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By Kamil Opeyemi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday night, adjourned the collation of results in the November 11, 2023, Bayelsa State Governorship Election till Monday noon. So far, results from six of the eight local government areas in the state namely Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Yenegoa, Sagbama, Nembe and Ekeremor have been collated. The remaining local government areas are Brass and Southern Ijaw. Prof Faruq Kuta, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Of Technology, Minna, and the state Returning Officer for the election in Bayelsa adjourned the exercise on Sunday night. Sixteen political parties fielded candidates…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh polls will be conducted in 59 polling units in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of the state. According to the electoral umpire, the fresh election will be held next Saturday, November 18, 2023. INEC National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, announced this in a statement on Sunday night. The candidate of PDP, Dino Melaye had on Saturday, raised the alarm over “filled result sheets” in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of the North Central state. The former lawmaker also called for the suspension of the exercise over violence and vote buying.…
Veteran Nollywood Actor, Usman Pategi, popularly known as “Samanja, has died aged 81. This was revealed by a theatre consultant, Husseini Shaibu, on Sunday via his Facebook page. The cause of his death is yet unknown. Shaibu said, “I have been reliably informed that light has dimmed on the veteran actor, Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja Mazan Fama. “The actor who rode to national prominence in the 80’s playing Samanja in the defunct NTA drama series (about life of Soldiers in the barracks), titled ‘Samanja’, reportedly passed on around 12 midnight on Sunday. “The last time I saw…
NDLEA has arrested a physically-challenged drug dealer, Godwin Emuneyin (45) who uses his wheelchair to elicit empathy to deal in illicit substances. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that Emuneyin was arrested on Nov. 7 at Afuze, headquarters of Owan East Local Government Area of Edo. He was arrested while in possession of methamphetamine and Indian hemp. “At the time of his arrest, a wooden box containing 18 pinches of methamphetamine and 71 wraps of Indian hemp were recovered from Emuneyin,’’ Babafemi stated. He added that in another interdiction in Edo, NDLEA operatives recovered 42 bags…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cried out that its officials are being held hostage in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The commission announced this on Sunday while calling for help to rescue its officials. “Unfolding Situation in Brass Local Government Area. The Commission is closely watching the situation in Brass LGA of Bayelsa State where our officials are held hostage.” “This is detrimental to credible elections. We call on the security agencies to immediately facilitate their release.” An official of the commission, Ms Ebehireme Blessing Ekwe, who is a Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO), was abducted a…
By Kamil Opeyemi The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on the electoral umpire in the country, INEC not to subject itself to any form of intimidation or harassment from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Social Democratic Party( SDP). Off-Cycle governorship elections was held in Kogi on November 11. While advising INEC to protect the popular will of the people in Kogi state, APC in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka on Sunday said the party was keenly aware of intense pressure, including violent threats on INEC staff, by agents and supporters of…
By Halimah Olamide Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Governor Dapo Abiodun have expressed joy with the victory of the Governor of Imo state Hope Uzodinma in the governorship poll. Sanwo-Olu, while reacting on Sunday, said, “I am glad that Governor Hope Uzodinma was returned by the good people of Imo State after a convincing victory over his opponents as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the poll. “Governor Hope Uzodinma’s re-election affirms his administration’s good performance in the last four years. I believe strongly that he was re-elected because he delivered beyond the expectations…
By Kamil Opeyemi As the governorship poll in Kogi held on November 11 nearly coming to an end with the collation of results, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel election results from Kogi Central. Presenting the letter of petition of the SDP to the State Returning Officer, the agent of the party, David Edibo, said his party did not accept the outcome of the election in the five local government areas in the senatorial district. Governor Yahaya Bello and the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Usman Adodo are…
Dr Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, has said that conflict entrepreneurs were responsible for unending banditry in the North-West. Matawalle said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja. “Banditry has its economy, which is fuelling the crime in the country. “Conflict entrepreneurs don’t want insecurity to finish in this country. Many people in the North are part of the business. “I call it business now, because those selling drugs are part of it, those selling food, fuel and other essentials are all part of it. “The informants get a lot from doing…
The Mi-Yetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called for adequate budgetary allocation to boost the livestock economy. Baba Ngelzarma, National President of the association, made this appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Ngelzarma said it was disturbing that the nation spent more than 1.7 billion dollars annually on milk importation due to poor attention given to the livestock sub-sector. He said that there was no budgetary allocation for livestock while agronomy always gained priority attention annually in terms of robust budget. “The livestock sector has not and never…