President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s Edo governorship election, on his victory at the polls. Mr Okpebholo was declared the […]
Read MorePrice of 5kg cooking gas jumped from N5,974 in July to N6,430 in August— NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N5,974.55 recorded in July 2024 to N6,430.02 in August 2024. This is contained […]
Read MoreHippopotamus kills Kebbi man
A hippopotamus on Sunday attacked and killed a fisherman at Yauri river, in Yauri local government area of Kebbi. The deceased Malam Usman Mai Gadi was at the river bank […]
Read MoreShettima arrives in New York for 79th UNGA
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A statement on Monday by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, announced […]
Read MoreEdo Election: PDP govs deny announcing results, as Obaseki defends INEC’s office visit
Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, alongside Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa; and Asue Ighodalo, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election have denied announcing collated results […]
Read MoreEdo election might end up as worst in Nigeria’s history – Ighodalo
Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, has raised serious concerns over the ongoing election, warning that it could be remembered as the worst election […]
Read MoreKogi women protest persecution of ex-Gov Bello, say ‘we won’t allow anyone crucify him’
A huge crowd of women from Kogi State took to the streets on Saturday to protest what they described as the alleged persecution of the former governor of the state, […]
Read MoreEdo election: INEC begins collation, to review results declared under duress
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it is set to begin state-level collation of results of Saturday’s Governorship Election in Edo state. This was as the commission said it […]
Read MoreWhy Police walked Obaseki out of INEC office
A tense situation unfolded around 4:10 a.m. when Governor Godwin Obaseki was escorted out of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, premises in Benin by Deputy Inspector General, DIG, of […]
Read MoreEdo election: Yiaga Africa, PDP urge INEC to resist rigging at collation centres
The prominent election monitoring organization Yiaga Africa, along with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised concerns about potential manipulation of the Edo State governorship election results at local government […]
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