The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women, fully dressed in black attire, on Tuesday stormed the streets of Benin City, capital of Edo State in their thousands to protest and express their dissatisfaction with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the 21 September governorship election in the state. They said that PDP candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo was …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last month’s Edo State governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo has urged his fellow citizens to remain undaunted despite the numerous challenges facing the country as it celebrates 64 years of independence from Great Britain. Ighodalo also called on the judiciary to remain steadfast and impartial as it prepares to address what …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently concluded Edo State governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo has said that he is confident of winning his case at the state Election Petitions Tribunal. On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo winner of the election with 291,667 …

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo on Saturday condemned the late arrival of officials of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and election materials to his polling unit, Okaegben, ward one, unit 3 in Ewohimi INEC officials and materials arrived the polling unit 3 at exactly 10:30 am Ighodalo, who arrived the voting centre at …

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, has denied stepping down from the race. Akpata in Benin on Friday, said documents purporting that he has stepped down for the People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, were false, wicked machinations of those who have held our State captive for a quarter …

The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 21 September, governorship election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, on Wednesday got a heroic welcome from a huge enthusiastic crowd in his Ewhohimi community,  Esan South East Local Government Area where he hosted elders and leaders of the party from Ewhohimi, Ewhossa and Ewatto at his country home in …

Five days to Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, the the state’s Non-Indigenous Forum in Ovia North East and South West Local Government Areas has thrown its weight behind the candidate of of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo. At two separate Town Hall Meetings held in Okada and Iguobazuwa on Monday, the forum, made up of various …

In a political move that has electrified the campaign trail, award-winning musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has thrown his weight behind Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming Edo governorship elections. On Sunday evening, the superstar took to his Instagram to announce the endorsement, posting a Thisday newspaper cover featuring Dr. Ighodalo, …

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 …