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...
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Community leader on the run as NDLEA arrests his wife and son with 226kg of illicit dr+gs in Lagos
A community leader and Sarkin Yamma of Badagry West LCDA, Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Talba, was the subject of a significant raid by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos on Wednesday, September 18th. The operation targeted two of his residences, during which authorities recovered a...
Economic Hardship: First Lady Oluremi Tinubu distributes 4,800 25kg bags of rice to vulnerable in Lagos
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, has launched the distribution of 4,800 25kg bags of rice to help ease the impact of economic hardship in the country. The initiative, which is aimed at providing relief to vulnerable and less privileged individuals, targets six...
“I’ve been in the business for 25 years,” says 80-year-old grandpa arrested with illicit dr+gs in Lagos
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an 80-year-old grandfather, Pa Aremu Shojobi, with 14 kilograms of cannabis at his home in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 22. “In his statement, the Octogenarian...
Boxer Daniel Dubois defeats Anthony Joshua to retain IBF heavyweight world title
Daniel Dubois defeated Anthony Joshua by fifth-round knockout to retain his IBF heavyweight title in a thrilling encounter at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, September 21. Dubois was dominant from start to finish as Joshua struggled to withstand the devastating punches from the reigning champion. The 27-year-old British champion knocked...
Edo Guber: The moment police walked Gov. Obaseki out of INEC’s office
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki was on Sunday morning, September 22, reportedly forced out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Benin by the DIG Frank Mba. Vanguard reports that Obaseki had entered the promises unannounced at around 2 am allegedly to protest some anomalies in...
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