There are palpable hope and expectations, tension and uncertainty as residents of Edo State head to the polls today.It is expectedly so, as the three leading political parties have kept the tempo very high with their candidates promising heaven and earth during the period of campaigns that traversed the nooks and crannies of the politically active state.Candidates Asue Ighodalo (Peoples Democratic Party), Monday Okpebholo (All Progressives Congress), and Olumide Akpata…

Edo State, Nigeria — Less than 24 hours before the highly anticipated Edo Governorship Election, federal lawmaker Henry Okojie narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in what is believed to be a politically motivated attack. Okojie, who represents the Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, is also the husband of popular Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson. The attack occurred at Okojie’s residence when gunmen, believed to be political thugs,…

Ahead of Saturday’s Edo State Governorship Election, President Bola Tinubu has urged all stakeholders to ensure a peaceful and sportsmanlike approach. In a statement made available to newsmen by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President appealed to the governorship candidates, political parties, and their supporters to uphold the sanctity of the democratic process and respect the will of the people. President Tinubu emphasised his faith…

Ahead of the Edo State governorship election, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, and the chairman of the party, Dr Tony Aziegbemi were the only ones out of the 18 political parties participating in next week’s election that refused to sign the peace accord organized by the Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee, Wednesday.The remaining 17 parties signed the peace accord.Former Head of State, Abubakar, the…

Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has left the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja after voluntarily turning himself in, without being interrogated.The EFCC had preferred 19 charges against the former Kogi governor, alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, for money laundering offences totalling N80,246,470,088.88.After he (Bello) refused to honour several invitations from the EFCC and many attempts to arrest…

ays after an assassin attempted to kill former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate and his Democratic counterpart, Vice President Kamala Harris have resumed their campaigns.Trump on Tuesday, travelled to Michigan two days after a failed assassination attempt against him was foiled at his golf course in Florida.Meanwhile, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will host Vice President Harris in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania for an interview…

The Nigeria Police Force has assured the public of robust security arrangements for the upcoming Edo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday. In a statement shared on Monday via X, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, emphasized the police’s commitment to maintaining professionalism, impartiality, and dedication throughout the electoral process. He further reiterated the force’s preparedness for the election, assuring that all parties, candidates, voters, and stakeholders will receive…

40 persons reportedly died on Sunday when a boat carrying them capsized in the Bakin Kasuwa River at Uban Dawaki community in the Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.The state government has confirmed the deaths through the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Sulaiman Idris, who said the governor described the incident as a monumental disaster. “We received the tragic report of a boat accident…

President Bola Tinubu has announced the immediate creation of a Disaster Relief Fund, seeded with an initial capital from the Federal Government, to mitigate the devastating effects of the recent flood in Maiduguri, Borno State. Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that President Tinubu visited the state on Monday to offer his condolences to the government and the people affected by the disaster. In a statement shared on his X…

Amnesty International has condemned the arrest of the African Action Congress presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), calling it an arbitrary restriction on his freedom. On Monday, The New Daily Prime reported that Mr Sowore was apprehended at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State upon his arrival from the United States. He was briefly detained but later released. In a…

Republican Party’s candidate in the forthcoming United States of America presidential election, Donald Trump on Monday blamed US President Joe Biden and his election rival, Kamala Harris after he was targeted in a second apparent assassination attempt.He said their “rhetoric” about him endangering democracy is to blame.On Sunday, a man allegedly planned to fire on the Republican while he played golf in Florida. The suspect, identified by police as 58-year-old…

Following the recent flood disaster that ravaged Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in North East Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has arrived the state to commiserate with the government and its people.The President, who arrived at the Maiduguri International Airport on Monday afternoon was received by the state governor, Babagana Zulum and other government officials.He immediately proceeded to one of the emergency camps where he sympathised with the flood victims and…