While the APC candidate has won 10 LGAs, the PDP candidate has won only six LGAs

While the APC candidate has won 10 LGAs, the PDP candidate has won only six LGAs

INEC says it received report from its Resident Electoral Commissioner of a threat to its office in Okpoba Okha on Saturday.

The suspension, which took effect immediately, will last until 5 pm when collation is expected to resume.

The coalition highlighted various disturbances that occurred during the collation process.

Roadblocks were mounted 500 metres away in all the roads leading to office by the men of the Nigerian Army.

A robust contingent of security operatives has been deployed to the Edo State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election commences. Emerging reports have indicated that the Nigerian Army has set up roadblocks 500 meters from the INEC office, effectively closing off all routes to […]

Meanwhile, the PDP supporters in Edo have stormed the INEC headquarters in Benin City to protest the outcome of the election.

Meanwhile, the collation of results continues and it may be too early to call a winner.

Speaking to News Central Television on Sunday morning, Mr Omo-ojo said there are insinuations that Mr Obaseki’s visit was to compromise the INEC officials.

A viral video circulating on Sunday captured a moment of unity and prayer among several All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the situation room in Benin, Edo State This is as they await the announcement of the ongoing Edo State governorship election results. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, led the prayer session, with Lagos State […]

The electoral commission spoke in a statement by its Mohammed Haruna, the National Commissioner and Member Information and Voter Education Committee on Sunday.

PREMIUM TIMES review of the IReV portal shows that results from four local government (LGA) areas have been completely uploaded. They are; Owan East (189 polling units), Esan South East (160 polling units), Esan North East (172 polling units), and Igueben (95 polling units).

Some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel some polling units results in line with the Electoral Acts. The CSOs, Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, Yiaga Africa, Kimpact Development Initiative Nigerian Women Trust Fund, ElectHER and TAF Africa, in a joint statement, on Sunday, slammed personnel of […]

Final collation of results had yet to commence as of the time of filing this report.

The development came amidst tensions generated by Governor Godwin Obaseki’s visit to the INEC office in Benin City early Sunday morning.

The Edo PDP Chairperson alleged that the electoral officers' entries differed from the results uploaded to the INEC IREV at the polling units.

The Chairman of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Aziegbemi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to conduct an immediate re-collation and recompilation of the actual results from the Edo governorship election. Aziegbemi’s appeal emphasized the need for a comprehensive review of the collated results before […]

According to the overall results released by INEC, Mr Okpebholo is leading the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, with 54,437 votes.

The APC candidate also won in 11 of the state's 18 local governments.

Results have started pouring in from the highly contested Edo State Governorship election held across the South-south State yesterday. Naija News reports that residents trooped out en-masse to exercise their franchise across the three major zones in the state – Edo South, Central and North. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is officially declaring from local […]

As results come in from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on the Edo governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates have secured victory in four local governments. The candidate of APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo, secured victory in the local governments of Esan West and Owan East. The […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has won the Esan West local government area in the Edo state governorship election.

Tension mounts in Edo State as INEC delays the collation of governorship election results. Despite an earlier announcement, collation has not commenced.

INEC has commenced collation of the results of Edo governorship election. Prof Rhoda Gumus, INEC commissioner for Edo election and other officials are present.

Collation of results of Edo Governorship election has resumed with All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo coasting to victory

The Deputy Majority Leader of Edo State House of Assembly, Natasha Osawaru, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of rigging Saturday’s governorship election. Natasha Osawaru made the allegation while speaking to newsmen. She decried that both INEC and security agents were helping the All Progressives Congress (APC). The member representing Egor constituency alleged that […]

Davido, the Afrobeats star, and Jubril Gawat, the senior special assistant on new media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, engaged in a heated a

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is currently leading in the Edo State governorship election race. Naija News recalls that the Edo State gubernatorial election was held across the South-south State on Saturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced the results from 16 LGAs. According to the results […]

Tensions rose in Edo on Sunday afternoon, September 22, as INEC shared when it will resume the collation of election results regarding the 2024 poll.

All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo is coasting to victory in the Edo State governorship election as he has won 10 out of

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo, has emerged victorious in the September 21, 2024 governorship election. The off-cycle election had 17 candidates contest for the exalted seat at the Dennis Osadebay House in Benin City, Edo State. The governorship election was held in 4,519 polling units across the 18 local […]

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that roadblocks were mounted 500 metres away on all the roads leading to office by the Nigerian Army.

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has levelled serious allegations against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the conduct of the Edo governorship election. Speaking at a press conference in Benin on Sunday, Fintiri, the chairman of the Edo PDP campaign council, claimed that agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were denied […]

Before the announcement of a break at the collation centre in Benin City, the Edo State capital, at about 2:10pm, APC was in the lead.

The CNPP gave the charge to INEC on Sunday in a statement by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Comrade James Ezema.

Supporters of the APC and the PDP have occupied the popular Ramat Park in Benin, jubilating even as the collation of the Edo election results is being collated.

The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, his Deputy, Godwins Omobayo, Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku and Dennis Idahosa, the