The Labour Party candidate in the 21 September governorship election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, on Monday, expressed shock at the electorate’s willingness to sell their votes, noting that the transactional nature of the poll was antithetical to democratic norms. Akpata finished third in the election with 22,763 votes, while APC’s Monday Okpebholo secured first […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has officially rejected the Edo State Governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. During a press conference in Abuja, on Monday, PDP acting National Chairman Umar Damagum called on concerned Nigerians to support the party’s rejection of the election results. The Independent National Electoral Commission announced on Saturday […]

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday, revealed that the ruling party was motivated to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, in Saturday’s election following the provocative remark made by Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Obaseki, during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, […]

Ighodalo The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has claimed that his mandate was brazenly stolen and has slammed the shameful subversion of the will of voters. In a statement released on Monday, Ighodalo thanked the people for believing in him and supporting him […]

Commuters have appealed to the relevant authorities to fix the deplorable Asaba-Onitsha Expressway to ease the burden on motorists and residents. When Punch Metro visited the collapsed section of the road, especially from the Koka flyover to the Asaba-Onitsha tollgate, on Thursday, our correspondent observed a complete failure of the road as motorists could hardly […]