APC’s Okpebholo Leads Edo Guber Race with 11 LGAs

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2 years ago

September 23, 2024

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The collation of results from the Edo State governorship election continued on Sunday, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, leading the race.

As of the latest updates from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Okpebholo had secured victories in 11 out of the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) announced so far.

According to Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, the Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, the APC was ahead with 275,329 votes.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) followed closely with 220,892 votes, while the Labour Party (LP) trailed behind with 18,737 votes. One local government, Ikpoba-Okha, remained pending.

Tensions briefly rose during the collation as a PDP agent from Oredo Local Government Area contested the announced results, alleging tampering.

However, APC representatives rejected the claim, maintaining that the process had been fair.

In response, Prof. Kuta called for calm, urging all parties to respect the integrity of the process.

The detailed results from the 17 LGAs show a competitive contest in some areas while others displayed clear margins.

For instance, in Oredo LGA, APC garnered 30,780 votes, PDP followed with 24,938, and LP secured 5,389.

Similarly, in Etsako West LGA, APC emerged victorious with 32,107 votes compared to PDP’s 17,483 and LP’s 2,116.

Below is a summary of the results from the announced LGAs:

– Etsako West LGA: APC 32,107, PDP 17,483, LP 2,116

– Etsako Central LGA: APC 11,906, PDP 8,455, LP 381

– Etsako East LGA: APC 20,167, PDP 9,683, LP 604

– Egor LGA: APC 16,760, PDP 14,658, LP 1,966

– Ovia North-East LGA: PDP 15,311, APC 13,225, LP 1,675

– Uhunmwonde LGA: PDP 9,339, APC 8,776, LP 769

– Owan West LGA: APC 12,277, PDP 11,284, LP 201

– Esan West LGA: APC 12,952, PDP 11,004, LP 342

– Igueben LGA: PDP 8,470, APC 5,907, LP 494

– Akoko-Edo LGA: APC 34,847, PDP 15,865, LP 2,239

– Esan South-East LGA: PDP 14,199, APC 8,398, LP 98

– Esan Central LGA: APC 10,990, PDP 8,618, LP 418

– Esan North-East LGA: PDP 12,522, APC 10,648, LP 194

– Ovia South-West LGA: PDP 10,260, APC 10,150, LP 849

– Owan East LGA: APC 19,380, PDP 14,189, LP 446

– Orhionmwon LGA: APC 16,059, PDP 14,614, LP 556

With only one local government area remaining, Senator Okpebholo appears to be on track for a strong finish, though the official declaration of the winner is still pending.

Tonye Cole Speaks on Governor Fubara’s Leadership

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2 weeks ago

July 31, 2026

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Tonye Cole speaks out on Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s emergence and continuation as the Governor of Rivers State.

He shared his thoughts, saying the governor likely consulted with his close allies before making key decisions.

“My assumption is that the governor would have gone with his own close allies, discussed with them, and said that this is the best way, that he has to move forward for the next six months or thereabouts of his administration. I would assume that’s what he did.”

“But I am not in his chamber, so I wouldn’t know. But that’s what I would assume he would do.”

He added “But having taken the responsibility to come and finish his term, then he has to finish it in the way that allows him to govern. He can’t go back into fighting.”

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Obasanjo Says Nigeria May Not Survive Another Civil War

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1 month ago

July 2, 2026

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Politician and former President Olusegun Obasanjo speaks on Nigeria and shares that the possibility of Nigeria surviving another civil war is quite low.

He revealed that the issues that led to the Biafra War have not been resolved and that if another war breaks out, it will be much harder to resolve.

Reflecting on the civil war, he shared “The conditions that led to the Nigerian civil war years ago still remain unresolved.”

“I was involved in the civil war, but whenever people ask me about the Asaba massacre, I always tell them I cannot give details because Murtala Muhammed was responsible for operations in that area.”

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Isaac Fayose Urges Tinubu to Increase Minimum Wage to ₦200,000

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2 months ago

June 26, 2026

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Nigerian businessman Isaac Fayose pleads with the government and President Tinubu that the minimum wage needs to be increased.

He shared that the current minimum wage of ₦70,000 is not enough considering the current state of the country and urged the government to increase it to ₦200,000.

“President Tinubu, have mercy on our people and increase the minimum wage to ₦200,000 now. I don’t think anyone can survive on the current ₦70,000 minimum wage. ₦70,000 is nothing. If we don’t solve the minimum wage problem, we can’t solve crime.”