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September 27, 2023 INEC Fixes Date For Edo, Ondo Gov Polls
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INEC Fixes Date For Edo, Ondo Gov Polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the date for off-cycle governorship polls in Edo and Ondo states.

INEC disclosed this in a statement on X, saying the Edo poll will be held on the 21st of September, 2024.

The statement, signed by the Chairman of the INEC Voter Committee, Sam Olumekun, also announced that the governorship election in Ondo is slated for the 16th of November, 2024.

The electoral body said party primaries would be held between the first and the twenty fourth of February, 2024 while the submission of the list of nominated candidates via the online portal would start at 9 am on the fourth of March, and close at 6 pm on the 26th of March, 2024.

It stated that according to some provisions in the Constitution, the latest date for Election to the office of Governor, Edo State, is 12th October 2024 while that of Ondo State is 24th January 2025.

 

January 12, 2023 13 Edo Train Passengers Still With Kidnappers
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13 Edo Train Passengers Still With Kidnappers

The state Edo government has said intelligence report shows that 20 people were kidnapped from the Tom Ikimi train station in Igueben Local Government Area of the state.

The state commissioner for Communication, Chris Nehikhare made the clarification while giving an update on the incident at a media briefing in Benin, the state capital.

The state had earlier said 32 persons were abducted during the attack which occurred at the weekend.

He also said seven of the abducted persons have been rescued.

Nehikare expressed confidence in the ongoing rescue noting that the ordeal of the innocent citizens will soon be over.

July 8, 2022 The National Youth Service Corps has sanctioned 131 corps members of the 2021 Batch B in seven states over misconduct.
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The National Youth Service Corps has sanctioned 131 corps members of the 2021 Batch B in seven states over misconduct.

While some of the corps members will repeat their mandatory one year service, others got an extension of service year as punishment.

The states include Ekiti, Gombe, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Anambra and Bauchi.

In Ekiti State, the NYSC asked 11 corps members posted to repeat their mandatory service year for absconding from their places of primary assignment.

NYSC State Coordinator, Mrs Mary Chikezie, said that seven other corps members in the state were punished with extension of service year.

Chikezie, who spoke in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, during the Passing-Out Parade of the 2021 Batch B corps members, said six of the 1,416 corps members for the batch, were rewarded for their outstanding performances in touching positively the lives of their host communities.

“Seven corps members have been found wanting and have been sanctioned with extension of service year. Eleven corps members will be remobilized for absconding,” she said.

She listed those honoured as Anuoluwa Balogun, Tom Udoudo, Dr Racheal Bob-Yellowe, Joachim Kolawole, David Onaolapo and Goodness Stephen.

October 7, 2021 NDLEA Arrests 90 Suspected Drugs Dealers In Edo
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NDLEA Arrests 90 Suspected Drugs Dealers In Edo

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) command in Edo, has arrested 90 suspected illicit drugs dealers in the state.

Mr Buba Wakawa, the state NDLEA commander disclosed this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Benin on Thursday.

Wakawa said that the suspects were arrested between July and September across the state, adding that they included 63 males and 27 females.

He said that 7,135.79 kilogrammes of hard drugs made up of cannabis sativa, psychotropic substance and four pinches of methamphetamine were also recovered from them.

“A total number of 15 cannabis sativa farms measuring about 40.03 hectares were also discovered and destroyed within the period.

“The 15 farms would have yielded a staggering 192,163.33 kilogrammes of harvested weeds if not discovered and destroyed,” he said.

Wakawa said that the suspects were charged to court, while 48 drug dependent persons were counseled and reunited with their families.

He reiterated the command’s commitment to winning the war against illicit drug peddling and trafficking in the state.

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