Three grave diggers and a herbalist have reportedly mutilated the body parts of Oriyomi Gboyega who died as a result of electrocution that occured at Ogidan area in Ogun State. Spokesman for the Nigeria Police Command in Ogun State, SP Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident on Friday in a statement. She revealed that the unethical...
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Abuja police arrest Edo vigilante with firearms
Operatives of the Nigeria Police have arrested a member of Edo State Vigilante Network simply identified as ‘Dogo’ over unlawful possession of firearms, ahead of Saturday September 21st governorship election in Edo State. He, was nabbed during a raid conducted by police personnel in his residence in Oredo Local government Area of the State, thereafter...
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Resist vote buying, Yiaga Africa urges Edo voters
Yiaga Africa, Election Monitoring Group has urged voters in Saturday September 21st governorship election in Edo State to resist attempts at vote-buying and selling; intimidation and manipulation before, during and after the poll. Chairperson of the 2024 Edo election Mission, Aisha Abdullahi, gave the advice at pre-election statement made available to journalists on Thursday in...
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My relationship with Oba of Benin, by Obaseki
says…we don’t’ mess around our traditional institution Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says there is no bitter row between him and Omo N’ Oba N’ Oba, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin two years after he visited the royal father’s palace in Benin City, the State Capital. In his attempt to paper around...
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Edo poll: Obi LP warns INEC against glitches, rigging
Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in 2023 general elections has warned Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against technical glitches and election results manipulation in Saturday September 21st 2024 Edo governorship poll. Issuing the warning at the grand final rally of LP on Wednesday in Benin City, Obi...
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IGP redeploys CPs in Rivers, Delta, FCT
The Commissioners of Police in Rivers, Delta State Commands and the Federal Capital territory have been redeployed by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. The order covers the redeployment of the CP Rivers State Command, CP Olatunji Disu as the new CP FCT; CP Delta State Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi as the new CP...
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Edo LP supporters battle Senator over ‘dual loyalty’
The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District, Senator Neda Imasuen is in a fix arising from alleged conflict of interest over his labour party candidate, Olumide Akpata, Labour Party and All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo for Saturday September 21st governorship election in Edo State. Members of the LP in Oredo held a...
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Obaseki’s MoUs’ lead to ‘consequential transactions’ — Ighodalo
The Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday September 21st Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo says nearly each of all the Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) signed by Governor Godwin Obaseki on office, ‘ended up in consequential transactions’. TheNewspad recalls that some members of the main opposition party that tagging Obaseki MoU Governor and accused...
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‘Why PRP govt won’t build economy around taxes’
Patience Ndidi-Key, Candidate of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Saturday September 21st Edo governorship election has vowed to reverse the trend of building the economy around taxing troubled small scale businesses. Speaking during an interview on a local Radio station in Benin, Ndidi-Key, faulted the taxation policy of the State government for listing hawkers and...
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Alaghodaro isn’t economic team, but NGO—Ighodalo
Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday September 21st governorship election, Asue Ighodalo has clarified that Alaghodaro summit group is not economic team of Governor Godwin Obaseki-led government, but a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), contrary to speculations that Alaghodaro is economic the State’s ‘economic think-tank’. Ighodalo who cleared the myth surrounding the NGO’s operational protocol, but...