With 8 days to go to the Edo gubernatorial election in Edo state, the All progressive Congress and it candidate pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu had on Thursday September 10,2020 moved their ward to ward campaign to Egor local government area. The campaign took a very interesting turn when the APC …
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Gana: Army Wants Ortom To Pay The N50M Bounty Placed On Terwase Agwaza
The Nigerian Army is pushing for the payment of the N50 million bounty placed on wanted terrorist gang leader Terwase Agwaza (a.k.a Gana) by Benue Governor Samuel Ortom. The request came barely 72 hours after Agwaza was killed by troops during an operation by Special Forces Command in Doma, Nasarawa …
Read More »Edo Election Candidates To Sign Peace Accord On Tuesday – INEC Chairman (video)
Edo 2020: Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu, others to sign peace accord on Tuesday – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission says the candidates participating in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State will sign a peace accord on Tuesday. The Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made this known during a …
Read More »Buhari Did Not Lie To Trump, By Abimbola Adelakun
On Tuesday, at a ministerial performance retreat in Abuja, Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), told an interesting story about his USA counterpart, Donald Trump. Given how taciturn he could be, those rare moments when he tells stories about himself are useful insights into his mind. According to Buhari, …
Read More »INEC Moves To Probe Fire At Ondo Office, Says Election Will Still Hold
Spokesman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Festus Okoye says election in Ondo State will proceed despite the setback caused by the fire incident which destroyed more than 5000 card readers on Thursday night, Newsextra24 reports. Mr Okoye, who was in Akure for preparations for the governorship election scheduled …
Read More »Desmond Elliot: Edo Can Be Lagos & Godfatherism Is Not A Bad Thing
Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot who is also a representative of the APC in the Lagos State house of assembly, has refuted the claim made by the governor of Edo state Godwin Obaseki, that “Edo no be Lagos.” He made this know during an interview he had recently, where he discussed …
Read More »Jonathan: Electronic Voting Is The Only Way To Credible Elections
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria and UN special envoy on crisis management, says for electronic voting is the only way to get to credible elections in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Speaking on the presidential panel of The Osasu Show Symposium 2020, Jonathan said the outcome of elections …
Read More »Eziobe Traditional Council Donates Two Million Naira To Ize-Iyamu
The Eziobe Traditional Council of Igarra in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State has donated the sum of two million Naira to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, as part of their support for the APC candidate’s Victory. Ize-Iyamu, while receiving the gift, …
Read More »Butchers Shutdown Abattoirs, Markets In Support Of Obaseki Reelection (Photos)
Butchers in Edo State on Wednesday shutdown abattoirs, meat markets and shops in the State to show solidarity to show solidarity for the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki, Newsextra24 reports. Members of Association of Edo practicing Butchers, defied the rainfall during the peaceful rally in Benin City. President of Association …
Read More »Makinde, Fayose In Cold War Over Ekiti PDP
THE Southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been hit by crisis, following irreconcilable differences between its zonal leader, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose. The bone of contention is the outcome of the Ekiti PDP parallel congresses, which produced two chairmen, …
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