Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, hailed citizens and residents of the state for ensuring his victory at last Saturday’s governorship election, declaring that his re-election has put a final end to godfatherism in the state. Obaseki, who made the assertion while addressing party supporters at the Museum Ground, King’s Square, Benin City, […]
Mali’s military junta announced the leaders of a new transition government in the Sahel state on Monday, which will retain strong army links despite international pressure to appoint civilians. Junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita said in a televised statement that former defence minister Bah Ndaw would become transition president — while he himself would serve […]
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iseyin, Oyo State on Monday ordered that a 44-year-old man, Stephen Mark, who allegedly defiled his nine-year-old sister-in-law, be remanded in a correctional centre. Delivering his ruling, Chief Magistrate Maaruff Mudashiru , ordered the defendant to engage the services of a lawyer. Mudashiru adjourned the matter until Oct 19, for […]
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Monday suggested he was surprised at the loss of the All Progressive Congress in the recently concluded Edo State Governorship Election. The Governor said three weeks to the election, polls indicated that the APC was set to win. However, on Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared incumbent […]
Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, has rejected the result of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. Uzodinma disclosed this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku. He said the entire process in Edo State was marred by irregularities from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, who sabotaged the system, making it […]
Chairman, Independent, National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has commended all stakeholders who made the Saturday’s Edo state governorship election a success. Yakubu gave the appreciation while winding down INEC Situation Room on the Edo Governorship election in Abuja on Sunday. The chairman reminded all stakeholders that there was no respite yet for all […]
A 14- year- old secondary school pupil, Fathia Ojewoye , has been raped to death at the Agbeloba – Oriyonrin area of Abeokuta, Ogun State . The teenager had on Wednesday been declared missing by her parents , but her corpse was found three days after with some of her personal effects in an uncompleted […]
……PDP candidate scores 307 , 955 , party says we’ ve retired godfathers , caged lions …..Obaseki was busy rigging while raising false alarm , claims beaten opposition party The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the incumbent Governor of Edo State , Godwin Obaseki, as the winner of Saturday’ s governorship election in […]
Godwin Obaseki, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s election, is currently leading Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, with over 50,000 votes. Out of the results of 11 local government areas declared so far by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obaseki secured victory across eight, leaving […]
Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is leading Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, in the Edo governorship election. According to the results that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced so far, the PDP candidate is leading with over 28,000 votes. As of 3:45am on Sunday, the commission […]
