Tag: Politics

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Saturday, August 16, 2025, participated in the Edo Central Senatorial By-election, expressing dissatisfaction with the slow performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). Okpebholo arrived at Ward 2, Unit 1, Udomi Primary School in Esan Central Local Government Area at about 9:45 a.m., completed accreditation, and cast […]

EKPOMA, Edo State – In a stunning political twist ahead of the Edo Central Senatorial by-election, key leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo Central have publicly declared support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Joe Ikpea, abandoning their own party’s flagbearer, Prince Joe Okojie. The endorsement, announced Thursday in Ekpoma, Esan […]

The Edo State Government has dismissed as “baseless, ill-informed, and laughable” a recent statement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, describing it as the “desperate wailings of a dead political party.” In a statement on Monday, the government took aim at the PDP’s spokesperson, Chris Osa Nehikhare, calling him “an ever-noisy but […]

The Executive Governor of Edo State, His Excellency Senator Monday Okpebholo, has extended warm birthday wishes to Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Director-General of his governorship campaign council. In his congratulatory message, Governor Okpebholo praised Professor Yilwatda for his steadfast support to President Bola Ahmed […]

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has urged residents of Edo Central to rally behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, describing the President as a true friend of the State who “has taken Edo as his home.” Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial campaign rally in Ugboha Ward 10, […]