Edo Election

10 journalists working for the Watchdog News, who were arrested by a combined team of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services, DSS, in Benin, the Edo State capital last Wednesday, September 21, are yet to be released.

The Independent National Electoral Commission may have agreed to shift the Edo State governorship election by two weeks.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, may go ahead with Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State as planned, a source has said.

The Ahmed Makarfi-led faction Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the call for the postponement of the Edo State governorship election as shocking, bizzare, confusing and a plot to scuttle the country’s nascent democracy.

The Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Security, DSS, have uncovered plans by terrorists to attack some cities in the country during the coming sallah celebrations.

The Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Security, DSS, have advised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to consider postponing the Edo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday.