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Month: September 2024

Kwankwaso donates ₦50m to support Maiduguri flood victims

Zulum assured him of judicious use of the donation for the maximum benefit of the people intended. The Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso has donated ₦50m to support the victims of the Maiduguri flood disaster. Kwankwaso presented the cheque to Governor Babagana Zulum at…

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INEC suspends collation in Edo election, awaits results from 2 LGAs

Oredo and Ikpoba Okha, two municipal local government areas in Benin, Edo capital, are the most populous local governments in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Edo governorship election held on Saturday. Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, INEC’s Returning Officer announced the suspension on Sunday due…

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Shettima departs Abuja for US to represent Tinubu at UNGA

Nkwocha said during the session, Shettima would deliver Nigeria’s national statement, participate in key meetings on the sidelines of the event, and engage in bilateral meetings. Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for the United States to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the behest of President Bola Tinubu….

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Celebrations erupt inside Edo APC situation room after 16 of 18 LGs results

APC governors and officials are in a celebratory mood as INEC continues to release results from local government areas in the Edo governorship election. Celebrations have erupted inside the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s situation room for the Edo State governorship election as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announces results. Following the end of voting…

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This might be the worst election in Nigeria’s history, Ighodalo on Edo poll

Ighodalo and the PDP have accused INEC of violating the Electoral Act by truncating the collation process to compromise the Edo governorship election. Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Edo governorship election, has raised the alarm over alleged irregularities in the exercise, saying it might turn out to be the “worst…

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VIDEO: Omokri does special dance to celebrate Labour Party’s loss in Edo

Omokri had vowed to do a special dance if the Labour Party lost out in the Edo governorship contest. Social media personality and critic, Reno Omokri, has produced a special dance move to celebrate the defeat of the Labour Party in the Edo State governorship election. In a video shared on his X account on…

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INEC frowns on overnight invasion of Benin office by Obaseki, APC officials

INEC urged all the stakeholders in the Edo governorship election to take advantage of the mechanism for redressing complaints during collation. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has frowned upon the invasion of its Head Office in Benin by stakeholders in the Edo governorship election. Pulse reports that Governor Godwin Obaseki stormed the INEC premises…

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APC, PDP supporters jubilating ahead of final result of Edo election

NAN reports that Edo residents voted on Saturday to elect a new governor who will pilot the affairs of the state for the next four years. Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People Democratic Party (PDP) have occupied the popular Ramat Park in Benin, jubilating even when the result of the Edo…

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Nollywood actress Ini Edo announces engagement, set for fairytale wedding

Ini Edo encouraged anyone who has given up on their happily ever after to continue believing. Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has announced that she is engaged and set to have a fairytale wedding. Edo made this known in a post via her Instagram handle, @iniedo, on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The actress disclosed that she…

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PDP announces results of Edo election, Ighodalo beating APC’s Okpebholo

The PDP called for the restoration of the collation process in accordance with the Electoral Act and INEC rules and regulations for the Edo election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the results of the Edo governorship election garnered by its collation agents across the state. Edo residents went to the poll on Saturday,…

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