Author: Iduozee Efe Paul

The Centre For Transparency Advocacy (CTA), has warned political parties, as matter of urgency should at all times mobilize voters instead of waiting to buy votes on election day, this the body said could also reduce voter apathy, as witnessed in these elections. Addressing Journalists in Benin city, in a press conference, the Executive Director of CTA, Faith Nwadishi, after their findings and observations in the field, strongly condemned vote buying and selling. She buttressed that, INEC, security agencies, Nigerians, and other interested parties must devise strategies to deal with this unpleasant occurrence. Nwadishi equally suggested that, it is imperative…

…As ANPP Candidate Describes Poll Peaceful As the Edo State governorship election proceed, accusations of vote buying have surfaced against one of the major contenders in the election Prince Asamah Kadiri, SAN, the Edo LP deputy governorship candidate pointedly accused the opposition APC of vote-buying He accused the opposition APC of engaging in desperate measures, including vote-buying Prince Kadiri said he saw the incidents of vote-buying first-hand by himself, He said the vote-buying activities of the adding it was being perpetuated by the APC in Auchi and other parts of the Edo North district He disclosed casting his vote in…

A non-governmental organisation, NGO, Kimpact Development Initiative, Election Data Room, has decried and expressed disappointment of vote buying and late arrival of materials of the September 21, Edo state governorship election. The NGO made the statements in a press conference in Benin city, about their aims to inform the public and key stakeholders about the key findings and observations of KDI regarding the election day. Speaking to the media, NUJ National President, Chris Isiguzor – Election Day Data Room and Faculty member, said KDI is a civil society organization implementing the Nigeria Election Violence Education and Resolution Project in the…

Edo State police command has paraded five suspects among who were those who stole artifacts from the Benin City residence of the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Moses Joel Yamu, who paraded the suspects on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Nemi Iwo, said all DPOs and Tactical Team Commanders to ensure security for people under their areas of responsibility by embracing community-based policing. He said the commissioner was committed to maintaining the fight against kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities in the State in which the command has recorded…

Ahead of the September 21 Edo State governorship election, the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Edo State have expressed their readiness to partner with the NUJ to ensure there is free, fair and credible elections. The security agencies gave the assurance when the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) visited their offices in Benin City. Receiving the NUJ at the headquarters of 4 Brigade, the Commanding Officer, Brig-Gen Ebenezer Oduyebo, said any organisation that wanted to do well must be friends with journalists. General Oduyebo said they were ready to partner with…

Ahead the September 21 Edo State Governorship election, Edo Civil Society Organizations(EDOSCO) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make the election free, fair and credible. EDOCSO, which has opened a situation room for the election, charged INEC at a press conference in Benin to assure Edo people by its actions and activities that it is ready for election. The Coordinator-General of EDOSCO, Leftist Omobude Agho, stated, “While calling on our security agencies, the police, DSS, NSCDC and the military not to take part in the rigging plans as recorded previously or putting the lives of citizens in…

Some angry women in Edo State under the umbrella of “Edo Women” have called on a former governor of the state, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, to apologise publicly to the family of Governor Godwin Obaseki over his ‘childless’ comment on Mrs. Besty Obaseki, wife of the governor. The women made the demands during a protest led by Hon. Maria Edeko, Deputy Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly in Benin City. Speaking on behalf of the women, Edeko called on Oshiomhole to also offer a public apology to the women of the state, people of the state and humanity in general.…

Edo State police command has paraded 15 suspects arrested for kidnapping, murder and armed robbery including a teenager who stabbed a 38-year-old woman to death in a hotel room. Parading the suspects, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Joel Yamu, said on September 5, at about noon operatives of Evbuotubu Division acting on information arrested one Kingdom Paul, 18, who killed his lady friend named Victory Oro, 38, in an undisclosed hotel in Benin City, where they went to have fun. “The victim was immediately rushed to Supreme Hospital Upper Ekenwan where she gave up the ghost. Corpse deposited…

The wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has said that Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) has helped to position female football players on the global stage. Mrs Obaseki stated this in Benin City at a press conference to announce the 2024 Edition of the Betsy Obaseki Women football tournament, with the theme, “Say No To Teen Pregnancy and Child Marriage.” The Edo first lady asserted that the tournament was what she conceived in collaboration with private sector partners to groom and empower the girl-child and engender grassroots sports development in Edo State and Nigeria. Obaseki added that…

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has called for an urgent traditional ritual known as “Bisusu” to safeguard the state from potential calamities. The Esere of Benin, Chief S. O. Obamwonyi, who stated this in a statement on Wednesday on behalf of the Oba, said the directive instructs all traditional leaders, including Chiefs, Enigie (Benin Dukes), Igie-Ohen (traditional priests), and Edionwere (village heads), to immediately conduct the ritual using traditional items associated with the ceremony. The statement emphasized that the ritual would “wave away evil from our land, especially before, during, and after the forthcoming gubernatorial election in our dear…