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Edo: Obaseki Thanks Buhari, Hails INEC, Security Agencies; Says ‘Godfatherism Dead’ |The Source

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Godwin Obaseki

By Charles Igbo

In his first official reaction to his overwhelming victory over APC’s Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, re-elected Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki,  thanked, profusely, President Muhammadu Buhari, for standing by democracy and encouraging a free and fair election.

He, also, paid a glowing tribute to INEC and Security Agencies, for playing a patriotic role, without any fear or favour.

He said that by their collective  action, they have given Edo people a new lease of life, and helped them kill political godfatherism.

Obaseki profusely thanked his Governor-colleagues for standing by him,  all the way, and the PDP, for offering him and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu, umbrellas during a stormy rain.

Commending Edo people for their resilence, and steadfastness, he promised to do  nothing else but serve them and the State.

Obaseki roundly defeated  Ize-Iyamu, outrightly, winning in 14 out of the state’s 18 LGA’s.

He beat Ize-Iyamu with a margin of over 83 thousand votes.

Herdsmen Groan As Thunder Kills 15 Cows In Ekiti |The Source

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By Ayodele Oni

Air pollution, resulting from carcasses of some cows struck dead by thunder in Ekiti state, is imminent.

15 cows were struck dead at Ikogosi community in Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State, Saturday evening, during a heavy downpour.

A community leader in the town, Chief Ayo Ademilua, described the incident as a natural occurrence, but added it  was strange in the town.

According to him, the incident happened at the tourists site, Ikogosi Warm Spring along Ipole – Ekiti road.

He explained that the thunder struck during a torrential downpour between 4:00pm. and 6:02pm. on Saturday.

“The whole town shook when the thunder struck. Later, some commuters, coming into town, and those returning home from their farms, saw the Fulani herdersmen lamenting that it was the thunder that killed their cattle,” he said.

Also commenting on  the  incident, Onikogosi of Ikogosi Ekiti, Oba Abiodun Olorunnisola, said that the Herders were making spirited efforts to sell the dead cows to residents, saying that this portends health risk to his people.

The Monarch pointed out that he had already reached out to his colleague at Ipole Ekiti, Oba Oladele Babatola, on the need to alert the people against consuming such a desecrated meat.

“The two of us have explained to our subjects that there was an attempt to commence the sale of the cows, and we are making concerted efforts to prevail on intending buyers.”

The Monarch, however, called on government to evacuate the carcasses of the cows to prevent the spread of communicable diseases in the area.

Similar incident was reported in Ondo state, a year ago, when close to 40 cows were struck dead at a sacred hill in Ijare.

Edo 2020: Buhari Thumbs Up INEC, Congratulates Obaseki |The Source

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By Adesina Soyooye

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the election process in the Edo State Governorship  which led to the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki as the winner.

He also commended the People of Edo State for the peaceful manner most of them conducted themselves during the election which held on September 19.

Most important, the President, behaving like a father to all, has congratulated  the winner of the election, Obaseki, who roundly defeated the President’s candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

Describing himself as an advocate of democracy, he urged  Obaseki to  show grace and humility in victory.

In a statement signed on the President’s behalf by Garba Shehu, President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant,  the President said :

“My commitment to free and fair elections is firm, because without free and fair elections, the foundation of our political and moral authority will be weak.

“I have consistently advocated for free and fair elections in the country because it is the bedrock of true democratic order.

“Democracy will mean nothing if the votes of the people don’t count or if their mandate is fraudulently tampered with.”

A couple of days to the election, the President had enjoined the INEC and Security Agencies to perform their job without fear or favour. They definitely listened to him, as most people agree that the election, which many had feared would be bloody, was mostly peaceful.

Edo 2020: Obaseki Crushes Oshiomhole, Irredeemably |The Source

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With the official declaration of Edo Governorship election results, Governor Godwin Obaseki,  candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki, has crushed his estranged political godfather,  Adams Oshiomhole, very badly.

Obaseki, with a total vote of  307, 955 votes, to  APC candidate’s Pastor    Osagie Ize-Iyamu’s 223,  619 won decisively, the Governorship  election. He won in ourightly in 14 LGA’s, and did quite well in the remaining four.  Obaseki is led with an overwhelming majority – over 83,000 votes.

Obaseki was the preferred candidate of Oshiomhole to succeed him in 2016. But two years later, they fell out irretrievably.

