Dear Senator Monday Okpebholo (Akpakomiza) I write to formally withdraw my support and the Obidient Movement for Akpakomiza, which I have led over the past five months with a genuine concern for the development of Edo State. My commitment to this movement was driven by a desire to see Edo State thrive. However, recent developments…
Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has declared that within the first year of the current administration in the FCT, the Fadama CARES programme has disbursed grants to a total of 9,170 beneficiaries. In a statement issued by Austine Elemue, SA Media To FCT Minister of State, 5th September, 2024., the minister…
…..Underscoring Momentum for Ighodalo-Ogie Ticket By Osagie Imasogie Hon. Louis Imhandegbelo, the Executive Chairman of Esan South East Local Government Area, commemorated his first year in office amidst a wave of political momentum. The event, marking a year of impactful governance, was further galvanized by a significant influx of decampees from various political parties, all…
…. Ighodalo is a master planner, vote for him — Obaseki By Kingsley Ohens Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continued its campaign blitz across Edo North on Wednesday sweeping through Fugar in Etsako Central and Agbede in Etsako West with hundreds dumping the opposition All…
Former Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has described the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Monday Okpebholo, as a clown who has reduced governance to a huge joke. Mayaki’s remarks come after Okpebholo’s 10-minute interview on BBC Pidgin, where he promised to provide Edo people with uninterrupted power…
The infantile statement by the Media Consultant to Edo All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council, Kassim Afegbua, in which he made spurious allegations about plans to rig the September 21 governorship election, should be disregarded as a cocktail of complete falsehood. The rambling is just another failed attempt to mislead the public and distract…
After weeks of embarrassing his party and facing a likely defeat, All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo finally emerged, albeit briefly, to answer softball questions about his bid to lead the state. He appeared on British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, Pidgin, where he avoided the challenge of communicating in standard English. Even then,…
By Amb. Tony Okonigene It was the Late Afro beat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti that sang the hit song “UNKNOWN SOLDIERS “ to expose the tactics the military used in eliminating his late mother without trace to them. Masked soldiers with no means of identification stormed the Kalakuta Republic home of Fela and destroyed everything in…
Saddled with a vacuous candidate and unable to articulate a serious campaign message, the APC in Edo has resorted to cheap shots and base attacks on its leading opponent, Dr. Asuen Ighodalo. One such attack is that he is an extension of the incumbent, and his emergence would result in the continuation of ongoing developments…
… We’ll develop the blue economy along River Niger — Ighodalo By Kingsley Ohens The Open Field of Ogbaki Primary School, Agenebode, headquarters of Etsako East Local Government Area, on Wednesday turned a carnival ground as Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, led the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Asue Ighodalo and his…