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BREAKING: PDP REJECTS OUTCOME OF EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of the Edo State governorship election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The declaration was made at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday by Acting National Chairman Amb. Umar Damagum. He insisted that the people of Edo State voted overwhelmingly …

WHY WE LOST EDO ELECTION – LABOUR PARTY Mr Kelly Ogbalo, Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State, has alleged that the party would have won the state governorship election if it was conducted in a free and fair manner. Ogbalo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. He …

AISHA YESUFU MOCKS OBASEKI OVER EDO ELECTION LOSS, TELLS HIM TO STOP COMPLAINING Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesuf has harshly criticized Governor Godwin Obaseki for expressing dissatisfaction with the results of the Edo State governorship election, in which Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged victorious.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Sunday that Okpebholo won the election …

IT’S FAKE NEWS, LAGBAJA, ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, NOT RESIGNED The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports claiming that Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, has resigned from his position. The defence headquarters said an online report alleged that Lagbaja had submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu, citing an assassination attempt on his life as the …

GO TO COURT – TINUBU TELLS EDO ELECTION LOSERS, CONGRATULATES WINNERS President Bola Tinubu has advised candidates dissatisfied with the outcome of the recently concluded Edo State governorship election to pursue their grievances through legal avenues. The call comes following the announcement of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s election. In a …

OBASEKI’S DEPUTY, PHILIP SHAIBU, CELEBRATES OKPEBHOLO’S VICTORY Reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has reacted to the electoral victory of Senator Monday Okpebholo in the September 21st off-cycle governorship election held in the state. Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC was declared the winner of the fiercely contested governorship election, defeating his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of …

APC SWEEPS IMO LG ELECTION: WINS 27 COUNCIL AREAS, 305 WARDS All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo State chapter, has cleared all the 27 local government chairmanship and 305 councillorship seats in the just concluded elections. This was made known to journalists by the chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC), Charles Ejiogu, who officially announced the results at …

LUTH ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH IN CURE OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in partnership with Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN), has establish a high-quality, safe bone marrow transplant programme that meets international standards for the cure of sickle cell disease in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chief Medical Director of LUTH, …

PDP CRISIS: ATIKU BACKS ANTI-DAMAGUM FORCES, WANTS PARTY CHAIR REMOVED Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the plot to unseat the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum.Atiku reached out to members of the PDP National Working Committee, advocating for Damagum’s ouster, sources told newsmen on Sunday. This move to remove Damagum has …

MALAMI AND THE MYSTERIOUS MILLIONS OF A MINISTERNigeria is a very difficult country to understand. Too difficult to grasp, or comprehend mentally. One minute a man is poor, the next minute he is rich, stupendously rich. That is one aspect of the Nigerian feature that is incongruous with the provisions of common sense. In Nigeria, financial opportunities avail themselves to …