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Edo Assembly Crisis: Okiye cautions AGF against recognizing pro-Oshiomhole’s lawmakers
Factional Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has advised the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, not to allow his office to be used by unscrupulous persons to turn Edo State into a…
Nigerians to monitor collation online as INEC introduces election result viewing portal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it has introduced a dedicated public election result viewing portal, known as 'The INEC Result Viewing (IReV)'.
INEC, in a statement issued by Mr.…
Edo guber election: Buhari endorses Ize-Iyamu
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee, Mai Malla Buni,…
DSS, Police to withdraw operatives from impeached Edo Speaker, Deputy
The Department of State Services and the Edo State Police Command are set to withdraw operatives from the former Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Hon. Frank Abumere Okiye, and his Deputy, Hon. Roland Asoro, following their…
Edo Assembly Crisis: Police, DSS pledge support for new ‘Speaker’, 16 lawmakers
Edo Commands of the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Service have pledged to provide the necessary security support for the newly elected ‘speaker’ of the State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror and other newly sworn in lawmakers.…
Electoral Violence: INEC threatens to suspend Edo, Ondo Guber polls
Apparently disturbed by the ‘escalating levels of violent actions and incendiary statements by political parties, candidates and their supporters’ in the run-up to the off-season elections in Edo and Ondo states, the Independent National…
Edo Assembly crisis threat to constitutional order says Atiku Abubakar
*** as Okiye dismisses purported impeachment
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says the drama playing out in Edo State culminating in the emergence of parallel leaderships for the State House of Assembly is a major threat to…
Breaking: Drama as Victor Edoror emerges factional speaker of Edo Assembly
Victor Edoror has emerged Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly.
Edoror’s announcement was made on Thursday, following a feisty session on Wednesday plenary that saw the impeachment of Yekini Idaiye as Deputy Speaker, and the…
Breaking: Edo House of Assembly roof removed
The drama playing out at the Edo State House of Assembly took a new turn, Thursday afternoon as some men reportedly vandalised the Assembly complex and removed its roof.
Channels Television had shared the video while some men were busy…
CUPP condemns alleged police invasion of Edo Assembly
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has condemned what it described as the alleged forceful take-over of the Edo State House of Assembly by the police and therefore called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call those behind the…