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Demola Olarewaju: Osagie Ize-Iyamu’s pathway to final victory in Edo
On the 12th of November this year, the eight year tenure of Governor Adams Oshiomhole comes to an end as he hands over to his successor. There are a number…
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The YNaija Tracklist: $20m frozen funds: EFCC to invite Patience Jonathan | Corps member slumps, dies in Bayelsa | Washington State gun attack suspect in custody
From the papers this morning - a Tracklist. $20m frozen funds: EFCC to invite Patience Jonathan - YNaija UK anti-graft team arrives Nigeria to probe Alison-Madueke’s associates, oil dealers - YNaija…
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Oshiomhole is too old to be telling lies – Wike
Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike has called on his Edo state counterpart Adams Oshiomhole to stop telling lies at his old age, according to The Punch. Wike made the remark on Wednesday…
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Edo Tracker: El-Rufai, Oshiomhole behind postponement – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governors Nasir El-Rufai and Adams Oshiomhole of being behind the postponement of the Edo governorship election, The Punch reports. The state chapter of the party…
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Edo Tracker: INEC to investigate alleged registration of 8000 militants
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the alleged registration of 8,000 militants by the Peoples Democratic Party for the Edo State governorship election will be investigated. This was…
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Edo Tracker: Wike denies link with militants, donating N2bn to Edo PDP
Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr. Austin Tam-George, on Friday, denied claims that the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike had registered militants as voters in the forthcoming governorship…
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Edo Tracker: PDP registered 8,000 militants – Oshiomhole
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole on Friday accused some PDP governors in the South-South of registering 8,000 militants in a bid to rig the governorship election in the state. He…
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This is why INEC postponed Edo election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has given reasons for postponing Saturday's governorship election in Edo state, after it released a statement earlier on Thursday that it would go ahead…
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Oshiomhole condemns postponement of Edo election, blames INEC
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has condemned the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the state’s governorship election by two weeks. There had been calls for the…
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Buhari endorses Obaseki for Edo guber elections
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged the people of Edo State to vote the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Godwin Obaseki in order to ensure the continuation of the…
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Oshiomhole sent govt house policemen to intimidate our members – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has alleged that state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has ordered the deployment of policemen in the government house to harass and arrest its…
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I am Oshiomhole’s stooge, I accept – Godwin Obaseki
Godwin Obaseki, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the September 10 gubernatorial election in Edo state has dared his opponents to go-ahead and prove he is a stooge to…
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Edo LG workers protest non-payment of salary arrears (PHOTOS)
Local government workers in Edo state Wednesday took their grievance over non-payment of salary arrears to the streets. The protest crippled commercial activities in Benin the Edo state capital. According…
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Obaseki defects to PDP
Don-Pedro Obaseki, a cousin to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Candidate, Godwin Obaseki has defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in the state. The former Managing Director…
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‘Unholy alliance’ with Oshiomhole, ‘association’ with Sheriff | PDP suspends guber aspirant
Defeated governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo state, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen has been suspended by the opposition party. Iduoriyekemwen, who lost the primary election to Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu,…
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Oshiomhole fires aide who called APC guber candidate ‘unsellable’
The Edo state Executive Director of Poverty Alleviation and Mobilisation, Evelyn Igbafe, has been sacked by Governor Adams Oshiomhole. Igbafe's termination was announced in a statement released on Friday, by…
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Oshiomhole destroyed education in Edo – PDP Guber candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the Edo guber race, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu says the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole destroyed the legacy of education in the state. Ize-Iyamu…
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Femi Aribisala: Change for the worse, litany of failures and contradictions galore
Propaganda has an expiration date, and it must now be abundantly clear that the expiration date for the hot air of Buhari’s government has long passed. George Santayana says: “Those…
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This is how Oshiomhole welcomed Jonathan back home
President Goodluck Jonathan, who returned to Nigeria on Wednesday evening, was a partial recipient of a swipe from Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole said the 'misrule of the past'…
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Oshiomhole fires commissioner, and his reason doesn’t even ‘try’
by Chi Ibe Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole today fired his commissioner for commerce and industry, Abdul Oroh. His chief press secretary, Peter Okhiria confirmed this, saying the sack was with…
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‘Impeachment of Edo Speaker, prelude to removal of Deputy Governor’
The Edo For Good Governance group has alleged that the impeachment of speaker and the deputy speaker of the Edo House of Assembly is the precursor of the 'removal' of…
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Oshiomhole says assassination attempt on Deputy Governor never happened
Things appear to be falling apart for the Adams Oshiomohle-led government of Edo state, as his Deputy Governor, Pius Odubu, on Saturday, had his convoy shot at during a visit…
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Oshiomhole hasn’t ‘touched’ $75m World Bank loan… so why collect it?
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, sought to get a loan from the World Bank for years, and at some point, the former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala even said his…
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‘I have forgiven Adams Oshiomhole’ – Anenih
Former Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Tony Anenih, has 'forgiven' Adams Oshiomhole; his 'political son' and the Edo State Governor. A statement released on Monday, by the Chief…
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Why Fayose ‘regularly’ attacks Buhari – Oshiomhole’s aide
Charles Idahosa, a Political Adviser to Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday, criticised Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, over his incessant barrage of attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari. Idahosa,…
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Economic crunch: Oshiomhole has a ‘survival’ blueprint for Nigerian states
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has proffered solutions which he believes that, if taken, would help Nigerian states overcome the current economic crunch. In a paper titled, “Survival of the…
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Has Senator Dino Melaye’s Twitter account been hacked?
It begs the question, it really does. Perhaps not. In these days of tactless social media outbursts, a few immature, unsenator-like tweets shouldn't raise one's brows but forgive us- they…
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‘Melaye, who can’t keep a marriage, has verbal diarrhea’ – Oshiomhole issues blistering reply (READ)
Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has lashed out at Senator Dino Melaye for inappropriately commenting on his marriage to Iara Oshiomhole. During a Made-in-Nigeria debate in the Nigerian Senate on…
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Oshiomhole to Obasanjo: ‘You’re more of an emperor than Nigerian governors’
Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole says former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is more deserving of being tagged an 'emperor', than the state governors he recently described as 'acting like emperors'. The…
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Oshiomhole’s wife, Iara denies filing for ‘divorce’
Iara Oshiomhole, the wife of Edo state governor Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday, denied reports that her marriage may be troubled and that, she had filed for divorce. The governor's wife…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy