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Military personnel from the Nigerian Army Barracks 3 Battalion in Effurun, Delta State, have arrested over 100 youths suspected of carrying out internet fraud during a raid on a facility known as HK “Hustle Kingdom.” The location is believed to be a training center for cybercriminals. The Army Housing Complex, where the raid took place, is a residential area primarily …

    Owhelogbo in Isoko North Local Government Area of ​​Delta was emotional over the weekend as the family of late Chief Ovuakporie Agbodo bid farewell to his sister, Mrs. Mercy Obuwhomero Ekwenuke, nee Ovuakporie. The funeral ceremony was attended by prominent Isoko personalities such as the Iyasere of Isokoland, High Chief Enahoro Eta, Otota of Isokoland, Chief Macaulay Ovuzuorie, …

Former Super Eagles player Joseph Yobo has expressed his desire to become a football coach while demanding that indigenous coaches be treated better. His call-up comes months after former international Finidi George resigned from the national team as head coach following alleged mistreatment by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Yobo, who worked with the Super Eagles under Gernot Rohr and …

The Naira started the week on a low, losing N21 against the US dollar on the official exchange on Monday, September 23, 2024. The local currency was trading at N1,562/$1 on the official window to data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). This shows that N1,562/$1 is N21 lower than the N1,541/$1 the currency traded at the official …

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has lost the governorship of his local government, Oredo Local Government Area, to the All Progressives Congress in the gubernatorial election results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. According to the result declared by the commission on Sunday in Benin City, the state capital, the APC candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, secured a total of …

The equity market started the week on a positive note on Monday, September 23, 2024 as investors gained N79 billion at the close of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). This follows a surge in stock prices such as MC Nichols, Fcmb, Fidelity Bank and others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in …

Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated on Monday that the party’s motivation to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, stemmed from provocative comments made by Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki. While appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Obaseki described the election as a “life or death” event, and expressed fears …

Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, accused his opponents of “blatantly” stealing his mandate and condemned the subversion of the will of the voters. In a statement on Monday, Ighodalo expressed gratitude to his supporters for their unwavering trust in him throughout the campaign. “First of all, in all things, …

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has assured all stakeholders that construction of the $3.5 billion Bakassi deep seaport will commence soon. The development of seaports, agro value chain ports that will explore the potential of the national agricultural sector in the South-South region of Nigeria, the northern region and other parts of Africa will be implemented as a Public-Private …

*Edo Election Updates: APC Takes Lead As Results Begin To Come In* With 17 out of 18 local government areas having submitted their results, the Edo State governorship election results are as follows: – APC: 275,329 votes – PDP: 220,892 votes – LP: 18,737 votes There is only one local government area left to report. The Returning Officer is currently …