The National Chairman of the Edo State Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday warned the Independent National Electoral Commission against declaring the governorship election inconclusive. He said INEC must keep to its promise of a transparent process. Wike, who noted that the collation of results was […]
University of Benin (UNIBEN) has emerged winner of this year’s Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP). Uniben having secured the highest number of selected entrants on the initial shortlist and on the list of the top five, UNIBEN emerged as the top-performing school of the NSPP. The previous edition was won by the University of Ibadan […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) alleged that some of its ad hoc staff assigned to Urhonigbe South, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, were yet to be accounted for. The Director, Planning and Monitoring, INEC, Mr. Paul Omokore, at the Edo Governorship Election Virtual Situation Control Room, holding via Zoom, said results sheets […]
The Centre for Democracy and Development on Saturday condemned the high incidence of vote-trading recorded in the Edo State governorship election. The organisation said reports from its observers on the field showed that politicians, in an attempt to circumvent the electoral process, used young girls as their contact with the voters for the trading. It […]
Lagos state governor babajide sanwo-olu has given a directive for the full re-opening of churches and mosques in the state. The governor said mosques can hold their prayers five times daily while churches can also commence weekly services. The governor had on Friday, August 7 allowed mosques and churches to commence their Friday and Sunday […]
The Federal Government has barred Emirates Airlines from operating in Nigeria. According to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, the ban will take effect from Monday, September 21, 2020. The tweet read: “The PTF sub-committee met today with EU Ambassadors to discuss Lufthansa, Air France/KLM ban. The meeting progressed well. Emirates Airlines’ situation was reviewed […]
GOVERNORS and other very important personalities (VIPs) who have converged on Benin ahead of today’s governorship election in Edo State will not be allowed the luxury of moving about during voting. It is part of the measures put in place by the security agencies to prevent manipulation of the voting process. The move, however, appears […]
A police sergeant, Anthony Kachukwu, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command after his girlfriend, Justina Omofuma, died in one of the rooms of the Exclusive Mansion Hotel in the Surulere area of the state. Bluebloodz.com gathered that Anthony took Justina to the hotel, where they both passed the night, but the […]
The All Progressive Congress in Edo State has raised an alarm over the alleged entrance of thugs into Benin City and the further recruitment of thugs loyal to Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State. The ruling APC alleged that the recruitment occurred in Warri. This was revealed […]
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Thursday, assessed the venue for the Nigeria Police Regular Course 8 Intakes examination. The Commissioner of Police charged the applicants and those involved in the exercise to observe NCDC COVID-19 protocols, admonishing them to follow, strictly, the examination rules and regulations as stipulated by the […]