BREAKING NEWS: PDP Suffers Heavy Defeat in APC Candidate Okpebholo’s Polling Unit
23 Sep
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BREAKING NEWS: PDP Suffers Heavy Defeat in APC Candidate Okpebholo’s Polling Unit

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Politics tamfitronics The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suffered a heavy defeat at Unit 03, Ward 1, Uwessan, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, where Senator Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), cast his ballot on Saturday’s governorship election.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCEPOLITICS NIGERIA reports that the party secured only a single vote.Okpebholo had earlier boasted that the PDP would not receive a single vote in his polling unit.“PDP or whatever will not get one vote here because this is my home and my people love me,” he was quoted to have said. However, the election results told a different story.Results show that Okpebholo of the APC secured 102 votes, while Asue Ighodalo of the PDP and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party each received 1 vote.This outcome contrasts...
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Tension in Rivers state as Okirika youths demand payment of land rent for oil wells
23 Sep
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Tension in Rivers state as Okirika youths demand payment of land rent for oil wells

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Politics tamfitronics The Okirika Youth Association has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Oando PLC, demanding the settlement of long-overdue land rent for oil wells operating in their community.The oil wells, previously owned by Agip and now under the ownership of Oando, have reportedly been operating for the past six years without any payment to the host community.The failure to pay rent has fuelled growing frustrations among the youth and other community members.The Okirika Youth Association has outlined three major grievances non-payment of land rent, neglect of community development projects and environmental degradation.The youth called for the immediate fulfilment of several demands including the immediate payment of all outstanding land rent, implementation of development projects and environmental remediation and compensation for the damage caused by oil activities, including pollution of the land and waterways.The youths stated...
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VP Shettima Jets To New York For UNGA79 [PHOTOS]
23 Sep
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VP Shettima Jets To New York For UNGA79 [PHOTOS]

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Politics tamfitronics Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, departed Abuja, the nation’s capital, for New York, the United States, to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.According to a statement by the Vice President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha, the trip is “at the behest of President Bola Tinubu.”During the session, Vice President Shettima will deliver Nigeria’s national statement, participate in key meetings on the sidelines of the event, and engage in bilateral meetings.The high-level General Debate themed, “Leaving no one behind: Acting Together for the Advancement of Peace, Sustainable Development and Human Dignity for Present and Future Generations,” is scheduled to take place from September 24 to September 28, 2024.Recall that President Tinubu had directed the Vice President to lead the Nigerian delegation to the high-level global...
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The civil war inside the Republican Party deep in the heart of Texas
22 Sep
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The civil war inside the Republican Party deep in the heart of Texas

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Politics tamfitronics GRANBURY, Texas —An American flag hung on the side of a barn and a country song about a working man played at Warren’s Backyard, a music venue, where on a searing summer evening, the Hood County Republicans met for an open bar and a silent auction to kick off the campaign season.A school board candidate rallied her supporters. A precinct chair held court at the front door next to a storied basketball coach. The county commissioner — a local hero since 2019 when he shot and killed a gunman who had stormed a church — wiped sweat from beneath a brimmed hat and nodded to the faithful. When talk turned to political enemies, it wasn’t about Democrats, who are scarce here, but of a far-right faction of fellow Republicans who have instigated...
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