Johnson Oghuma, the member of the House of Representatives for the Etsako Federal Constituency, will not be re-elected in 2023. On Friday, the lawmaker was defeated in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election. In an election held in Auchi, Edo State’s Etsako West Local Government Area, Oghuma came in fifth place. Dekeri Anamero was declared the winner with 66 …
Breaking: INEC extends deadline for Party’s primaries by six days
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended political party primaries by six days to allow them to complete their campaigns. INEC met with the leadership of political parties today, according to Festus Okoye, Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, and the political parties requested the Commission to review the timelines for political party primaries provided in the Timetable and …
Primary: 3 APC aspirants protest alleged irregularities in Ekiti
Three of the four APC candidates who ran for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 1 walked out of the primary on Friday, citing irregularities and manipulation. Sunday Ola, Oluyemi Esan, and Opeyemi Ogunsakin were among the aspirants who expressed dissatisfaction with the primary’s conduct. Rep. Sola Fatoba, a sitting federal lawmaker, was declared the winner of the party’s primary election to …
Children’s Day: Osun govt calls for stakeholders’ investment in Nigeria’s future generation
Making conscious efforts to invest in a nation’s children is the most direct and best way to invest in its future. The assertion was made by Adegboyega Oyetola, the Governor of Osun State, in his speech at the 2022 Children’s Day celebration in Osogbo on Friday. Oyetola, who was represented by Oyebade Festus Olowogboyega, the state’s Head of Service, urged …
Court sentences a 52-year-old man to death for murdering his pregnant wife
A 52-year-old man, Nkereuwem Emah, was sentenced to death by hanging by a Uyo high court presided over by Justice Bassey Nkanang for murdering his pregnant wife, whom he accused of infidelity. Emah, a father of five from Mbiabam in the Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by the court on Friday. …
Abaribe joins APGA, dumps PDP
Senate Minority Leader Enyinnaya Abaribe has finally abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the main opposition party. Senator Abaribe confirmed his membership in the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) to Vanguard in Umuahia on Friday. He stated that he would run for Senate again in 2023 on the APGA platform. Abaribe pulled out of the PDP governorship race on Tuesday, …
Gunmen Kidnap Lebanese, Kill Soldier, Driver In Ondo
On Wednesday evening, gunmen suspected of being kidnappers killed a military officer and kidnapped a Lebanese, while his driver was shot dead on the spot. The incident occurred in Ogbonmo, Ijebu Owo, Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State, when gunmen stopped the Lebanese engineer and whisked him away after killing his driver and a soldier. According to reports, the gunmen …