Former Italy winger, Lorenzo Insigne says he is happy that Victor Osimhen joined Galatasaray from Napoli. Osimhen linked up with Galatasaray on loan in September after failing to secure a move to Al-Ahli and Chelsea. Insigne stated that Osimhen has the right to make his choice. “I didn’t expect it. Victor is smart, and I am sure he made his own choices,” he told Il Corriere dello Sport. Insigne played with Osimhen during his stint with Napoli. He is delighted his friend joined another ex-Napoli star in Turkey. “I don’t know what happened with Napoli, but I’m happy for him,…
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Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party candidate in the Edo State governorship election has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has no excuse to fail in conducting a transparent election. Akpata stated this on Saturday after he cast his vote at polling unit 11, ward in Oredo Local Government Area of the State. Akpata, who arrived around 10:30 am at his polling unit 11, also expressed satisfaction with the voting process. “I was given my ballot paper. I thumb printed where you would imagine I would thumb print. “Everything went well. I want to hope that this is the…
Faulty Bimodal Voters Accreditation, BVA, machines has disrupted voting at Ikpoba Okha Ward 7, Unit 39, Benin. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the voting process, which started at about 8:00 am, came to a halt some minutes later and has not been restored as at 10:20 am. The unit, located inside Ologboshere Primary School, has 838 registered voters. However, voting in other units within the school is going on smoothly. An adhoc INEC official at Unit 39, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Commission had been informed about the faulty BVAs. “We are waiting for another…
The governorship candidate the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Asue Ighodalo has condemned the late arrival of electoral materials in his voting unit at Okaigben Ward 1, Unit 3. DAILY POST reports that Ighodalo, who spoke to newsmen when he arrived at the voting centre at 10:30 am, also decried the arrest of the party’s chieftains in Uromi in Esan North East LGA. He also condemned the late arrival of materials in Owan West LGA. DAILY POST reports that electoral materials arrived at the Ighodalo’s polling unit after 10:00 am. BREAKING: Edo Decides: PDP candidate, Ighodalo condemns late arrival of election…
Despite heavy rainfall and delays in the arrival of election materials, residents of Edo Central Senatorial District, encompassing Esan South-East, Igueben, Esan North-East, Esan West, and Esan Central LGAs, came out in large numbers to cast their votes in the ongoing 2024 gubernatorial elections. At Unit 9, Dumontan Polling Unit in Irrua, Esan LGA, voting commenced at 9:20 a.m. with a steady flow of voters. The process was orderly, as INEC ad hoc staff directed proceedings, while security officers ensured voters followed the rules. Among the voters were both elderly and youth, who braved the weather and long queues. However,…
Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edo governorship election, has condemned late arrival of officials of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and election materials to his polling unit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC Officials and materials arrived in Ighodalo’s Okaegben ward one, unit 3 in Ewohimi, at exactly 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Ighodalo, who arrived at the voting centre at 10:30 a.m., also condemned the arrest of some PDP members in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of the state. He also decried the late arrival of election materials in Owan…
Anambra State Police Command in collaboration with the security Joint Task Force, JTF, have recovered three unexploded improvised explosives, two abandoned vehicles, some other dangerous materials from a camp raid in Ihiala. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday in Onitsha. He said that the joint security forces in a planned and coordinated operation busted a criminal camp amid the security intelligence gathered over time. The camps which are located in Lilu, Mbosi and Isseke areas of Ihiala Local Government Area of the state, recovered three unexploded improvised explosives. Ikenga…
The Benue State Independent Election Commission (BSIEC) has a total of eight political parties participating in the forthcoming local government elections in the state, slated for Saturday, October 5. The BSIEC said it has also put in place adequate arrangements to ensure a hitch-free exercise. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Commission, Barr. Terlumum Tombowua, over the weekend during a media briefing in Makurdi. He listed the political parties participating in the elections to include: African Action Congress (AAC), All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party…
Youth enthusiast and son of Nigeria’s president, Seyi Tinubu on friday sympathized with the people of Borno State over the devastating flood that recently ravaged Maiduguri , the state capital. Mr. Tinubu who was accompanied by his brother, friends and associates made a huge donation worth over 500 million naira on behalf of his friends and associates. Known for his philanthropic gesture, especially towards the youth, Seyi claimed that the friday visit was the first step towards contributing in ameliorating the current difficult situation of the young people affected by the flood. He assured that the intervention would continue until…
The South West Security Think Tank Forum (SWSTTF) has thrown its support behind the ongoing reforms by President Bola Tinubu-led government. The forum through its convener, Major General Dayo Olukoju (rtd), noted that reforms of immeasurable dimensions and benefits usually come with some pains but are needed to place the country back on the path of sustainable development. In a statement, the group referred to countries that had in the past undertaken serious reforms citing the UK under former prime minister Margret Thatcher as one example. “Margret Thatcher’s early reforms in the economy, trade unionism and social sectors, painful as…