Edo: Situation report from Ipkoba local Government area of Edo shows that both accreditation and voting are simultaneously ongoing at ward 06, polling unit 053. Eligible voters are seen in queues eager to decide the fate of their future aspiring leaders.

Voting has commenced in Polling unit 04, ward 09 at Uhiele Primary school in Esan West Local Government Area at exactly 8.03 am in the September 28 Governorship election in Edo state.

The Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association has intervened to “end the harassment of #BringBackOurGirls protesters and has asked for additional information on the matter,” Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) said today.

Edo: The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that the All Progressive Congress, APC, in connivance with some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have written fake results for nine local government areas in the state in order to manipulate the gubernatorial elections in Edo. This is contained in a statement signed by the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye and made available to newsmen.

NUMEROUS narratives and buck passing predating the official pronouncement of the economy entering recession have been so entertaining, warped and quite unrealistic.

A top Chinese football official has urged FIFA to realise the “dream” of China’s fans by bringing the World Cup to the giant Asian nation in 2030 — or even sooner.

The major contenders in the ongoing governorship election in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki of All Progressives Congress, APC and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have taken their campaign battle to the social media.

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South-East geopolitical zone is no doubt, aggregately robbed in terms of federal presence; social amenities, basic infrastructures and political appointments since the end of the last civil war.

Title-holders Ivory Coast, hosts Gabon and former champions Algeria and Ghana were named Tuesday as the top seeds for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

By Emmanuel Aziken President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed a move by Governor Aminu Tambuwal and two other governors to settle the dispute between All Progressives Congress, APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oygeun. A meeting between the peace envoys and the two men will, however, not hold until weekend […]

Amid expectations from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, ordering members to freeze oil production, at its meeting yesterday, the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has pleaded for an exemption for Nigeria.

Akwa United coach, Maurice Cooreman said his team will not hand title chasing Rivers United any favour when the two sides clash in the final game of the Nigeria Professional Football League 2016 season on Sunday.

As voters in Edo State go out later today to elect a candidate to fill the office of Governor of Edo State for the next four (4) years, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Deji Adeyanju has compiled 5 things voters in must do in order to ensure that their collective will prevails and that their votes count:

The world’s first baby has been born using a controversial new technique by US scientists to include DNA from three parents in the embryo, said a report Tuesday.