsed the aspiration of former Commissioner of Agriculture in the state and…
Bauchi govt mocks Yakubu Dogara for leaving PDP, says APC dead-end
The Bauchi Government House today scorned the movement of Yakubu Dogara, former House of Representatives speaker to the APC from PDP. Chief of Staff to Governor Bala Mohammed, Ladan…
Ondo 2020: Jegede under pressure to pick Ajayi as running mate
Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Barr. Eyitayo Jegede, is currently under pressure to pick Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi, as his…
PDP leaders supplied documents that nailed Obaseki – Oshiomhole
The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has disclosed leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in 2016,…
2023 Presidency: Southwest APC backs Yari’s power shift advocacy
The Southwest Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has thrown its weight behind the former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari’s position that power must shift…
Jegede defeats Ajayi, others to pick Ondo PDP ticket
EYITAYO Jegede early Thursday morning won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket. His victory has set the stage for a repeat of the 2016 battle with All Progressives…
Akeredolu pays surprise visits to Oke, other apirants
The governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has paid a visit to some of his fellow aspirants after his victory at the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to seek…
Ondo PDP Primary: I’m confident of winning, says Deputy Gov. Ajayi
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi who is also one of the aspirants of Peoples Democratic Party’s primary election has expressed confidence in winning the party’s ticket.…
Why Oshiomhole can’t sell Ize-Iyamu – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council on Edo Governorship Election (PDPNCEG), has said All Progressives Congress (APC) former National Chairman Comrade Adams…
Why Oshiomhole hates me – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has alleged that suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Adams Oshiomhole is angry with him because he didn’t allow him…
DELTA 2023: GBAGI, PDP’S BEST CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR – LEADS
The League of African Development Students (LEADS), a prominent student union group, has described former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, as the best choice of the…
Obaseki dumped by staunch ally Peter Esele
Mr Peter Esele, a former staunch APC ally of Gov. Godwin Obaseki, has dumped the governor, as he said he has no intention of joining him in the PDP. “As for me and my house, we’re…