Oshiomhole led the battle to force Obaseki out of the APC, when the party, unbelievably, denied him a second term ticket.

Oshiomhole preferred a candidate he had ran down and rejected in 2016, Ize-Iyamu, to Obaseki.

The result was a change in positions, with Obaseki flying the PDP ticket and, Ize-Iyamu, who had flown the PDP party in 2016, now flying the APC ticket.

Nigerian Editor Commits Suicide |The Source

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Godwin Muzari

By Adesina Soyooye

Tragedy has struck the Herald Newspapers, Ilorin Kwara state, and the Nigeria Media.

One of its Editors, Godwin Muzari, committed suicide on Friday, September 18.

Herald is published by the Kwara State Government. Muzari was its Entertainment Editor, till his sudden death.

His body was found dangling from the ceiling in one of the rooms in his apartment.

Apparently, the late Editor had been having issues which bordered on depression.

According to the Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper, Mr H. Zenanga, the late Editor had been off from work for sometime, but surfaced for two days – Monday and Tuesday – and never came again until Friday when the office heard of his sad death.

Before then, he said one of the sisters of the late Editor had told him that that her brother needed counselling, and that the process for counselling him was already in progress, before he committed suicide.

“Our Newsroom will be poorer without him”, the Editor-in-Chief lamented.

Muzari’s elder brother, Bishop Muzari, said he spoke to his late younger brother last on Moday, but never heard from him again until Friday when he saw his dangling body. He revealed that when they spoke last, the late Editor had complained about some personal and other issues generally, but that he never thought they could lead to suicide.

Having not heard from him, Bishop Muzari said he went to his late brother’s house to visit him, only to be confronted with his dangling dead body.

Muzari left behind a wife, and three children.

It is not clear where his wife and children were when he, allegedly, took his life.

Breaking: Emir Of Zauzzau Dies At 84 |The Source

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Shehu Idris

By Akinwale Kasali

The  Government of Kaduna State has been thrown into mourning, following the death of one of its  highly respected Monarch.

The Emir of Zauzzau,  Alhaji  Shehu Idris died Sunday morning. He was  aged  84 Years.

The magazine gathered that the Emir fell sick on Friday and died at about 11.00am, Sunday.

The Late Monarch is the 18th Fulani Emir, and  was born to the family of Malam Idrisu Auta, who was sometimes called Auta Sambo,  and  his wife, Hajiya Aminatu.

Idrisu Auta’s father was Sarkin Zazza, Muhammadu Sambo who reigned from 1879 to 1888 and Auta’s grandfather was Sarkin Zazzau Abdulkarimi who reigned from 1834 – 1846.

Breaking: PDP’s Obaseki Wins Second Term In Style;APC Bigwigs Rush Out Of Benin On A Flight To Abuja |The Source

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Godwin Obaseki

By Our Reporters

A few days ago, nobody could have imagined that Godwin Obaseki, incumbent Governor, PDP candidate, in the just concluded Governorship Election would win. The propaganda was much. The campaign nasty. And crude.

But Obaseki not only won, it was a landslide.

He won outrightly in 14 out of the 18 Local Government

Areas of the state, with a wide margin of over 83, 000 votes.

The Independent National Electoral  Commission declared him winner, just before 3.00pm, Sunday.

The election was held on Saturday, September 10.

A reliable source from Benin say that APC bigwigs, who had converged in Benin, seeing the handwriting on the wall, quickly rushed to the Benin Airport, boarded a chartered aircraft, even before the winner was declared, and left for Abuja.

Obaseki won a total of 307, 955 votes to Ize-Iyamu’s 223, 619 votes.

The total votes cast were 550,242 votes.

… Details, later

Breaking; Edo: Obaseki Leads By Wide Margin; As Oshiomhole Knocks Out Shaibu |The Source

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The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and incumbent Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has opened a wide lead in the just concluded Edo Governorship Election.

At the time of this report, the results of 13 Local Government Areas, out of 18 LGAs, have been released. Obaseki has won in 11 of them while Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, won in two.

He is leading with a margin of 63, 313 votes.

Both candidates and their running mates won in all their wards. But the most striking was at the ward of former National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole where he won in style.

Oshiomhole confirmed his electoral supremacy over everybody, and especially,  Deputy Governor/ Obaseki’s running mate, Philip Shaibu, by picking all the votes there were to pick, leaving Shaibu with zero votes.

