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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started announcing results from the governorship election in Edo State. Results from various Local Government Areas (LGAs) have been collated and sent to the Central Collation Centre in Benin City, the state capital. The main contenders for the governorship seat are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), and Labour Party (LP). The election took place on Saturday, with INEC officials counting and announcing results at the polling units. Stay tuned for updates as results continue to be collated at the INEC Collation Centre in Benin. Below are the results as…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the results of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, despite the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) being the only authority constitutionally empowered to declare election results. During a press conference on Sunday, ahead of INEC’s official collation at its central Collation Centre in Benin City, PDP governors, led by Adamawa State Governor Umaru Fintiri, stated that the figures shared were from their ongoing collation process, which was reportedly disrupted by INEC. Currently, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and PDP are in a competitive race for the governorship seat in Edo State. Get instant…

The Ogun State government, through the Ogun State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency (Oguninvest), is set to collaborate with the Manufacturing Africa programme, an initiative of the UK government via its Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) at the British High Commission, along with Hinckley E-Waste Recycling Ltd. This partnership aims to enhance the manufacturing sector in the state, promoting a more vibrant and sustainable industrial environment. This was as Adrian Clews, CEO of Hinckley E-Waste Recycling Ltd, announced on Wednesday that Nigeria is the second-largest producer of electronic waste in Africa, following South Africa. The country generates approximately 200,000…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its authority to review any election results declared under duress. In a Sunday morning statement, Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner & Member of the Information and Voter Education Committee, emphasized that if necessary, INEC would not hesitate to use its power to review such results. Haruna noted that the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal had been activated, and polling unit results were being uploaded. He also stated that collation had been completed in most Local Government Areas, and State-level collation would commence soon. Haruna urged that party agents, observers, and the media should…

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki said he visited the State Collation Centre to gather first-hand information about the collation process during the ongoing governorship election. He arrived at the INEC office in Benin City in the early hours after unsuccessful attempts to reach the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha. Obaseki explained that he went to the centre after receiving reports that PPP agents were being denied access to the collation process and that no updates were being provided by the REC. After speaking with Deputy Inspector General of Police Frank Mba, INEC eventually issued a statement around 5:00…

The death toll from an Israeli air strike targeting Hezbollah military commanders in Beirut’s southern suburbs has risen to 45, Lebanon’s health ministry announced on Sunday. This update follows an earlier report of 37 casualties from the Friday attack. The ministry noted that efforts to remove rubble are ongoing for the third consecutive day, and DNA sampling will be used to identify some of the victims. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has announced that his administration is working on implementing a new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of Osun State University in Osogbo on Saturday, Adeleke highlighted ongoing efforts to address the financial challenges brought on by the removal of fuel subsidies. He assured government employees that plans for the new minimum wage were underway as part of measures to mitigate the economic impact on workers. The governor also underscored his administration’s commitment to the growth of Osun State University, citing initiatives like the completion of an…

The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates as the winners of all positions in the local government elections held yesterday across the state. During the announcement at KWSIEC headquarters in Ilorin, the Commission’s Chairman, Baba Okanla, confirmed that the APC secured victory in all sixteen Local Government Area (LGA) chairmanship races and won all 193 councilorship seats. Okanla highlighted that five political parties—APC, APM, PDP, SDP, and Accord—participated in the election, which spanned across the state’s sixteen LGAs and 193 wards. The Chairman praised the political parties for their peaceful conduct, noting…

A gas leak explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran has claimed the lives of at least 30 people, with over 20 others reported missing. The incident occurred at the Tabas mine in South Khorasan province on Saturday evening, with state media revising the death toll from an earlier count of 19. Rescue teams are working to recover 22 trapped miners, while 17 others have been injured. The blast, caused by a methane gas leak, took place around 9:00 PM (1730 GMT), when 69 workers were present at the site. IRNA reported that the explosion affected two blocks of…

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday, was walked out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Frank Mba. Governor Godwin Obaseki was escorted out of the INEC collation center in Edo State at around 4:10 AM, after arriving unannounced at 2 AM to protest anomalies in the collation of results, particularly in his Oredo local government area. Obaseki was informed that his presence was unnecessary, and a combined team of police officers, led by DIG Mba, along with Nigerian Army personnel, later escorted him from the premises.…