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By Idahosa Musa  Two suspected underaged voters were during Saturday’s Edo Central Senatorial By-Election intercepted by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at Owu Primary School, Ewohimi Esan South-East LGA. The suspects who were visibly looking underaged and with suspected fake voters cards were identified as Isoa Emmanuel and Kofi Oseibhue. The development irked some political …

By Idahosa Musa Malfunctioning of Bimodal Voters Accreditation machines (BIVAS) delayed voting at Esan South-East Ward 1, Unit 11, Ewohimi, Edo State The voting process, which was scheduled to commence by 8:00 am later started at about 2:15 pm  after BIVAS machine functionality was restored. However, voting in other units within the area were going on smoothly as at the …

By Idahosa Musa Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Saturday, August 16, 2025, cast his vote in the Edo Central Senatorial By-election, even as he expressed concerns over the slow performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). The governor arrived at Ward 2, Unit 1, Udomi Primary School in Esan Central Local Government Area at about 9:45 a.m. …

By Idahosa Moses Voting commenced early with the arrival of materials at Idumu Iyasele Primary School, Ewatto  Ward III units 4 and 11 in Esan South- East LGA of Edo State as voters were thrilled to exercise their voting rights amid heavy presence of security personnel. According to 70-year-old Pa. Victor Enajie, materials arrived his polling unit 4 at about …

By Idahosa Musa Some electorates in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area, Edo State on Friday evening lamented what they described as inhuman treatment and abandonment melted out to  them by a certain political party contesting in the Edo Central Senatorial by- election. The people who lamented bitterly over their ordeal at a certain beer parlour in the town, said …

In a video seen by SaharaReporters, some persons around the inferno were observed in a confused state as the fire raged on. The Ibadan-based radio station owned by veteran singer, Yinka Ayefele, is currently being razed by fire.  In a video seen by SaharaReporters, some persons around the inferno were observed in a confused state as the fire raged on. …

Russia launched 85 attack drones and a ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Saturday, hours after Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held their Alaska talks. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW …

With fighter jets, a red carpet and a hopeful slogan — “Pursuing Peace” — plastered on the wall, President Donald Trump welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for a summit in Alaska on Friday whose results remained entirely unclear once it abruptly ended. After meeting for nearly three hours, the two men emerged to proclaim progress. But they exited their scheduled news conference without …

•Says: Heed WTO DG’s call for growth, jobs, social safety nets The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to focus on the overlooked aspects of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s recent assessment of the Nigerian economy, accusing the Federal Government of cherry-picking her remarks for political gain. The party faulted the government for celebrating Dr. Okonjo-Iweala’s acknowledgment of economic …

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump failed to secure an agreement from Vladimir Putin on Friday to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, falling short in his most significant move yet to stop the bloodshed, even after rolling out the red carpet for the man who started it. “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” the U.S. president …