Day: 24 January 2019

How gunmen kidnapped top Edo politician, killed his police orderly

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate for Owan West local government area of Edo state, Hon Michael Ohio-Ezomo, has been kidnapped. Hon Ohio-Ezomo was abducted on Thursday morning at his country home residence at Eme-Ora village. His police orderly was killed by the abductors. Ohio-Ezomo was a former member of the House of Assembly between 2011 and 2015. Chairman of the Owan West local government, Mr. Frank Ilaboya who confirmed the incident said it happened around 1 am. “We got the information early this morning. His police…

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INEC dump Adebutu out of Ogun governorship race

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The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) has said any Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member in Ogun State campaigning for an elective position without being on the candidates’ list released by the electoral umpire “is on his or her own” as the body has nothing to do with such. Mr. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner for Information, Media and Voter Education, said this while featuring on Citizens’ Forum, a programme aired by the Rock City 101.9 FM, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu, a member of the House of…

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NiMet predicts low rainfall in 2019

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that most parts of the country will experience low to rainfall season in 2019. The Agency said this year’s prediction indicates that the country will generally experience late start and early end of rainfall. NiMet also noted that the below to normal rainfall that is expected does not rule out the possibility of flood and crop loss in some parts of the country. Speaking during the unveiling of the 2019 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika said…

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