SOME RESULTS IN ÌKÌRUN, IFELODUN LGA (1) Ward 6 Unit 12 Ìkìrun APC – 46 PDP – 41 ADP – 2 (2) Ward 6 Unit 1 APC – 99 PDP – 95 ADP – 1 LP – 1 APN – 2 Fidelity Leaderboard (3) Ward 1 Unit 8 APC – 82 PDP – 114 ADP – 4 YPP – 1 (4) Ward 8 Unit 9 APC – 174 PDP 172 (5) Ward 1 Unit 7 APC – 149 PDP – 155 ADP – 3 APP…
RESULT: Ward 4 Unt 6 Iwo LG ADP 07 PDP 178 APC 176 RESULT: Unit 8, Ward 6, Baptist Primary School, Sango area, Ikire. Total registered voters – 600 Total votes cast –272 ADP – 9 APC – 126 PDP – 130 NRM- 1 PRP – 1 YPP – 1 Voided – 4 RESULT: Unit 1, Ward 10, Saint Peter African school, Kuta, APC-165 PDP-169 RESULT: Ward 4, Unit 1, Osogbo PDP 348 APC 162 LP 3 RESULT: Ward 4 Unit 1…
The Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old Kuje Correctional Center escapee, Yakubu AbdulMumuni. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. According to him, the suspect was arrested in Sango-Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the State. Recall, on July 10, 2022, one of the 600 escapee of the terror attack on Kuje prison, identified as Suleiman Sidi was allegedly arrested with three wraps of cannabis at a motor park in Abuja…
An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has ordered MultiChoice to sub-license some of its channels to Metro-digital in line with the code of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC). While delivering his judgement on Wednesday, Justice Olabode Adegbehingbe, dismissed the ruling of the lower court, which dismissed the suit of the Appellant, Metro-digital, despite the appealant proving the existence of the dispute between itself and the first respondent, MultiChoice. Justice Adegbehingbe also directed the second respondent, NBC, to compel Multi-choice to follow the court order within…
Scores of civilians were reportedly feared dead in the wee hours of Wednesday after a building in the Onipanu area of Lagos State collapsed. The collapsed building is said to be located at Oke Arin street, off Shyllon Ilupeju. The incident occurred at about 1.07 am on Wednesday. At the time of filing this report, Newsband cannot independently verify the number of people killed during the collapse. More details follow…. Newsband
Gunmen, on Tuesday, opened fire on the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State. According to Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, Nigeria’s number one citizen was not in the convoy at the time of the attack but security operatives and an advance team heading for Daura, Buhari’s hometown, ahead of Sallah, were attacked near Dutsinma in Katsina. He said the attack was repelled by “gallant presidential guards”. “The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting incident near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of…
Kuje Medium Prison on Tuesday night came under heavy bombardments by unknown terrorists, throwing the entire area Council into confusion. The first explosion, a high capacity bomb, went off around 10.25pm. It was followed by second and third blast and sporadic gunshots that left the residents scampering into safety. Few hours earlier, security report had alerted the prison officials of possible attacks of the medium prison. Source: Daily Sun
The Federal Government, under President Muhmamadu Buhari has reportedly sacked Chukwuyere N. Anamekwe as the acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). According to The Nation reports, has been replaced with AGF Mr. Okolieaboh Ezeoke Sylvis, a former TSA (Treasury Single Account) Director. It was gathered that Anamekwe’s replacement followed allegations that he was being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It was also said that the government was not comfortable with his revelation that it was borrowing to pay salaries. Anamekwe was appointed acting AGF on the…
A House of Representatives member representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency of Edo State, Hon. Jude Ise-Idehen is dead. Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, confirmed who confirmed the death said he died in the early hours of Friday, July 1, 2022. Kalu said he was still speaking with the Leadership of the House and may issue an official statement later. Ise-Idehen, a 52-year-old and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had won his party’s ticket to seek re-election in the 2023…
The former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has dumped Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and thrown his weight behind a southern and All Progressive Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, In a tweet shared on his account few minutes ago, Fayose declared that the presidency deserved to go to the south after the north served two terms with President Buhari. He further noted that it is the South’s turn while using a popular word associated with Tinubu ‘Awa Lo Kan’.