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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the outcome of the governorship election in Edo State reflected the mood of the people of the state.He therefore congratulated the government and people of the state onthe successful conclusion of the election and the victory of the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Godwin Obaseki, at the polls. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President conveyed his congratulatorymessage in a telephone conversation he had with Governor Adams Oshiomhole.Buhari was said to have commended what he described as the well-articulated campaign programme of the APC in the state, the doggedness of the governor, governor-elect and party members.He lauded them for going round the state to reach the people with records of good governance over the years and a promise of continuity. The President said the outcome of the election clearly reflected the mood of the people to sustain the pedigree of responsiven

The PDP in Edo State, after carefully reviewing the events of yesterday September 28th, 2016, totally rejects the purported outcome of the voting exercise and the results announced by INEC. Firstly, we are in total amazement at the details of the results released by INEC because all of them are fake and not the figures announced at various units and as collated at various wards across the state. The fake results announced by INEC are entirely a fabrication which do not reflect the true picture of what transpired during the election. However, we are not totally surprised because long before now, we had anticipated this and had also warned INEC, security agencies and alerted Edo people at various press conferences and statements, on this situation. Secondly, based on the results emanating from across the state, PDP won the election fair and square, and with a very comfortable margin. So it is with disgust that we have been receiving fake results which were never recorded in either the

The Nigerian Shipowners Association (NISA) has said that Shipping activities in the country have gone down by 70 per cent. Speaking to our correspondent over the weekend, the Ag President of NISA, Aminu Umar said activities have dropped at both upstream and downstream sector of the industry.He said, “If you look at level of activities it has dropped by less than fifty percent and since level of goods movement have dropped by more than 50 per cent then shipping has also dropped by 50 per cent. “For instance, in the upstream‎ sector where we have boats offering services, because of oil prices, most of the contractual or exploration business has stopped and it has also been hit by dropped in activities affected by more than80 percent and due to this drop of activities and drop in oil price in the upstream they cut down freight rate and it has gone down by fifty percent.” Umar stated further that vessels that used to charge $30,000 per day one year ago has reduced their charges to $10,

By Terry Wade HOUSTON (Reuters) - A troubled lawyer opened fire on morning commuters in Houston on Monday, injuring at least nine people before being fatally shot by police, authorities said. Six victims were taken to hospitals and three were treated at the scene after being shot at while inside their vehicles in the wealthy neighborhood of West University Place, acting Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo told reporters. One of the victims was in critical condition and another was in serious condition. Montalvo declined to identify the suspect but said he was a lawyer. She said the FBI was assisting with the investigation and did not mention terrorism as a motive. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, in Cuba on a trip to develop trade relations, told reporters, "The motivation appears to be a lawyer whose relationship with his law firm went bad." The police bomb squad was securing the suspect's car, a black Porsche, which had numerous weapons in it. Police were planni

The embattled leader of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has resurfaced in a new video posted online on Sunday. Shekau, in the clip debunked claims by the Nigerian Army that he was dead after he had been seriously wounded. “You have been spreading in the social media that you injured or killed me,” Shekau said.“Oh tyrants, I’m in a happy state, in good health and in safety.” Shekau, in the 40-minute video released on YouTube and dated September 25, said attacks against the Nigerian state will continue. Days before the Sallah celebration, Boko Haram faction loyal to Shekau recently released a video, wherein it threatened to capture President Muhammadu Buhari. Responding, the military described the threat as a joke and called on Nigerians and the world to ignore the sect. The Defence Headquarters said the video was “cut and paste”, insisting it was the same posted by Boko Haram in 2014.

The Federal Government has said it has no choice than to sell some of the country's national assets to enable it fund the expenditure of government contained in the 2016 budget. Its said execution of the key infrastructural projects mapped out to support the economic diversification agenda has become impossible due to the unexpected shortfall in government revenue. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma said this in a statement issued on Saturday, September 24, by his Media Adviser, Mr Akpandem James . He explained that the government has lost almost half of its expected revenue this year, which prompted the Economic Management Team to urgently work out a fiscal stimulus plan.This plan is to generate large funds to be injected into the economy. The funds, according to h im, will be injected through proceeds of asset sales, advance payment for license rounds, infrastructure concessioning, use of recovered funds, among others. Udoma, however, noted tha

Edo State Government has exempted banks and corporate organisations from the public holiday declared for Tuesday, September 27. The State Government had declared a public holiday for Tuesday, September 27 and Wednesday, September 28, 2016. The public holiday was declared to enable voters in the state travel to their various locations and exercise their voting rights on Wednesday, September 28. However, Banks and corporate community have now been exempted from the public holiday on Tuesday, September 27 in order not to slow down the economy of the state which is already on the rise. The general public should, however, note that the public holiday on Wednesday, September 28 affects everyone in the state as there is a restriction of movement on the election day in accordance with the Electoral Act.

