Archive for year: 2024

Former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad has critiqued the Labour Party for not securing victory in a single polling unit in the Edo State governorship election. He said the Labour Party, which claimed to have won the 2023 presidential election and is also planning to win in 2027, failed to...

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A lady had narrated how she dealt with a landlord and a tenant who illegally tapped from her sister’s generator. She said a big sister of hers relocated to Lagos and since she was in Lagos, she had to assist with quite a few things, from accommodation to buying...

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s governorship election Edo State, on his victory at the polls.  The President said the victory testifies to the people’s support for the ruling party, “its progressive ideals and economic reengineering programme”. Bayo...

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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A month after the tragic death of popular Akure-based caterer, Debbie Adene, her driver, who was allegedly involved, has been arrested by the police. The late Adene tragically passed away at her home on Oda Road on July 25, 2024, shortly after celebrating her 54th birthday. Authorities linked her...

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