It took the arrival of some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at Ward 5, Eguare Primary School, Irrua, Esan Local Government Area of Edo State on Saturday, before the distribution of money was stopped. Despite the early morning rainfall that slightly delayed the arrival of voting materials, accreditation commenced at about 8:30 am and voting proper started shortly after at about 10:02 am. The ward is in Edo Central Senatorial District, which has five LGAs, comprising Esan South-East, Igueben, Esan North East, Esan West and Esan Central LGs, and it is the area where the PDP and…
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President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, has donated the sum of 500 million Naira to victims of the Maiduguri flood which ravaged 70 per cent of the city and displaced millions of residents. Seyi who was accompanied by his brother, friends, and associates while donating on their behalf said they were in Maiduguri to sympathise with the victims. Seyi stated that the Friday visit was the first step towards contributing to ameliorating the current difficult situation of the young people affected by the flood. He assured that the intervention would continue until Borno state, especially Maiduguri, sees the light again.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two males and one female over alleged vote-buying in the ongoing Edo governorship election. The arrests took place in the Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. According to a video shared on X by Channels TV on Saturday, EFCC officials left the location with three suspects, two males and one female, taken into custody around 10:00 a.m. However, in the video, some residents could be seen insisting that those arrested were not involved in vote-buying and were being unfairly targeted. The Edo governorship election has been a prominent topic in recent…
Malfunctioning of Biamodial Voters Accreditation machines has disrupted voting at Ikpoba Okha Ward 7, Unit 39, Benin, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. NAN team at Ikpoba ward 7, unit 39, reports that the voting process, which started at about 8 a.m., came to a halt some minutes later. The unit, located inside Ologboshere Primary School, has 838 registered voters. However, voting in other units within the school is going on smoothly. An Ad hoc INEC official at unit 39, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said INEC had been informed about the faulty BVAs. “We are waiting for another…
The Nigerian Police said it has arrested two political thugs and recovered three cut-to-size locally fabricated pistols and one locally made handgun, hours before the highly contested governorship election in Edo State. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on X.com, in the early hours of Saturday. Police Nab Two Thugs, Confiscate Firearm In Edo ”Acting on a tip-off that some individuals had been armed to cause mayhem and disturbability during the election on Saturday, the police operatives swooped into action and apprehended Obanor, a leader of an armed group, at Oredo Ward 4 at about…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, has voted at his voting centre, Okaigben Ward 1, Unit 3, situated in Idinrio Primary School, Okaigben, Ewohimi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. Ighodalo arrived at the polling booth at about 10:33 am, a few minutes after INEC’s officials arrived. He, alongside his wife, Ifeyiwan, cast their ballot at Okaigben Ward 1, unit 3, Idinrio Primary School, Okaigben, Ewohimi. The couple were accredited at about 12.03 pm for voting at Okaigben Ward 1, unit 3, Idinrio Primary School, Okaigben, Ewohimi. The PDP candidate expressed dissatisfaction over the…
The Nigerian Ports Authority has donated the sum of N200m to the victims of devastating floods that ravaged some communities in Borno State recently. This was contained in a statement on Saturday by the NPA. The cheque was presented on behalf of the NPA to the Governor of Borno State in Maiduguri on Friday by the trio of the Executive Director of Engineering & Technical Services, Ibrahim Umar, Executive Director of Finance & Administration, Ms Vivian Edet, and Executive Director Marine & Operations, Olalekan Badmus. The Managing Director of the NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, stated that the agency stands with…
Worried by the low performance of secondary school students in the 2024 WAEC and JAMB examinations in Kaduna South Senatorial District, Senator Sunday Katung, has organised a two-day training programme for over 100 youths on Computer Based Test. The participants who are mostly teachers of public schools and graduates, were selected from the 87 wards of Kaduna South Senatorial District. They are expected to step down the training on the Computer Based Test for senior secondary school students across Southern Kaduna communities. The Senator is partnering with Pareto Matrix International to improve students’ performance in WAEC/NECO and JAMB examinations while…
The Labour Party candidate in the Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has cast his vote. Akpata who arrived around 10:30 am at the polling unit 11, ward 6 in Oredo Local Government Area, expressed satisfaction with the voting process and expressed hope that it would be the same all over the state. He stated that his supporters should be allowed to cast their votes as the exercise continues. At the ward, electorates came out in their large numbers despite the rainfall that started around 10 am in the state capital. Details later… All rights reserved. This material, and other…
Despite the delays in the arrival of election materials, residents of Edo Central Senatorial District, comprising Esan South-East, Igueben and Esan North East, Esan West and Esan Central LGAs, have started coming out to cast their votes. At Unit 9, boot 9 Dumontan polling unit in Irrua, Esan LGA, voting commenced at about 9:20 am with voters casting their votes in an orderly manner as directed by the INEC as hoc staff on duty. Some of the voters, including the elderly and the youths were seen conducting themselves in strict adherence to the directive of the security officers on the…