In an appearance that can only be politely described as laughable, the Edo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo, finally emerged from months of avoiding public scrutiny to meet virtually with the Akoko Edo Forum via Zoom. What followed was a spectacular disaster that has left his team scrambling to limit the damage, abruptly cutting …

As a critical stakeholder in the Edo State project, I always feel a compelling need to lend my voice to the direction the Edo Nation should go per time. Last year, I came up with a four part essay that critically evaluated the coming governorship election and the governor Edo needed. My positions were valid at the time and still …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is reportedly embroiled in internal conflict following what many within the party have described as a “show of shame” during the recent United States diaspora visit by its governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. The fallout from the outing has cast serious doubts on Okpebholo’s fitness for office, with a growing number of party leaders said …

As the campaign hots up for the Edo State governorship election holding on 21 September, Team Asue Media Organisation (TAMO), which canvasses the candidacy of the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo has raised concern that the major opponent, Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress and his supporters are rather dwelling on propaganda rather …

Open Letter to Senator Monday Okpebholo Dear Senator Monday Okpebholo I bring you greetings. I am an indigene of Edo State but resident in Lagos. From my surname, you should be able to guess that I am from Edo Central Senatorial District, and importantly, not far from your Uwuesan community. This should suffice for introduction, I guess. On Tuesday 14 …

The Edo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo is enmeshed in a web of political office sharing, it was learnt on Wednesday. According to a source close to the candidate, the Edo Central lawmaker has offered his seat at the Senate to at least four different former governorship aspirants, who contested the primary with …

Ahead of the governorship election in Edo State, a coalition of youth organisations under the aegis of Edo Youth Arise Initiative (EDYAI) has tasked the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo to stop the “regime of lies and propaganda”. The group argued that the opposition’s resort to peddling lies and propaganda …

A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Network of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria has dragged the Edo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a petition dated 2 May, 2024 and addressed to the Chairman of the anti-graft agency, the coalition stated …

A top chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State, Daniel Noah Osa-Ogbegie, on Thursday, dumped the party for presenting what he described as “dour governorship ticket”. He said the fact that the party actually fielded the duo of Senator Monday Okpebholo and Hon. Dennis Idahosa “was clear to me that Edo APC …