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Obaseki records massive win in his LGA

Governor Obaseki Records Massive Win In His LGA

September 20, 2020 3:49 am

Governor Godwin Obaseki has floored his main opponent, Pastor Osagie Ize- Iyamu of All Progressives Congress, APC in his Oredo Local Government Area as an announcement of results of Edo governorship election held on Saturday continues at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s office in Benin.

In the result announced early Sunday morning, Obaseki, who contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scored 43, 498 votes while the APC got 43, 498 votes.

Read Also: I Won’t Be Shocked If Obaseki Wins Edo Election – Momoh

Obaseki had also won his unit 19 polling unit, Ward 4 …

Kenyan Prosecutor Orders Probe Of Coronavirus Payments

Kenyan Prosecutor Orders Probe Of Coronavirus Payments

September 19, 2020 1:47 pm

Kenya’s chief public prosecutor, Noordin Haji, has ordered a probe into $71 million in “irregular procurement” linked to the coronavirus by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA).

Hard-pressed Kenyan hospital staff have staged strikes to highlight what they say are scandalous practices by the authority, which purchases medication and equipment for the nation’s public hospitals.

Read Also: Doctors In Kenyan Capital End Strike Over Pay Delays

Three weeks ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta asked the national Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate contracts granted to influential figures, including politicians, without respect for rules of public procurement.

Its report was submitted …

Niger Govt Threatens To Cut Off Water Supply To Army Barracks

Niger Govt Threatens To Cut Off Water Supply To Army Barracks

September 19, 2020 1:42 pm

The Niger State Government has threatened to disconnect water supply from the State Water and Sewage Corporation to the Army Barracks, Minna for failure to settle their water bills.

The Commissioner of Water Resources, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman made the threat in a reaction to the debts owed by Security agencies and efforts being made by some to settle them in the state during a media round-table in Minna.

Earlier, the Assistant General Manager (AGM), Commercial Services of the Niger State Water and Sewage Corporation, Aliyu Danladi Umar had told the Commissioner that the Nigeria Army, Police, Department of State Security …

Court Admits More APC Exhibits Against Obaseki In Forgery Suit

Edo Decides: They Are Rigging Me Out – Gov Obaseki Cries Out

September 19, 2020 11:44 am

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, through Crusoe Osagie, his Special Adviser, has cried out that “there is an ongoing deliberate election manipulation in areas where he has strongholds.

Obaseki is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent Governor of Edo State.

Read Also: EdoDecides2020: Police Commissioner Warns Wike, Others

According to him: ‘Suddenly, card readers are not working in areas where Governor Godwin Obaseki is very popular.’

‘Voters are being disenfranchised and we are constrained to say that this is sabotage,’ Osagie said in a statement to Africa Daily News, New York on Saturday during

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Edo - EU, INEC Reacts To Electoral Process At Polling Units

Edo: EU, INEC React To Electoral Process At Polling Units

September 19, 2020 11:44 am

The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) says voters in Ologbosere primary school, ward 4 with 40 units and other polling units they visited weren’t observing the COVID-19 protocols as stipulated in the INEC policy.

The Deputy Project Coordinator, Mr Wilson Manji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, that although the voters were all wearing a face mask, they didn’t maintain social distancing.

According to Manji, the polling officers came with hand sanitisers and thermometers to check the temperature of every voter.

Read Also: EdoDecides2020: Police Commissioner Warns Wike, Others

He said: ‘So far, the election is

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Texas Gov, Greg Abbot Snubs Obiano, Refuses To See Him

Texas Gov, Greg Abbot Snubs Obiano, Refuses To See Him

September 19, 2020 8:58 am

The Governor of Texas in the USA, Mr Gregory Wayne Abbott has refused to see Governor Willie Obiano citing what he called ‘inauspicious times.’

