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Edo 2020: Obaseki will not get automatic ticket – PDP declares
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, will not get the party’s governorship ticket on a silver platter if he decides to join.…
FLASH BACK: PDP asks court to disqualify APC candidate Obaseki
The Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State has asked a court to disqualify the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Godwin Obaseki, from contesting Saturday’s governorship election. The PDP alleged that Mr. Obaseki made…
Edo 2020: Obaseki seeks Buhari’s nod to contest on another platform, promises to return to APC
The embattled Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, is finalizing plans to decamp to another party following his disqualification by the Screening Committee of the All Progressives…
We’ll admit Obaseki, says PDP
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the party will readily admit the embattled Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, into its fold if the governor decides to join the…
APC will suffer for disqualifying Obaseki – Former Chairman, John Oyegun
THE immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, declared on Friday that the decision of the party’s screening panel to disqualify Governor…
Edo 2020: Six reasons APC disqualified Obaseki
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Panel which screened the governorship aspirants on the platform of the party in Edo State has premised its disqualification of…
Ize-Iyamu commends APC screening committee
A governorship aspirant in Edo, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has expressed gratitude to the Edo Governorship Screening Committee for carrying out a thorough job. The aspirant, in…
BREAKING: Why we disqualified Obaseki — APC Screening Committee
The Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress for the Edo State governorship primaries has disqualified the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from participating in the exercise.…
BREAKING: Obaseki vows not to appeal ‘unjust’ disqualification
Governor Godwin Obaseki as reacted to his disqualification from the state gubernatorial primaries by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA, signed by his media aide, Crusoe Osagie,…
BREAKING: APC panel disqualifies Obaseki from primary election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee for the Edo governorship primary has disqualified Godwin Obaseki, the governor. Jonathan Ayuba, chairman of the screening committee, said this while…
Edo politics: Tinubu subtly supporting Oshiomhole — APC Founding Members
Twelve founding members of the All progressive congress, APC on Thursday, accused a former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of subtly supporting the National chairman of the APC,…
Suspense as APC Screening Committee Summons Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu, Others
The fate of all the six Edo State governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) hung in the balance thursday as the party’s Screening Committee to determine their…
Edo 2020: Obaseki’s UI certificate different from other alumni – APC Chieftain alleges
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Victor Oshioke, has alleged that the certificate of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki is different from other alumni who…
Edo 2020: Farmers endorse Obaseki’s re-election bid
The Edo State Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has endorsed Governor Godwin Obaseki’s re-election bid, citing the governor’s laudable agriprenuer…
BREAKING: Court dismisses case by 32 political parties against deregistration by INEC
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the suit filed by 32 out of the 74 political parties deregistered on February 6 this year by the Independent National Electoral…
My chance of victory in APC narrow – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said his re-election bid under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has a narrow chance of success. This, he said, was…
Dino Melaye loses at Tribunal, heads to Court of Appeal
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Kogi West senatorial candidate, Dino Melaye. The Independent National Electoral…
BREAKING: Obaseki, two others at APC secretariat for screening
The screening of the six aspirants for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Edo state began on Wednesday afternoon at the party’s National Secretariat…
‘Which university did you attend?’ — Obaseki tackles Oshiomhole over ‘certificate forgery’
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, has challenged Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to disclose the university he attended. A…
INSIDE STORY: Why Tinubu decided to clip Aregbesola’s wings
They were like David and Jonathan — but their friends and associates may have to brace up to save the day so that they do not end up as Cain and Abel. On…
2023 presidency: Why Tinubu, GAC dissolved Mandate Group, Justice Forum
…Tinubu, Aregbesola deny frosty relationship …Why groups were dissolved — GAC member CONTRARY to insinuations, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Minister of…
Obaseki kicks as INEC confirms direct primary for APC
Governor Godwin Obaseki, once again kicked against the approval of direct primary mode for the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
APC inaugurates committees of eggheads for Edo primaries (The Lists)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated two committees, filled with eggheads, to examine the six aspirants contesting in the June 22 Edo governorship primaries.…
Edo: INEC insists on direct primary for APC; indirect for other parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed that the All Progressives Congress in Edo will select its candidate for the September governorship election through direct primary.…