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10 The heads of member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have convened in Lagos to finalise the designing of the $15 billion Lagos-Abidjan Corridor Highway Development Project. This ambitious infrastructure initiative will connect five West African nations—Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin Republic, and Nigeria—via a 1,068-kilometer highway that will link…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo winner of the governorship election in Edo State. Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who scored 247,274 votes to come second, while Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party…

9 A combined team of police operatives and soldiers have escorted Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, out of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in Benin City. Obaseki was moved out of the premises by Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Frank Mba, at 4:10 am on Sunday.  The governor had arrived the electoral…

Okirika Youths Issue 7-Day Ultimatum to Oando Over Unpaid Land Rent The Okirika Youth Association has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Oando PLC, demanding the payment of long-overdue land rent for oil wells in their community. The oil wells, which were previously owned by Agip and recently acquired by Oando, have been operating without any…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, winner of the Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. INEC announced this at the beginning of the collation of results of the governorship election in the state. According to the results, PDP garnered 8,470 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress,…

Up to 98% results of Edo governorship election held on Saturday have been uploaded on Result Viewing Portal (IReV), Blueprint reports According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), out of the 4519 polling units, the electoral umpires have uploaded the result sheets of 4435 polling units on the portal as of early morning on…

Asue Ighodalo’s campaign team has raised strong allegations of election malpractice, accusing former Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, of manipulating figures during the Edo governorship election. Mathew Idoiyekemwem, the Director-General of Asue Ighodalo’s campaign team, addressed media correspondents, claiming that Oshiomhole and his several others, including Philip Shaibu were involved in deliberate manipulation to…

According to Daily Post, in a widely circulated video, Philip Shaibu, the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, was seen celebrating the governorship election results, confidently stating, “Na God get power.” The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed that over 90 percent of the results from polling stations had been uploaded to its Result Viewing…

Daniel Dubois on Saturday knocked out Anthony Joshua in round five of all-British heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium, London. The victory means Dubois retained his belt with Joshua suffering second knockout defeat of his career. Details loading… WhatsApp Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed its readiness to investigate trending allegations of over-voting in the Edo state governorship election. The commission stated this in a statement through its X account on Saturday night. Part of the statement reads, “The Commission’s attention has been drawn to an allegation of wrong figures entered into…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in 007 polling unit located around Agbor/Ogbonka- Agbor Primary School, at Esan South-east Local Government Area (LGA), Edo state. At the polling unit, APC polled 132, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 78, while Labour Party got 0 votes. Meanwhile, the governorship candidate of Labour Party Olumide Akpata has lost…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced extension of voting time in areas where officials and materials arrived late in Edo state governorship election on Saturday September 21, 2024. Details loading WhatsApp Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

Reports from Edo state have revealed that Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) have arrested some suspected vote-buyers in the ongoing Edo governorship election. The suspects, three of them were arrested in the Egor Local Government Area of the state as accreditation and election are already on at the polling centres. EFCC officials…

Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, is leading in the ongoing Edo governorship election, as early results from various polling units continue to surface on social media. Edo residents have taken matters into their own hands, posting verified polling unit results online and urging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to respect the…

Asue Ighodalo, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has taken an early lead as results from various polling units across the state continue to trickle in. Reports published online show that the PDP has secured victories in hundreds of polling units. According to verified reports, Ighodalo is winning in Oredo, Ikpoba-Okha, and…

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has lost his polling unit to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). NEWS DIRECT had earlier reported that results started coming in from the polling units in the Edo State governorship election as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the…

Security personnel were seen mounting roadblocks on roads in Benin as early as 6:00 a.m., as Edo governorship election begins. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that security personnel in the wee hours of the day began stopping and searching vehicles at the roadblocks, as well as asking the occupants questions in order to ensure…

Security operatives on Saturday morning were strict in carrying out the no-movement order by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun as the Edo State governorship election kicked off. The presence of a combined team of the men of the Nigeria Police and Nigerian Army was seen on major streets of Benin. On Ekhewan Road,…

The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants has announced that the new minimum wage will be implemented from July 29, 2024. This was contained in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) issued at the end of the committee’s meeting sighted by our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. The MoU reads: “The NSIWC will generate…

A video has emerged online showing Alex, the alleged Yahoo boy, who tied up a young woman, Olivia, in a hotel room in Wuse, Abuja for alleged ritual purposes. Reports revealed that the hotel staff rescued Olivia after hearing her screams. Below is a photo of Alex and Olivia. The video footage revealed a group…