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By lduozee Paul, BeninThe state House of Assembly elections conducted in some partsof Edo State on March 9, 2019, was marred with voter apathy. Most of theelectorate did not come out to vote unlike in the presidential and NationalAssembly elections held on February 23,2019 where all polling stations andcentres were filled with people eager to vote for their desired presidential candidate, a hope chattered by the election umpire, INEC.Atthe Staff Training Centre in Oredo Local GovernmentArea where the former APC national chairman, Chief Odigie Oyegun voted, aftercasting his vote, he told journalists the low turnout of voters at the polls…

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By Constance MejuHon. Prince Ned NwokoAn AbujaHigh Court has thrown out Senator Peter Nwaoboshi as senator-elect for DeltaNorth Senatorial District.In aruling on a case brought before it by Prince Ned Nwoko challenging the electionof Nwaoboshi by the Peoples Democratic Party as its flag-bearer, Justice A. R.Mohammed ordered Nwaoboshi to stop parading himself as senator-elect and ruled that the PDP and the IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INECshould replace Nwoko’s name as the PDP candidate.Followingthe outcome of the PDP primaries last August that threw up Nwaoboshi as theparty’s flag-bearer, Prince Ned Nwoko had headed to court challenging thevictory alleging irregularities and urging the…

By Gift E. JonahF.C.T Field Executive Council Members, Apostle (Dr.) J. A. Buzu, field Superintendent (4th right), Apostle, (Dr.) M. S. Udoh, Apostle, S. A. Brown, Apostle K. E. Ekpenyong and Apostle M. I. Ebhomien (1st right), othersThe newly ordained pastors and the Field Executive Council membersNewly ordained pastors: From Left: Pst. Sedo S. Udoikot, Pst. S. Pst. S. U. Udoh , Pstor G. E. Obong (4th left), others Ordination by the Field Superintendent, Apostle (Dr.) J. A. Buzu, supported by field executive council membersPrayer for the newly ordained Pastors by the ApostlesInduction of the new PH Metropolitan Chairman Apostle…

Blue House receives TrophyRed House receives trophyLemon House receives trophyTitare Star AcademyInter-House Sports Competition held on 29th March, 2019 at TitareStar Academy, 19 Kwuru-Kwuru Road, Off Okporo Road, via Artillery, PortHarcourt.Winnersfor the competition:1st Position – Blue House (King Aflred )2nd Position – Red House (Prof. Alele Williams)3rd Position – LemonHouse (Dr. Goodluck Jonathan)

By Constance MejuWomen incommunities devastated by oil spill in Ogoni an Eleme area have accused HYPREP,the implementing body for the UNEP recommended clean-up in Ogoni land, of notrespecting the stipulated guideline for the emergency measures in an attempt toplease politicians.This waspart of deliberations at a quarterly media session between women from some oilimpacted communities and media personnel organized by Kebetkache WomenDevelopment and Resource Center March 22, 2019 in Port Harcourt.Thewomen from K-Dere, community in Gokana Local Government, Kwakwa in Khana LocalGovernment and Alode in Eleme Local Government Area all said the basicprovision of clean water for affected communities has not…

Omosede Igbinedion, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for Ovia Federal Constituency, has filed a petition before the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal asking it to declare her winner of the February 23 National Assembly election for Ovia Federal Constituency. Omosede said she won majority of lawful votes in the election.  Her opponent in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon Dennis Idahosa, was declared winner of the election and has since been issued with a Certificate of Return. Ina chatwith newsmen in Bénin City shortly after submitting her petition, Omosede, a lawyer said she has severalgrounds on which tochallenge the…

By lduozee Paul, Benin The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Ikpoba-Okha/Egor Federal Constituency, Hon Ehiozuwa Agbonyinma, has filed a142-page petition before the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal challenging the outcome of the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly election in his constituency. The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Jude Ise-Idehen, was declared winner of the election. In the petition, Hon Agbonyinma urged the tribunal to declare him the winner of the election.  Speaking to newsmen on Friday night after presenting his petition, Hon Agbonyinma said he wants to reclaim his mandate ‘that was stolen by some dubious  characters in…

By lduozee Paul, BeninEdo State commissioner of Police, Dan Mallam Muhammed has paraded a 38 yearsold fake Apostle of Glory Land Ministry, Samuel Ekene for impregnating one ofhis church members, by name Miracle Nwabueze and other suspects involved invarious crimes ranging from kidnapping, stealing, raping, cultism to armedrobbery and other criminals acts in Benin City, the state capital. A total of 120suspects were total number of suspects paraded before the press.The police boss while addressing journalists in his office, said 100 suspectshave been apprehended so far in connection with the cult clash betweendifferent rival cultist groups in the state. He…