The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the results of the state governorship election, so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. In the results announced so far by the commission, the All Progressives Congress has won in 10 out of 18 local government areas of the state, while the PDP won in six local governments. In a letter addressed to the office Chairman of the INEC in Abuja and made available to journalists in Benin on Sunday by the state chairman of the PDP, Dr Tony Aziegbemi, the ruling party alleged that the votes…
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The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, says its operatives have neutralised two armed vandals involved in illegal oil bunkering during a gun duel and recovered two AK-47 rifles while 18 suspects were arrested across various states in the Niger Delta region. Also, the Army said the troops destroyed 13 illegal refining sites, seven boats, uncovered eight illegal connection points and impounded over 60,000 litres of stolen products across the region. The acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lit-Col. Jonah Danjuma disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Sunday. Danjuma said the feat…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has lost his local government, Oredo Local Government Area, to the All Progressives Congress in the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. According to the result declared by the commission, the candidate of the APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo, polled a total of 30,780 votes in the LG, while Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party secured 24,938 votes. Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party polled 5389 votes. Ighodalo of the PDP is Obaseki’s anointed candidate in the election. More to come… All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this…
A Peoples Democratic Party chairmanship aspirant in Kaduna State, Danjuma Sarki, has condemned the recent state congress election, citing widespread manipulation and rigging. PUNCH Online reports that a former Commissioner of Water Resources, Edward Masha, was declared the new chairman of the state PDP chapter at the state congress held at the Kaduna Trade and Investment Centre (Trade Fair Complex) on Saturday. Masha polled 2,123 votes to defeat Sarki who secured 250 votes. However, addressing journalists at a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Secretariat on Sunday, Sarki alleged that delegates were coerced into voting for a…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission has raised concerns over the rise in the distribution of pirated books across the country. In a statement released on Sunday, the NCC Director-General, Dr John Asein, reported that recent inspections revealed that schools, online sales platforms and traditional bookstores are involved in the sale of counterfeit materials. Asein noted a surge in the local printing of pirated books and highlighted the role of importers and transporters in these illicit activities. “Following recent inspections and anti-piracy operations across the country, the Nigerian Copyright Commission has noticed disturbing trends in the distribution of pirated books through schools,…
For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos has supported the Africa Creative Market, reinforcing the growing collaboration between the United States and Nigeria in the creative industry. Founded by Dr. Inya Lawal, an alumna of the Fortune-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership program, the Africa Creative Market brings together stakeholders from African and international creative industries to exchange ideas and explore innovations to accelerate the growth of Africa’s creative economy. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos on Sunday. This year’s event saw the participation of…
As people of the Edo State are awaiting the final announcement of the results of the governorship election in the state, some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party staged a protest at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission against the results released so far. With 16 out of 18 local government areas of the state released by INEC on Sunday, the All Progressives Congress won in 10 while PDP won in six local governments. The protesters who gathered in front of the INEC office in Benin City were chanting various solidarity songs while some of them were holding…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Mallam Aminu International Airport, have arrested a 38-year-old drug trafficking suspect, Okafor Anthony, while attempting to board a Qatar Airlines flight to Iran via Doha with 76 wraps of cocaine in his stomach. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the arrest on Sunday, said the drug suspect was arrested last Sunday. The statement read, “After three days in excretion observation, Okafor excreted 76 pellets of the ingested cocaine weighing 1.267kg.” Also in Kogi state, NDLEA officers on patrol along the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja expressway on Tuesday 17th September recovered…
Elder statesman and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, has faulted the monopoly of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited in the sale of petrol from the Dangote refinery. Babalola, who expressed dissatisfaction with the hikes of petroleum prices, especially the recent one by NNPC, appealed to the governments through their policies and actions “not to turn Nigerians to beggars. There was no begging, no thieves in this country in those days”. The elder statesman spoke in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Saturday shortly after he received the ‘Outstanding Achiever of All Times Award’ from a…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has extended heartfelt wishes to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on the occasion of the 64th birthday celebration. In a congratulatory message on Sunday, CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, prayed for the continued health, happiness and success of the First Lady, describing her as a leader and advocate for the people of Nigeria. Okoh said Mrs Tinubu had shown a strong commitment to social causes in areas of agriculture, women empowerment, healthcare and philanthropy while calling on leaders in the country to address issues of rising inflation, insecurity, and the struggle for basic necessities…