Investigations reveal that Governor Willie Obiano, long before the COVID restrictions, had requested and got an appointment to see the Governor of Texas to discuss how Anambra and Texas would cooperate. The date for the meeting was fixed for the 16th of September, 2020.

Read Also: How Gov Obiano’s Fight With Arthur Eze Will Wreck Anambra

Governor Willie Obiano apparently not aware that the Government of Texas, as well as all the States in the USA …

Edo Decides - APC, PDP Youths Clash Over Money-Sharing

Edo Decides: APC, PDP Youths Clash Over Money-Sharing

September 19, 2020 7:31 am

Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed Saturday morning in Edo.

It was alleged that some APC youths attempted to share money but were resisted by their PDP counterparts.

The incident occurred at a polling unit in Oredo Local Government Area.

The footage of the incident shows members of the opposing camps rough handling one another.

Comments in the background suggest that the cause of the fight was money.

Read Also: EdoDecides2020: Police Commissioner Warns Wike, Others

Only one policeman can be seen trying to control the situation.

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Protesting Pensioners Block Governor Ayade’s Office

FG Partners Cross River Govt Over Solid Minerals Exploitation

September 19, 2020 7:21 am

The federal government has called for increased partnership with the Cross River State government over developing its huge solid minerals potential.

The Minister of Solid Minerals, Sampson Ugah, made this call in Calabar, Cross River State capital during a courtesy visit to the state governor as part of his two-day working visit to the state.

He said the state is blessed with over 33 solid mineral deposits and the federal, state and local communities must work together in harnessing these deposits to shore up the nation’s revenue base.

Read Also: Cross River Judiciary Crisis: Chief Judge Seat Vacant For 5

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My re-election not worth spilling of blood – Obaseki tells supporters

My Re-Election Not Worth Spilling Of Blood – Obaseki To Supporters

September 19, 2020 6:11 am

Less than 24 hours to the gubernatorial election in Edo State, the incumbent Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, has urged his supporters to shun violence as his second term ambition is not worth spilling the blood of anyone.

The governor, who will be contesting under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said he has prayed to God to let him lose the election ‘if it will cost the blood of anybody.’

Obaseki disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘My reelection not worth spilling of blood – Obaseki’ …

Wike To Igbos: Why Will You Allow IPOB Criminals Speak For You?

I Will Not Obey IG’s Order To Leave Benin, Says Wike

September 19, 2020 4:07 am

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday said that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has called him to leave Edo ahead of the State’s governorship election scheduled for later today.

Wike made the claims on Channels Television following earlier alarm by the Peoples Democractic Party, PDP that security operatives including policemen, laid siege on the hotel where he and some of his colleagues are lodging in Benin ahead of the governorship election.

Governor Wike, who is the Chairman of the PDP National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election said the IGP said he should leave Benin because …

Strike: Nigerian Govt, Doctors Sign New Agreement

FG Laments Visa Ban On Electoral Offenders By United States

September 19, 2020 4:00 am

The Nigerian government has said it considers it disrespectful to the sovereignty of the country for any government outside the country to apply punitive measures such as visas restriction on its citizens.

The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ferdinand Nwonye made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja.

According to the statement, the Nigerian Government said it was committed to providing all necessary logistic, financial and security support to the electoral process.

Read Also: Sani Reacts As US Impose Visa Ban On Nigerian Politicians

‘The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to state that the

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Polish Parliament Passes Animal Rights Law

Polish Parliament Passes Animal Rights Law

September 18, 2020 2:53 pm

Poland’s parliament on Friday passed an animal rights law that had angered fur farmers and kosher meat producers and divided the country’s right-wing governing alliance.

The junior partners in the three-party ruling coalition had refused to vote in favour, provoking the ire of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the powerful leader of the Law and Justice (PiS) ruling party that put forward the legislation.

Kaczynski, who is known for his love of cats, has threatened to exclude his coalition partners from the government during a planned cabinet shuffle or even call snap elections.

After a marathon session that began hours earlier on Thursday …

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