Oshiomhole went on to deliver the Estako LGA, where both he and Shaibu hall from, to the APC. The APC polled 26, 240 to PDP’s 17,959.

Ize-Iyamu’s running mate also hails from the same LGA.

Shaibu had boasted that he would deliver the LGA to the PDP in a landslide, and defeat Oshiomhole in his ward.

The few skirmishes during the election, notwithstanding, and considering the heated tempo and bad blood leading to the election proper, there was relative peace.

It had kicked off on a shaky note with both Governor Obaseki and Oshiomhole, decrying the  pace of voting due to the slow functioning of the machines. It took Obaseki 90 minutes before he could vote.

…Details later, as this is a developing story.

Covid-19: Finally, LASG Lifts Embargo On Churches, Mosques, Gyms, Relaxation Centers |The Source

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By Akinwale Kasali

The Lagos State Government has permitted Churches and Mosques in the state to resume full services.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said Mosques can hold their prayers five times daily, while Churches can also commence weekly services as normal before the pandemic lockdown.

The Governor, also, announced   that it has approved the reopening of cinemas, spas and gym centres across the state during a press briefing, Saturday, at the State House, Marina on Saturday.

He said cinemas, spas and gyms must get the necessary certification from the Lagos State Safety Commission before the commencement of business.

He, also, stated that cinemas must keep strictly to 33% of their capacity.

“They must get necessary certification from the Lagos State Safety Commission,” a statement from the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Gboyega Akosile reads.

It would be recalled that worship centres were restricted to one gathering weekly after they were allowed to reopen following lockdown to check coronavirus in the nation.

The Governor also said public and private schools can resume fully on Monday, September 21, 2020.

Ondo: ZLP’s Agboola Ajayi Flags Off Campaign After Botched Attempt To Stop Him |The Source

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Agboola Ajayi Joins ZLP

By Ayodele Oni, Akure

A last minute barricade of the road leading to the flag off of his Governorship campaign of Zenith Labour Party, (ZLP)  flag bearer, almost marred the event on Saturday.

Governorship candidate of ZLP and deputy governor of Ondo state, Mr Agboola Ajayi, had opted for Ore Township after being denied of the use of the Democracy Park in Akure.

He was asked to pay N11 million before he could use the event centre, in Akure, named after the  late MKO Abiola as against the N5 million usually charged for the  Centre.

The ZLP candidate thereafter relocated to Ore, in Odigbo local government for the flag off ceremony.

However on his way going to the venue with his entourage, he was held up in traffic for almost four hours, caused by blockade of the highway in Ondo town with a trailer.

After series of pleadings from former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, a chieftain of ZLP fell on deaf ears, efforts were made to contact incumbent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who intervened before the trailer was removed from the highway.

It was learnt that the articulated vehicle was used to block the highway by people suspected to be members of the All Progressives Congress ,(APC).

Addressing supporters at the rally, Ajayi declared that he’s the most qualified candidate to occupy the seat of government in the state.

“I am a home-based politician. I am familiar with the challenges of our people. I am the most qualified to be the governor of Ondo State.

“The person who said I am a neophyte does not know the meaning of the word. I had served as a councillor, local government chairman, a member of the House of Representatives.

“I live among my people and feel what they feel. I am the most qualified to rescue them from the misrule and hardship they have been subjected to by the present administration in the state.”

Assuring parents and students that he would review downward tuitions of all state-owned tertiary institutions, Agboola said the maximum any student would pay would be N50,000.

He dismissed the N10,000 reduction in tuitions announced by the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as a ruse, saying he(Akeredolu) was jolted by the promise by ZLP to review downward tuitions of higher institutions owned by the state.

“We will make Ondo civil service work because we have brilliant sons and daughters. We are going to design Civil Service Revolving Financial Scheme, which would provide the opportunity for workers in the state to access loans to build houses.

Lamenting the lingering power supply problem in the Southern Senatorial District of the state, the ZLP candidate assured that if he’s voted in as the governor of the state, he would fix the power problem within one hundred days in office and restore power supply in the district.

In his address, a former Governor of the state and national leader of ZLP, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, urged the people of the state to collect the money offer by people who plan to buy the votes, and still go ahead to vote for ZLP.

He described the deputy governor as the most qualified among all 17 candidates participating in the election.

Mimiko, therefore, urged the people to go out on the election day to cast their votes for ZLP and wait at the polling booths till they count the votes, and results announced, so that those planning to manipulate election results be checkmated.

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