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Daniel Dubois successfully defended his IBF world heavyweight title with a stunning fifth-round knockout victory over Anthony Joshua in an all-British showdown at Wembley on Saturday. The 27-year-old dominated the early rounds, knocking down the two-time former unified heavyweight champion multiple times. In a dramatic fifth round, Dubois was briefly shaken by two right hands from Joshua. However, just as Joshua attempted to press the advantage, Dubois responded with successive right hands that floored Joshua once more, this time for good, as he was unable to beat the count. “Are you not entertained?” Dubois shouted to the roaring Wembley crowd.…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are locked in a fierce contest in the ongoing Edo State governorship election. As of now, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 97% of the results from the 4,519 polling units to its IReV portal. According to these results, Asue Ighodalo of the PDP is leading in the Edo South Senatorial District, while his APC counterpart, Senator Monday Okpebholo, holds the advantage in the Edo North Senatorial District. Although the Labour Party (LP) was initially seen as a strong contender, the results show that the party is…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 86.55% of the results from the Edo governorship election to its IReV portal, amounting to 3,911 out of 4,519 polling units. These results were made accessible to the public. With the majority of results now available, every party’s situation room is closely monitoring which candidate is leading. Anugbum Onuoha, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, previously assured that the results would be transmitted electronically, noting that only poor network coverage could delay the process. In an interview with Arise Television, Onuoha emphasized that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has been…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the upload of the results from the Edo governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal. As of Saturday, 205 results which equates 4.5% out of 4,519 polling units where elections were held in the state have been made available. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, has triumphed over Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polling unit of Governor Godwin Obaseki. At polling unit PU19, Ward 04, Oredo LGA, the PDP received 127 votes, while the APC secured 35 votes. The Labour Party (LP) finished in third place with 11 votes. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

The Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata, has suffered a loss at his own polling unit in the ongoing Edo State elections. Akpata, along with Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is one of the leading contenders for the state’s governorship. However, in his polling unit, the PDP candidate secured 41 votes, outpacing Akpata, who garnered 31 votes. The APC came in third with 19 votes. Final results for Akpata’s polling unit: PDP: 41 votes LP: 31 votes APC: 19 votes Get instant and latest news updates…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, on Wednesday, played host to former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. Both leaders talked about collaboration between both countries on exportation and importation of milk and coffee. The two leaders toured Pearl Dairy Farms Limited in Mbarara City and met with farmers from Kiruhura and Kazo districts. Obasanjo expressed his amazement at Uganda’s production capacity of 5.7 billion liters of milk annually, stating that Nigeria is keen on purchasing processed milk and coffee from Uganda. He criticized the current situation, where Nigeria imports milk from Europe despite Uganda’s surplus. Sabi Abdullahi, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Agriculture…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting period in the ongoing Gubernatorial Election in Edo State. This was contained in a statement titled: “EXTENSION OF VOTING TIME IN AREAS WHERE THE PROCESS COMMENCED LATE”. The statement was issued by Mohammed Haruna, the National Commissioner & Member, Information and Voter Education Committee. “The Commission continues to monitor the ongoing governorship election in Edo State from our situation room at the National Headquarters in Abuja,” it read. “Our monitoring indicates early commencement of polls in many Polling Units, but there are also reports of late commencement in some locations. “To…

Two women, Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu, were arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly selling newborn twin girls. Officers from the Ojodu Division apprehended them on September 9, 2024, at Berger bus stop after receiving a tip-off from concerned citizens. Police Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin reported that the suspects had the approximately six-day-old infants with them. They had traveled from Abia State, intending to deliver the babies to a nurse in Lagos, as the babies’ mother planned to contact her upon their arrival. During questioning, the suspects admitted to the crime, claiming they were paid ₦150,000…

The Labour Party has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of engaging in vote buying during the ongoing gubernatorial election in Edo State. This allegation was made by the party’s Deputy Governorship candidate, Yusuf Asamah Kadiri, while addressing the press at his polling unit. Kadiri stated that he received distress calls from a Labour Party agent, alerting him about the alleged distribution of ₦10,000 to voters willing to sell their votes. “I kept receiving distress calls from my polling unit. My agent has been calling me for the past two hours, saying APC representatives were physically buying votes here, distributing…