Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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Tinubu hails INEC, APC govs, congratulates Okpebholo on election victory
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo on his victory in the Edo State governorship election, urging him not to gloat, but rather see the election as a challenging call to service. This advice follows President Tinubu’s commendation of the peaceful conduct of the election. He praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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Bishop Oyedepo And ‘The Ark’ Project
By Our Correspondent Bishop David Oyedepo’s Ark Legacy Project, commonly referred to as “The Ark,” is a monumental construction underway at the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) headquarters in Ota, Ogun State. Once completed, it is expected to be the world’s largest Christian worship auditorium, capable of seating over 106,000 people. The project kicked off…
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Why I went to INEC collation centre — Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has explained his reason for visiting the Independent National Electoral Commission collation centre in Benin City, the state capital, in the early of today. PUNCH Online earlier reported that the governor was on the INEC premises early on Sunday morning, around 2 am, and was there until he was…
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Edo election: Ighodalo exposes discrepancies in INEC results
Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, has raised serious concerns over the ongoing election, warning that it could be remembered as the worst election in Nigeria’s history due to numerous alleged irregularities. Ighodalo made this claim during a live press conference on Sunday, organized by the Edo PDP National…
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Edo election: INEC to review results declared under duress, begins collation
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it is set to begin state-level collation of results of Saturday’s Governorship Election in Edo state. This was as the commission said it has received disturbing reports of threats to its office in Okpoba Okha Local Government Area, saying it will not hesitate to review results declared under…
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Results were being manipulated to favour APC, PDP raises alarm
The Director General of the Asue/Ogie Campaign Council, Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, raised objections early Sunday morning regarding the Edo governorship election, claiming that the results were being manipulated to favor the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo. While journalists and some party agents awaited the official announcement of results at the…
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Why Police walked Obaseki out of INEC office
A tense situation unfolded around 4:10 a.m. when Governor Godwin Obaseki was escorted out of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, premises in Benin by Deputy Inspector General, DIG, of Police, Frank Mba. Governor Obaseki reportedly entered the premises at approximately 2 a.m., unannounced, allegedly to express concerns over perceived irregularities in the collation of…
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2024 Edo Election: Obaseki forced out of INEC office
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has been forced out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Benin by the DIG Frank Mba. Obaseki was on the premises early on Sunday morning at some minutes past 2am and was there until he was escorted outside by the police. PUNCH Online earlier reported…
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2024 Edo Election: Ighodalo, Okpebholo in tight battle for victory
The governorship race in Edo State between Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has become an intense contest, with both candidates locked in a tight battle for victory. On Saturday, residents of Edo State headed to the polls to elect a successor to Governor…
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Joshua suffers second career knockout defeat, loses to Dubois
Anthony Joshua has suffered the second knockout defeat of his career, falling to Daniel Dubois in their all-British heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium. Dubois, the IBF heavyweight champion, dominated the bout from the opening round, knocking Joshua down twice before landing a decisive right hand in the fifth round that sent Joshua face down…
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Why I am drinking wine as an alternative to water – Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that he enjoys wine as an alternative to drinking water. He said rather than giving the necessary inspiration and satisfaction, water takes up space and he tries to avoid water as much as possible. Speaking in an interview with CNN’s Larry Madowo, the literary icon explained that wine…
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Damagum: PDP govs divided over position of National Chairman
There is no resolution in sight to the crisis rocking the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as calls to replace its acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, have deepened divisions within the PDP Governors’ Forum. A senior member of the PDP National Working Committee, speaking anonymously to The PUNCH, revealed that, in addition…