The independent national electoral commission INEC has declared Mr. Joseph Ugiagbe Ikpea of the All Progressives Congress APC as the winner of the just concluded Edo Central senatorial by-election. Edo Central Correspondent Chris Omijie reports that, the returning officer, Prof. Kingsley Omon declared that, Joseph Ikpea scored a total of 105,129 votes to defeat his […]
The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has called on INEC to improve on the functionality of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, in future elections. The Governor made the remark after exercising his franchise at Ward Two, Unit One, Udomi Primary School in Esan Central Local Government Area. The by-election is for a […]
By-elections and reruns to fill several vacant seats across twelve Nigerian states were held on Saturday. In Edo State, voters went to the polls to elect representatives for the vacant Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency. Our team of reporters, led by Pius Nsogho, covered the elections from various polling centres. www.itvradiong.com/live www.youtube.com/itvradiong […]
Motorists commuting through the busy Ikpoba Hill and Benin-Agbor roads are calling on the State Government to accelerate the construction of the Ikpoba Hill flyover. Our correspondent, Patience Osarogiuwa, brings us the latest. www.itvradiong.com/live www.youtube.com/itvradiong www.facebook.com/itvradiong www.twitter.com/itvradiong www.instagram.com/itvradiong www.tiktok.com/@itvradiong
The Federal Government has condemned the abuse of children in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, allegedly carried out under the guise of a spiritual cleansing exercise. In a press statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Jonathan Eze, on Saturday, the Minister, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a comprehensive institutional review of the 128-page report recently published by Amnesty International’s report alleging a pattern of extrajudicial killings and human rights violations by the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in the South-East. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumiyiwa Adejobi, […]
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has reacted to the allegations made by 12 Nigerian workers recently rescued from the Central African Republic, who accused their Chinese employers of sexual abuse and non-payment of salaries. Reacting to the reports circulating in the media, a Chinese official disclosed that the Embassy has attached great importance to the […]
The National Bureau of Statistics has said Nigeria’s headline inflation rate for July fell to twenty-one-point eight percent as compared to June, which stood at twenty-two-point twenty-two percent. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report indicates that the nation has experienced four consecutive drops in inflation for the year. It also revealed that July’s inflation rate […]
New Tottenham boss, Thomas Frank, won his first Premier League match in charge of the side as they beat newly promoted Burnley three-nil. Brazil forward, Richarlison, scored the first league goal in the Thomas Frank era when he controlled a shot on the turn after only ten minutes, following excellent work on the right from […]
US President Donald Trump and Russian leader, Vladimir Putin made no breakthrough on Ukraine at their high-stakes summit on Friday, pointing to areas of agreement and rekindling a friendship but offering no news on a ceasefire. After an abrupt ending to three hours of talks with aides, Trump and Putin offered warm words but took […]
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