Edo State

September 15, (THEWILL) – This weekend’s governorship poll in Edo State started on a shaky note on Thursday when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, have...

September 13, (THEWILL) – A Magistrate’s Court in Wuse, Abuja, has ordered Senator Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, to appear before it over alleged age...

September 12, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, have declined to sign the Peace Accord initiated by the National Peace Committee (NPC), led by...

September 12, (THEWILL) – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, questioned the essence of a peace accord when an umpire has shown bias and open support for the All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the September 21...

September 11, (THEWILL) – The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has barred all local security outfits in Edo State, including Vigilantes, from election security duties during and after the September 21 governorship poll in the State. Reiterating the...

September 11, (THEWILL) – The Police Force Headquarters in Abuja has arrested a Supernumerary Police Officer instigating Edo State residents not to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo. The spy police officer had in a video...

September 11, (THEWILL) – The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has affirmed former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the September 21 governorship in...

September 09, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited 114 media organisations for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, who...

September 06, (THEWILL) – The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has again struck out the appeal seeking to disqualify Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. THEWILL...

September 03, (THEWILL) – Notable personalities in Edo State, including leaders of ethnic and youth groups, political parties, former council chairmen and past political appointees, on Saturday, resolved to build a united front for the September 21 governorship election...