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Edo poll: Obaseki faults INEC preparations
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, said he expected better preparations from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the Saturday’s governorship poll, after queueing for over an hour before voting. Obaseki, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the election, stated this, shortly after he cast his vote at 11:48a.m, having …
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3-storey school building collapses in Lagos
A three-storey building of the Excell College, a private school in Ejigbo, Lagos, collapsed on Saturday, two days to reopening of secondary and private schools in the state. The building is located at No. 15, Ansarudeen St., by Ile Epo Bus stop, Iyana Ejigbo. NAN reports that public and private primary and secondary schools in …
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Ekiti police declare suspected robbery, kidnap kingpin wanted with N5m bounty
Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State commissioner of police, Tunde Mobayo, has declared one Oguntoyinbo Samuel, male, wanted. Mobayo, in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Abutu Sunday, on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, disclosed that Oguntoyinbo was suspected to have masterminded different bank robberies and kidnapping incidents in both Ekiti and Ondo States. The …
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Why entrepreneurship fails in Nigeria – Daramola, ex-Rep member
Okwe Obi, Abuja A former member of the House of Representative and Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abimbola Daramola, has attributed the failure of entrepreneurship to the lack sufficient knowledge and skills by entrepreneurs. Daramola, who spoke yesterday in Abuja while addressing potential entrepreneurs on how to weather the bad economic storm, called …
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BENGONET harps on guidelines to promote integrity in running organizations
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue Non Governmental Organization Network (BENGONET) has harped on the need to develop guidelines and recommendations for promoting integrity in running organizations through the instrumentality of the constitution in an increasingly globalized world. Chairman of BENGONET, Mrs. Rachel Ityonzughul stated this on the occasion of the 13th Annual General Meeting of BENGONET …
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Edo Deputy Governor, Shaibu, boasts of victory at polls
Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin The Edo State deputy governorship candidate, Philip Shaibu, yesterday, boasted that he is confident that governor Godwin Obaseki and himself would remain victorious at the polls. Shaibu said this while speaking with journalists shortly after casting his vote at his polling unit at Jattu, Etsako West local government. Shaibu voted at his …
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Groups demand justice for women, children in Mining host communities
Henry Uche The Women in Mining in Nigeria (WIMIN) and Center for Community Excellence (CENCEX) has called on states and federal government of Nigeria to rise and do justice for women and children in the Mining host communities as these group are the most negatively affected by the activities of Mining companies. At a forum …
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World Cleanup Day: CWED, Kaduna traders call for ban on plastics
Sola Ojo, Kaduna As the world commemorates this year’s Cleanup Day, Centre for Water and Environment Development (CWED) and traders in Mando, Igabi local government, Kaduna, Kaduna State, on Saturday called on the government to place a ban on indiscriminate usage of plastics and polythene as a critical step to save the environment. World Cleanup …
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Gov. Ganduje urges Muslims to pray for peace, stability
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has called on Muslims to continue to pray for peace and stability in Kano and the country at large. Ganduje made the call at the closing of the Annual Zikir and Prayers for National Unity organised by the Majalisul Shura Litaraqa Al-Tijjaniyya at Kano Emir’s Palace. Hassan Fagge, the …
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Obaseki, wife vote, after waiting for 40 minutes
The main contender the Edo Gvoernorship tussle, Godwin Obaseki who is also the incumbent governor has voted with his wife in at their PU 19, Ward 04 of Oredo LGA. Obaseki stood on the queue waiting for his turn for more than 40 minutes.
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Edo decides 2020: I’m being rigged out – Obaseki cries out as card readers fail
Governor Godwin Obaseki has cried out over faulty card readers in the ongoing Edo Gubernatorial Elections. Obaseki, in a statement via his spokesperson, Crusoe Osagie, raised the alarm that there is a deliberate plot to disenfranchise voters in PDP strongholds in the state. Osagie disclosed that card readers in areas where PDP has influence …
Edo decides 2020: Suspected APC chieftain stopped from snatching election materials
A suspected chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was reportedly caught attempting to snatch electoral materials at a polling unit in Oredo LGA, Edo State this morning. He was fiercely resisted by voters and some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the unit. Voting has since commenced in the highly anticipated election.
Edo decides 2020: PDP Reps condemn siege on govs by security agents
Philip Nyam, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has condemned the clampdown on its governors by security officers in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on the instructions of the Inspector General of Police. The leader of the caucus, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) in a press statement …
Edo decides 2020: Ize-Iyamu votes, optimistic of victory
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Edo Governorship election cast his vote at Ugboko Ward 4, Unit 26, Orhionmwon Local Government Council of the state at about 9: 25 am. Ize-Iyamu joined the queue at his polling unit located at Iguododo Primary school at about 9:20am before casting …
Edo decides 2020: Obaseki arrives for accreditation
Cajetan Mmuta, Benin The journey to elect a new governor to occupy the Dennis Osadebay Avenue Government House in Benin, the Edo State capital, began Saturday as large number of voters turned out to cast their votes at various polling units and centers across the 192 wards and 18 local government areas of the …
Edo decides 2020: APC, PDP youths clash over alleged money-sharing
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed Saturday morning in Edo. It was alleged that some APC youths attempted to share money but were resisted by their PDP counterparts. The incident occurred at a polling unit in Oredo Local Government Area. The footage of the incident shows …
Divers rescue five as bus plunges into river in Ebonyi
Divers have rescued five persons from the Akaeze-ukwu River in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi as a ‘608’-model bus plunged into it on Friday evening. The bus was said to have 38 passengers on board. Mrs Stella Uchegbu, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Commander in Ebonyi told newsmen, in a telephone interview …
Edo decides 2020: Voters shun COVID-19 safety protocols
The governorship election in Edo State is currently going on peacefully with impressive voters’ turnout in most wards across the state. However, there was no social distancing at Oba Market polling unit, Oredo LGA and many other places as voters got ready to cast their votes, while many also did not wear face masks. …
TikTok sues Trump to block app ban
Popular video-sharing app TikTok has asked a U.S. judge to block the Trump administration banning its app. TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., filed a complaint in Washington federal court late Friday night challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order, Reuters reported, quoting Bloomberg. The U.S. Commerce Department issued an ban on Friday …
Water hyacinth menace: Bayelsa govt empathizes with Epie communities
Pauline Onyibe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has empathized with communities along the Epie Creek for the hardship they are suffering following the blockage of the creek by water hyacinth. The state’s Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who expressed government’s concern at the weekend over the situation, assured the Epie people of the present administration’s …
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