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By Iduozee Paul Benin correspondentThe All Progressives Congress, APC flagged-off its campaign for the September 19 Edo Governorship election with a unifying rally on Saturday attended by leaders of the party across all levels and their supporters at the Sports Complex of the University of Benin, Ugbowo. The campaign flag-off rally was preceded by an official endorsement of the party’s candidate in the election, Pastor OsagieIze-Iyamu, by President Muhammadu Buhari when he presented him the APC flag on Friday at the Aso Villa and tasked the leaders of the party to work in unison to ensure his victory at the…

A Benin City High Court (Vacation Court One), Edo State, on Monday remanded seven thugs nabbed by the Police with illegal firearms during the invasion of the Edo State House of Assembly complex led by Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Mr. Philip Shaibu. The thugs identified as Festus Agbonrenren (25 years), Odion Osayande (23 years), Ogbeiwe Wilfred (52 years), Morgan Uwaigboe (47 years), Osayomore Salami (25 years), Ifeoluwa Oladele (36 years), and Iginobaro Collins (26 years) were arrested on August 6 within the premises of the Edo Assembly complex with five double-barrel guns, two single barrel guns, and 10…

From Iduozee Paul BeninThe Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, says he will invite all the governorship candidates participating in the forthcoming governorship election in the state to his palace to sign a peace pact especially, the two major political parties, APC and PDP.Ewuare II made the statement while receiving, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu and his entourage in his palace.Oba Ewuare II said the peace pact would enable the candidates to talk to their followers to eschew violence before, during and after the September 19 governorship election.The Oba said politicians must learn to emulate…

The election bid of Pastor OsagieIze-Iyamu, the Edo APC candidate in the Sept. 19 Governorship election gained a major boost on Monday with an endorsement from a powerful coalition of Christian leaders across Edo State.The coalition, comprising of church leaders across various Christian denominations in Edo State, announced the endorsement of the APC candidate at its one-day conference in Benin City. It said the endorsement was informed by various meetings in which the church leaders critically examined the interest of God in relation to the election and concluded that Ize-Iyamu’s SIMPLE agenda manifesto is a plan that will place Edo…

By Iduozee Paul, Benin Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, National Council for Edo 2020 Gubernatorial Election and governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says the party and its candidate, Godwin Obaseki, will resist plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to unleash mayhem on voters in the state in order to rig the forthcoming poll.The Rivers State governor who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, said the governor has resolved to quash acts of violence by the APC, its sacked national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, and the party’s gubernatorial candidate, OsagieIze-Iyamu.“We have always preached peace, free and fair election ahead…

The Market Women Committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has educated traders across major markets in Benin City on the SIMPLE Agenda manifesto of its Edo 2020 governorship candidate, Pastor Osage Ize-Iyamu.Educating the traders at New Benin Market, Hon Sweet Ikponmwosa, organizing secretary of the committee, said the rally was to tell the traders the plans Ize-Iyamu has for traders if elected governor. Sweet lampooned Governor Obaseki-led administration for failing to provide security in market places following a series of fire outbreaks in major markets across the state, while assuring the market women that Ize-Iyamu will implement plans in…

By Iduozee Paul BeninThe Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) is printing illegal Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs which the opposition party intends to use to rig the governorship election in the state on September 19, 2020.The party also accused APC of fomenting troubles in the state with the aim of compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to postpone the election.The publicity secretary, PDP, Chris Nehikhare made the allegation at a press conference in Benin City with journalists on the recent shooting that took place during the PDP rally at Apana in…

By Iduozee Paul, Benin                                Gov. Godwin ObasekiThe Edo State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and an NGO known as; National Democratic Institute (NDI) have urged youths in Edo State not to be involved in thuggery and shun violence in the forthcoming governorship election.Addressing participants at an event organized by the National Democratic Institute, NDI, with the theme: “Securing the 2020 Governorship Election in Edo State: Role Of Stakeholders Consensus Commitment and Collective Action”, on the need to sensitize youths in the state to avoid violence during elections, in Benin City, the resident electoral commission, INEC Edo State, Dr Johnson Alalibo,…

By Constance MejuPANDEF spokesperson Ken Robinson, Niger Delta Dialogue co-ordinator, Judith AsunniThe high level of violence in Rivers State has been traced to the nature of politics in the country and the struggle for oil by oil thieves and it is putting citizens of the state at risk.This was part of revelations by a research on Rivers State commissioned by the Niger Delta Dialogue, NDD, a non-governmental body dedicated to promoting development in the Niger Delta, on the security situation in the six Niger Delta States of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta and Edo states. The research was provided…