LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has nominated his deputy, Philip Shaibu, as running mate in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state. Announcing Shaibu’s nomination at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat in Abuja, yesterday, Obaseki said there was no need to change a winning team. Shaibu was a…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on Thursday emerged the governorship candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state gubernatorial election. Obaseki emerged the party’s candidate after his closest rival to the PDP governorship election ticket Ken Imasaugbon stepped down from the race minutes into the primary election. With Obaseki’s emergence…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Edo State. Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma disclosed this on Monday in Benin City, the state capital. Ize-Iyamu won the party’s primary after polling 27, 838 votes…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Anthony Aziegbemi, Monday told journalists in Benin City that Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, will formally resign from their party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and join the PDP this week. He said the duo will lead members…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embattled Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has secure the endorsement of all the governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the-South South to represent the main opposition party in the September governorship election in the state. However, the state’s Deputy Governor Hon. Phillip Shaibu will be the sacrificial lamb for…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Senatorial candidate and leader of All Progressives Congress APC in Edo Central Senatorial district Edo State, Chief Francis Inegbeniki, has insisted that Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu remains the chosen and consensus governorship candidate of the party ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. It will be recalled that last…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As preparation for Edo state governorship election continue with primary election to select candidates, Ijaw communities in Edo state have threatened to boycott the Governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governorship elections of September 19, over what they described as “neglect” of the communities by the administration of Gov….
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress faction that is loyal to National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Ize-Iyamu, and the present governor, Godwin Obaseki, will fight for the direct primary of the party, APC, that is expected to hold on June 22. The African…