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RESULTS FROM INEC’S IREV SHOW PDP WON EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION Following the recently concluded Edo State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s IREV portal reveals that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the election, despite INEC officially declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner. According to data posted on INEC’s IREV portal as of September 21, …

ENUGU GOVT EMBARKS ON CONSTRUCTION OF CNG MOTHER STATION The Enugu State Government says it is constructing a massive Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mother station at the Ugwu Onyeama area of the state. The mother station would have the capacity to serve the entire South East zone. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Transportation in the state, Dr. Obi …

NIGERIA MUST REMAIN GIANT OF AFRICA – TINUBU TASKS ARMED FORCES President Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigerian armed forces to showcase their military prowess and sophistication in combating the nation’s adversaries. This call to action was made during the combined passing-out parade of the 71 Regular Course, Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as the Direct Short Service …

OVER 60% OF NIGERIANS LIVE IN POVERTY – PETER OBI Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general election, Peter Obi, has said the security challenges bedeviling Africa are directly linked to poverty, with over 50% of the population multi-dimensionally poor. Speaking at the weekend in Athens, Greece’s capital, at an international dialogue of global leaders that …

IS NIGERIA A NORMAL COUNTRY, A ZOO, OR A JUNGLE?, BY SESUGH AKUME When last year, the Benue governor, Fr Hyacinth Alia, violated the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, by sacking democratically-elected local government officials and dissolving their executive and legislative councils, in a bid to appoint illegal, unlawful, unconditional caretaker stooges, I went to court with …

WE’RE SORRY, FUBARA’S KINSMEN APOLOGIZES TO WIKE: IT’S NOT IN OUR NATURE TO PAY EVIL FOR GOOD The Elders Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party has apologised to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the ongoing rift between him and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The elders, led by the Executive Director of Finance at the Niger …

I’M FAR BIGGER THAN ALL OF YOU PUT TOGETHER – WIKE TELLS PDP GOVS BACKING FUBARA The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors who are supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Wike said the governors must be sick if they do not recognize that he (Wike) is …

NEW COVID 19 VARIANT, XEC, EMERGES IN EUROPE, US A new strain of COVID-19 which has been predicted to become the dominant variant globally in the next few months, is rapidly spreading through Europe and the United States. The new variant, known as XEC, was first detected in Germany in June but has spread across 27 countries, including France and …

PRESIDENCY MOVES TO STOP OCTOBER 1 PROTESTOrdinarily, Tuesday, the 1st of October, 2024 will pass on as a day of merriment, in line with tradition, to celebrate Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule in 1960.But there are signs that aside the expected burst of conviviality, pomp and panoply, this year’s Independence Day, the 64th, may be different.As the government, on one …

THERE’S NO PLACE IN IRAN THAT WE CANNOT REACH – ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER, NETANYAHU Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed that Israel will continue its military operations until its objectives are met, even as tensions escalate on both the Gaza and Lebanon fronts. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Iran, stating, “If …