Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Saturday 16th July 2022
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Osun Decides: ‘I came out early to vote because of my faith in a better Nigeria’—95-year-old voter
Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo Two nonagenarians, Mr Adekunle Benjamin, 95, and Mrs Shabina Oladipo, 90, were at their polling units in Oogi town, Ayedaade Local Government Area, as early as 7:00am to cast their votes in the Osun State guber poll. Speaking at Unit 7, ward 8, Oogi, Benjamin said he came out early to
Accord Party’s Ogunbiyi casts vote, boasts of victory
Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo The Osun State governorship candidate of the Accord Party (AP), Dr Akin Ogunbiyi has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC )for the peaceful conduct of the gubernatorial election so far. Ogunbiyi spoke to reporters after he cast his vote alongside his wife at Ile-Ogbo ward 5, unit 3 at Methodist
JUST IN: Unknown gunmen abduct NDDC official in Imo
Gunmen have kidnapped a top official of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Engr Kingsley Okorafor close to his residence in Umuadara Umulogho Autonomous Community, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident, which occured in the early hours of Saturday, caused apprehension in the community. The community is about three kilometres away
Chelsea complete signing of Senegal captain from Napoli
Chelsea have completed the signing of Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli on a four-year contract, the Premier League club said on Saturday. British media reported Chelsea paid a fee in the region of 32 million pounds ($38 million) for Koulibaly, who becomes the London side’s second summer signing since the Todd Boehly-led takeover
Osun Decides: EFCC officials storm Oyetola’s polling unit in Iragbiji
…as governor arrives to vote Ayobami Agboola and Anayo Ezugwu, Osogbo Some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrived Iragbiji, the hometown of Governor Gboyega Oyetola, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Osun State guber election. No fewer than six officials of the anti-graft agency were sighted at
Osun Decides: Tight security, early arrival of INEC officials, impressive turnout of voters
Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo Some of the electorate in some polling units in Osun State have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for ensuring that accreditation and voting commenced early. Checks by New Telegraph revealed that INEC officials arrived polling units early as at a few minutes before 8am while processes started immediately. There
Osun Decides: Guber candidate cries out, says ‘all my party’s polling agents have been compromised
Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo The governorship candidate of Action Peoples Party (APP), Adeolu Adebayo has urged security agents across the state to prevent all the party’s agents from getting to the polling units. Adebayo alleged that his party’s agents across the state have been compromised and hijacked by one of the major political parties in
Osun Decides: Early arrival of INEC officials at Ede South Local Council
Anayo Ezugwu, reporting from Osogbo As Osun State electorate decide their next governor today, there has been the early arrival of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) personnel across Ede South Local Government Area of the state. Some of the polling units visited by New Telegraph, showed that the INEC personnel arrived as early as
UK: Tory rivals clash over tax, spending plans
Tory leadership frontrunners have clashed over how best to fund public services and control inflation in the contest’s first TV debate. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss attacked tax rises introduced under ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak as “wrong” and pledged to reverse them, reports the BBC. But Sunak said they were needed to fund the NHS, and
National emergency declared in UK after red heat warning
A national emergency has been declared after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, as temperatures could hit 40C (104F). The Met Office’s highest warning covers an area including London, Manchester and York on Monday and Tuesday, reports the BBC. It means there is a risk to life and daily
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