President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the electoral process that led to the victory of Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The President who sent congratulations to Obaseki on his victory, enjoined him to show grace and humility in victory. The President’s statement reads” My commitment to free and fair elections is […]
Month: September 2020
Oshiomhole:What a political tragedy
By Boma Nwuke Phone Number: 2348033125640 The axiom, what goes around comes around is indeed worth internalising as it has proven to be food for thought any day. That is the picture currently making the rounds not only in Edo State but across the country. Twenty four hours ago, the […]
Obaseki leads in Edo governoship election
Incumbent governor,Godwin Obaseki leads in 12 out of 16 resuits announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC,in the just concluded governorship election in Edo State. The results so far announced are Owan East: APC 19295, PDP 14762 Owan West: APC 11193, PDP 11485 Esan South East: APC 9237,PDP 10565 […]
Obasanjo’s diminishing value as a statesman
Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com(08035355706 sms only)Each time former president Olusegun Obasanjo makes his frequent interventions on national issues, there are always people who would ask that we ignore the messenger and consider instead the message he brings. Impliedly, this is to urge that Nigerians ignore his well-known and documented negative political and […]
APC raises alarm over fake results of Edo governoship election in circulation
The All Progressives Congress APC has raised alarm over what it described as fake results being loaded into fake INEC websites. The party alleged that members of the Peoples Democratic party PDP are behind the fake reports and warned the public to disregard such doctored results. In a statement, the […]
Pastor remanded in prison for N700,000 fraud
A Chief Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti,Ekiti State,on Friday ordered the remand of a 45 year- old Pastor,Paul Ojo ,in correctional center for defrauding a member of his church of N700,000 . Police prosecutor,Oriyomi Akinwale told the Court that the defendant conspired and defrauded one Fakunaide Ojo between February and March […]
Woman set ablaze over house rent in Cross Rivers
The Police in Cross Rivers State have arrested a man identified as Ntiero Okon ,for allegedly setting a woman ablaze in Calabar over failure to pay N11,000 house rent. It was gathered that Okon,a landlord of No 9 Ansa Ewa street, Cobham Town in the Bayside area of Calabar South,on […]
FG bans Emirates Airlines
The Federal Government has included Emirates Airlines in the list of airlines not approved to operate in the country. The Minister of Aviation,Hadi Sariki disclosed this in his Twitter handle on Friday. Sariki said the decision was taken after a meeting between the members of the Presidential Task Force on […]
What the governorship election in Edo says – by Boma Nwuke
At last, the much awaited election in Edo State is here for the people of the state to either exercise their franchise and vote wisely for a government that would impact their well being and the state or vote wrongly or unwisely to enthrone a government that would be a […]
Labour Unions boost re-election chances of Obaseki
Labour Unions boost re-election chances of Obaseki Leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) ,Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) have vowed to mobilize their members to vote for Governor Godwin Obaseki in September 19 governoship election. The labour leaders who made the […]