Tag: Politcs

Edo 2020: Phillip Shaibu Wins Polling Unit with Wide Margin

19Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Edo 2020: Phillip Shaibu Wins Polling Unit with Wide Margin

Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, has polled 401 votes in his polling unit by 401 votes as against the All Progressives Congress’s 148 votes in today’s Governorship election. He earlier voted at Ward 11, polling unit 5 of Etsako West LGA where he addressed his supporters to remain calm and allow the rule of law to prevail. In another polling unit close to that of the Deputy Governor, the PDP also polled 131 to win its closest rival, APC which polled 65. Shortly after the results were announced, supporters of the PDP took to the streets to celebrate. Mr. Shaibu who later returned to the scene to thank his supporters met elated youths who chanted, “you are a leader. You are a leader.” More results are trickling in as INEC continues collation.

Edo 2020: PDP Wins Oyegun’s Polling Unit

19Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Edo 2020: PDP Wins Oyegun’s Polling Unit

Governor Godwin Obaseki, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo gubernatorial election has been confirmed to have secured the highest number of votes cast at polling unit 02, ward 002, Oredo local government area, on Saturday. In the result released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obaseki polled 109 votes to defeat his closest rival Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the APC who garnered 40 votes. Oyegun had earlier in the build-up to the election refused to endorse Ize-Iyamu. “I stand with the people of Edo State and urge them to to come out massively to exercise their democratic rights. They should vote for good governance, common decency, principled leadership, especially in the political arena and the protection of the...

Sudan Set to Begin Trial of Former President, Al-Bashir Over Role in 1989 Coup

21Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, Justice, News, Sudan

Sudan Set to Begin Trial of Former President, Al-Bashir Over Role in 1989 Coup

The trial of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s former president is set to begin today, Tuesday 21 July, over his role in the military coup that brought about his regime in 1989. Al-Bashir who is already in detention for corruption charges could be sentenced to death if he is found guilty of the new charge The 76-year-old will be tried alongside 16 other accused persons in Khartoum. The trial comes as Sudan’s post-revolution transitional government has introduced a number of reforms in expectation of fully making a comeback in the international community. The country has also agreed to transfer al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to be prosecuted for alleged war crimes and genocide charges related to the Darfur conflict, which claimed the lives of 300,000 people and displaced mi...

Lagos State Prepared to Provide Quality Education to all Residents

18Sep

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Education, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Lagos State Prepared to Provide Quality Education to all Residents

The Lagos State Government will be supporting secondary schools established by the military formation across the State to increase access to education for residents. The move was disclosed on Wednesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu while receiving the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Olu Irefin, on a courtesy visit at the State House in Marina. Sanwo-Olu said the State’s intervention for the military schools would specifically address deficits in staff strength, training and teaching materials, promising that the Ministry of Education would be meeting with the Army leadership to agree on modalities of the partnership. The Governor said: “Our administration is prepared to provide quality education to all our pupils in public...