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President Buhari has congratulated Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki, on securing a second term in office. Buhari's spokesman, Garba Shehu, said that the President said he is committed to free and fair elections “because it is the bedrock of true democracy.” Obaseki, on his part, described his re-election as a “triumph over godfatherism”. In a victory speech delivered in Benin City, he thanked his supporters who in his words, “displayed immense courage in the face of threats, intimidation, and brutalisation. The collective will of Edo people made it possible for us this triumph over godfatherism.” The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Obaseki the winner of the governorship election. Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 307,955 votes and won in 13 local government areas (LGAs) to defeat his closest rival, Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress, who got 223,619 votes and won in five. Obaseki was elected on the APC’s platform in 2016 but defected to the PDP a few months before Sunday’s vote after being denied the party’s ticket owing to intra-party squabbles. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Buhari, urging him to “urgently” instruct the Minister of Justice and ...
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Lagos will allow places of worship to resume in-person services ...
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Power distribution companies in the country saw their revenue collection ...
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Nigeria's Senate on Tuesday asked the service chiefs to step ...
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CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, said Monday that banks are restructuring ...
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The amount of sleaze involved in handling the constructions of ...
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