The All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has emerged victorious at the just concluded Edo State governorship election. Okpebholo beat his main challengers, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, and that of the Labour Party, Olumide Akpata. The Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Kuta, declared Okpebhole as the winner of the poll at the collation centre in Benin City, the state capital on Sunday. The APC candidate polled 291,667 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Ighodalo, who polled 247,274 votes while Akpata of the LP came a distant third with 22,763 votes. “That Okpebholo, having satisfied the…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress has won all the 305 councilorship seats and 27 chairmanship positions in the Imo State local government election held on Saturday. Announcing the results at the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission’s office on Sunday, the Chairman of ISIEC, Charles Ejiogu, said, “The election followed the laid down guidelines and procedures. “We gave room for robust participation. We had meetings with critical stakeholders and all security agencies. “We observed primaries of political parties. Election took place across the 305 wards and 27 LGs. Election took place at 4758 polling units. “Political parties inspected sensitive materials and…
The Edo Government has directed all public and private schools in the state to resume the 2024/25 academic session on September 30. This directive comes after an earlier postponement of the resumption date, initially set for September 9, 2024. In a statement on Sunday in Benin, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Ojo Akin-Longe, warned that a fake notification had been circulating that schools would reopen on Monday. He urged parents and guardians to disregard this false information. The permanent secretary said, “We refer to the earlier announcement postponing the resumption of all public and private schools in Edo State,…
A huge crowd of women in Kogi State took to the streets on Sunday to protest what they described as the persecution of a former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. They called on President Bola Tinubu to caution the EFCC, insisting that the former governor had done more than any governor of the state for the people since its creation. The women, led by various community leaders and party faithful, converged on the state capital, Lokoja, to condemn what they also described as a “witch-hunt” by the EFCC. They called on the…
Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha struck twice each as Barcelona romped to a 5-1 win at Villarreal on Sunday in a wild match to maintain their perfect start to La Liga. The leaders’ sixth straight league triumph was marred by an potentially serious knee injury to goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who was taken off on a stretcher. “I think it will be a huge injury, when he laid down on the field… you can see it directly,” Barcelona coach Hansi Flick told DAZN. Lewandowski netted Barcelona’s first two goals and later missed a penalty in a thoroughly entertaining battle on Spain’s…
The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has described the call by the factional All Progressives Congress in the state to declare a state of emergency as baseless and disrespectful to the people. Earlier on Sunday, the Zamfara State chapter of the APC called on the Federal Government to declare a state of Read More Source link
Manchester City and Arsenal shared the spoils at the Etihad on Sunday in a thrilling 2-2 match that had 28 shots for Manchester City. Manchester City led nine minutes into the game courtesy of their prolific striker and the current highest goal scorer in the premier league, Erling Haaland. John Stones’ 98th minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Manchester City against 10-man Arsenal in a bad-tempered clash between the two favourites for the Premier League title on Sunday. Arsenal played the entire second half a man down after Leandro Trossard was sent-off but were seconds away from inflicting City’s…
A man was reportedly beaten in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Sunday during a protest against the results of Saturday’s local government elections by members of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party. The man, identified as Ibrahim Suberu, who said that he is a civil servant in the state, was beaten mercilessly near the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission office, Fate Road, Ilorin, by the irate crowd who pulled him down from his motorcycle. The PDP members, as early as 8 am on Sunday, started the protest against the results of the local government elections released in…
The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies has threatened to shut down power supply in the entire Etche Local Government of Rivers State, over the brutal attack on its member, Gboro Benjamin, by some residents of the area. The Deputy General Secretary, SSAEAC, South East and South South, Innocent Lord-Douglas, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Douglas said Benjamin, a staff of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company and the Occupational Health and Safety Officer of the Association in PHED Beta II Area was attacked by electricity consumers while on official duty to…
Gift Orban is set to start for Lyon in the highly anticipated Derby des Olympiques against Marseille on Sunday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigerian striker, who made a match-winning cameo appearance against Strasbourg and started in the goalless draw against Lens, is expected to retain his place in the starting lineup ahead of Georges Mikautadze. Lyon host Marseille in the first Derby des Olympiques of the season in Ligue 1, with the visitors making a strong start under Roberto De Zerbi, while Lyon linger in the bottom half of the table. The fixture, which was initially devoid of…