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Ebonyi State Deputy Governor, Patricia Obila, has been captured on video sharing N1,000 each to commercial motorcyclists and physically-challenged persons. The video, which has gained attention,…

Nyesom Wike, minister of federal capital territory (FCT), made the announcement on Monday, September 23 while addressing journalists after a FEC meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu.

Speaking after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Okpebholo the winner on Sunday, Shaibu said he has been “over the moon” since the results were announced.

The call comes following the announcement of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s election.

The spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 22, 2024, said the suspect was nabbed while attempting to board a Qatar Airlines flight to Iran via Doha with 76 wraps of cocaine in his stomach on September 15. 

Okpebholo won in 11 local government areas out of the 18 local government areas in the state, while Ighodalo won in the remaining ones.

At polling unit 11, Ward 06 in Oredo Local Government Area, Benin City, Ighodalo secured 41 votes, while Akpata, the former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), garnered 32 votes.

Reports indicate that the attackers used improvised explosive devices (IEDs) around 2 a.m., causing another blackout in Maiduguri and its surrounding areas, security analyst in the Lake Chad area, Zagazola Makama reports.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Joe Igbokwe has revealed that he no longer drives his car or go everywhere due to the prevailing economic…

In a statement released today September 21, the spokesperson of the police force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says police operatives conducted synchronized raids on identified black spots on September 20, 2024, at approximately 1900hrs.