Benin City, the Edo State capital, stood still on Saturday as leaders and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held its grand finale rally ahead of next Saturday’s governorship election, with a clarion call to all Edo people to vote enmasse for the party to keep the wheel of progress and development in the state rolling. Speaker after speaker …

With nine days to the governorship election in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refused to sign the peace accord. At the venue of the signing of the peace accord in Benin City, the state capital, on Thursday, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd.), who leads the National Peace Committee, announced that the PDP said it …

Edo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has said that the state is in need of people who can offer good governance because of the many challenges facing it. At a town hall meeting organised by the state chapter of the National Youth Council (NYC), Ighodalo said that such people would be able to …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 21 September governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, on Monday, advised the people of the state against voting an illiterate as the next governor. Making a veiled reference to the gaffe by the candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, Ighodalo, while addressing a crowd …

Ahead of the 21 September governorship election in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has declared that “only the best is good enough for Edo State”, stressing that “on no account should the people allow fraudsters to become their leaders”. He added that, “We don’t want to be taken back by some incompetent people. In fact, we have no reason to …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, again dismissed an appeal filed by Arthur Osene and Anslem Ojezua against Edo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo and four others. Justice Hamma Barka held that the lower court was right in holding that the action is statute barred and, where a case is …

The two Local Government Areas of Uhunmwode and Orhionmwon in Edo South Senatorial District were Agog on Monday as Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, led the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 21 September governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo; his running mate, Osarodion Ogie Esq; the party chairman in the state, Dr Tony Aziegbemi; the Director General …

In 1986, legendary Pan-African liberation singer, multi-talented and proud Esan son from Edo State, Sonny Okosun, now of blessed memory released the evergreen “Now or Never” song. That was 38 years ago. In that song, the Ozziddi King as he was fondly called, challenged Africans and Nigerians to brace up and salvage their continent and country to enable them to …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reaffirmed the nomination of Dr. Asue Ighodalo as Edo State governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP). The election holds on 21 September. In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Usman Alhaji Musale, the Appeal Court held that the delegates, who sought to nullify the PDP governorship primary, lacked locus and the …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 21 September governorship election has said that himself and his running mate, Barr Osarodion Ogie Esq, would run a transparent and fully accessible government if voted into power. Ighodalo made the declaration on Sunday when he held a Town Hall Meeting with indigenes of Edo State who are residents in …