Prof. Moses Adeniji, a Consultant Plant Pathologist at the Herbal Treatment Home of Human Diseases, Orogun, Ibadan, has disclosed that mango leaves can successfully cure diabetes at the early stage. Adeniji made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ibadan on Wednesday. He said that the tender leaves of the mango tree contain “tannis”, known as “anthocyanidins’’, could treat early diabetes and some other diseases at their early stage. He said that the leaves could be dried and grinded into powder and could also be used as infusion to treat some diseases. “The most useful parts of the leaves are the tender, reddish or purplish part, while the old mango leaves, which are dark, green in colour and with pale underside can also be dried and used. “These leaves are rich in vitamin C, B and A. They are also rich in various nutrients. They have powerful antioxidant properties as they have a high content of flavonoids and phenols. “Mango leaves are very use

The Ijaw Youths Congress Worldwide has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop witch-hunting ex-first lady, Patience Jonathan. The group also claimed that Mrs. Jonathan made her money from gifts and gratifications while she was in office. Spokesman of the Ijaw youths, Udengs Eradiri, also condemned what he described as the media trial of the former first lady. He said “First Ladies in Nigeria do not do any work. A woman naturally attracts a lot of gifts from men let alone a First Lady who has the power to recommend you for something. “They receive a lot of thank you and gratifications because most cases they recommend people who come back to thank them. Even when they do not recommend, people go and say good morning with a million dollar. It did not start with Patience Jonathan. “We know how influential the former First Lady of this country and other First Ladies were. We know how powerful, rich and wealthy they are and the property they acquired as a

Lagos State Government says it has recorded six deaths from cholera outbreak out of 45 cases in some communities in Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Dr Jide Idris, the State Commissioner for Health, who made the disclosure on Thursday at a news conference in Lagos, however, was not specific about the timing of the incident. Idris said that state government was already taking appropriate measures and had contained the outbreak. According to him, the ministry was notified of an upsurge of diarrhoea diseases in some communities in Isolo LCDA. “Following this, 45 cases were line-listed by the Epidemiology Unit of the ministry. “Six deaths were recorded among the 45 cases. “Majority of the cases did not present with the classical rice-water stool, rather they presented with atypical diarrhoea and vomiting. “Ano-rectal swabs were collected from 15 cases and taken to the Central Public Health Laboratory, Yaba. “Initially, there were no growths; however, continuous culture

Chief Priests in Edo South communities have endorsed and predicted victory for Mr Godwin Obaseki, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 28 election in Edo State, saying he will do better than Governor Adams Oshiomhole when he becomes Governor. The Association of Igie-Ohen in Benin Kingdom who described Obaseki and his running-mate, Hon. Philip Shaibu, as perfect replacements for the incumbent Governor, described the APC candidates as square pegs in square holes. Secretary of the Igie-Ohen, High Priest Osarumwense Amayo, in an address delivered during a meeting to endorse Mr Godwin Obaseki in Benin City, Tuesday, said, “on the calibre of your party’s governorship candidate and his running-mate, they are seen to be square pegs in square holes.” According to the Association, “To us members of Igie-Ohen we have absolute confidence that they can equally achieve greatness to the level you have embedded in the state or even surpass the achie

A non governmental organisation, the Network of Civil Society Organisations in Borno State, has warned that sexually transmitted diseases may ravage the state if the increasing rate of prostitution by young girls inside camps of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), is not checked. The NGO said over 60 percent of ladies, including teenage girls are into prostitution for survival. The Chairman of the CSOs, Ahmed Shehu, disclosed that all were in the trade in order to raise money to feed their families. Shehu spoke at the presentation of the situational assessment of Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East by a non-governmental organisation, NOI Polls, on Tuesday in Abuja. He said many homes in Maiduguri and environs were now headed by teenagers whose parents had either been killed, missing or in Boko Haram captivity. Shehu said, “Many females were raped and killed while collecting firewood, particularly as they travelled farther from their communities. Many teenagers are hea

Governor Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, commissioned a new 8.5-kilometre Uhen-Olumoye road in Ovia North East, in continuation of delivering people-oriented projects to the people of Edo State. Speaking during the commissioning of the road which is in the Local Government Area of former Governor of the State, Mr. Lucky Igbinedion, Oshiomhole said the road is a reward to the people of the community for putting their trust in him. He said: “If you had not voted for me, I wouldn’t have become governor, and if I had not become governor, I wouldn’t have been able to construct this road. And the money I used for constructing this road is not from me, but from you. This work is the result of your trust. He continued, “anything that is within my power to do for you, I will like to do because that is the only way to reward you for your trust in me. This road is part of the debts I’m paying back, and by the special grace of God, it is not only this road. I have already told my people