Day: September 22, 2024

‘291k To 247k Votes,’ APC Wins Edo Gov’ship Election, PDP Kicks

Precious Ibekwe

+ Monday Okpebholo, Man who will take over from Obaseki     The opposition All Progressives Party (APC) polled 291,667 votes to win the Edo state’s Governorship election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared. How DIG Frank Mba Ordered Obaseki Out Of INEC Office “They Used Bread, N5k,” How Politicians Bought Votes At Edo PUs — CSOs Results collated by the umpire showed that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came second with PDP 247,274 votes. The labour party comes a distant third with only 2763 votes. This came…

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How DIG Frank Mba Ordered Obaseki Out Of INEC Office

ADEOLA YUSUF

Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Edo election, Frank Mba, was probably enraged by the visit of Governor Godwin Obaseki to the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin, on Sunday morning. Accompanied by his security aides, Obaseki had walked into INEC office around 3am. The governor headed for office of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), where he held a closed door meeting. While there, some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stormed INEC office in protest. Among the protesters were Ajibola Basiru, National Secretary…

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BREAKING: Arsenal Holds Man City To Draw At Etihad

Ganiyu Amodu

City spent the entire second half attacking and left it very, very late to finally get the goal that denied 10-man Arsenal a huge victory.   Manchester City and Arsenal shared a furious and dramatic 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium after John Stones’ 98th minute equaliser. City took the lead when Erling Haaland struck early in the game and the champions looked in full control. But the game unravelled for Pep Guardiola’s side, first when Rodri came off injured on 20 minutes, and then when Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori…

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Edo 2024: APC In Clear Lead, Wins Obaseki’s LGA + Results

Abibat Babalola

APC floors PDP in Obaseki’s LGA as collation resumes The All Progressives Congress has taken Oredo Local Government Area as the Independent National Electoral Commission resumed the announcement of collated results from Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. With the 17th local government to be announced in its kitty, APC has won 11 LGAs, while the Peoples Democratic Party still has six. For Oredo LGA, while APC garnered 30,780 votes, Labour Party polled 5,389 votes and PDP 24,938. Oredo LGA is where the incumbent, Governor Godwin Obaseki, hails from. Before…

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Private Employers Paying Below N70k Risk Jail – Govt

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated. According to the FG, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the current economic reality, emphasising that no Nigerian worker, whether in government or private employment, should be paid less than the minimum wage. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollom Daju, stated this on Wednesday while speaking at the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Employers Association for Private…

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‘N35k To N100k/Term,’ How Lagos Hiked Boarding Fees

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Government has increased boarding fees in all secondary schools across the state from N35,000 to N100,000 per term. A letter to all boarding school principals signed by the Director, Basic Education Services, Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Olufemi Asaolu, and sighted by our correspondent on Friday, read, “I have the directive of the Honourable Commissioner to inform all Public Boarding House schools in Lagos State that the State Government has approved the review of the Boarding fee payable in all Public Boarding House schools…

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‘For Overbilling Customers,’ NERC Fines AEDC N1.67Bn, Ikeja Electric N1.41Bn

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and other electricity distribution companies for overbilling customers. NERC published the fine in its September 2024 supplementary order on Friday. According to the electricity regulator, out of all the distribution companies (DisCos), AEDC has the highest fine of N1.69 billion. The order, signed by Musiliu Oseni, NERC vice-chairman, and Dafe Akpeneye, commissioner for legal, licensing, and compliance, follows a comprehensive investigation into AEDC’s billing practices. According to the order, NERC discovered that AEDC and other distribution…

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“They Used Bread, N5k,” How Politicians Bought Votes At Edo PUs — CSOs

Abibat Babalola

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), has observed voter inducement at polling units (PUs) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. “Situation Room observers reported widespread instances of blatant vote buying and selling across several polling units, despite the huge presence of security personnel,” the group said in a statement on Saturday afternoon. The statement was co-signed by Yunusa Z. Ya’u, Mimidoo Achakpa and Franklin Oloniju. “The price of votes ranged from ₦5,000 to ₦10,000 per voter in several locations,…

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‘I Didn’t Force My Daughter Into Prostitution, She Likes Being One’

Abibat Babalola

‘Hear me out first before you blame,” retired Nigerian police officer narrates how her second daughter slept with Ajegunle landlord to help family settle house rent ‘forever.’ Me? Force her into prostitution? I don’t know where you got the story that I forced Georgina into prostitution, the girl was already one. I just told her to be useful with it. Look, I am an old man and I have seen my share of this life, so you can’t come to me, accusing me of what I didn’t do, I won’t…

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