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EdoDecides: APC Wins Oredo, Obaseki’s LGA As Collation Resumes

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Staggering, Like a Giant Robbed of Its Spine

By Babafemi Ojudu There was a time when this country walked tall — not because it was without problems, but because it possessed the will, the confidence, and the inner organs that responded to danger. Today, Nigeria staggers. Not in dramatic collapse, but in a slow, humiliating wobble, like a wounded giant searching desperately for…

November 24, 2025 • Opinion

The Sunday Igboho I Knew, By Babafemi Ojudu

50 Niger Catholic School Students Escape Captivity – CAN Confirms

By Abiola Olawale The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State has confirmed that 50 students abducted from St. Mary's Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools have escaped their captors and have been reunited with their families. ​The students, part of a group of over 300 pupils, students, and teachers seized during a mass…

November 23, 2025 • News

Oyedepo Unveils Midnight ‘Raid’ to Battle Attacks on Churches In Nigeria

By Abiola Olawale Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners' Chapel), David Oyedepo, has issued a spiritual rallying cry, instructing Christians nationwide to engage in a coordinated one-hour midnight 'prayer raid' to counter the escalating violence and deadly attacks on churches and worshippers across Nigeria. ​The announcement, delivered during a Sunday's pre-Shiloh encounter service,…

November 23, 2025 • News

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By Abiola Olawale

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, has won Oredo Local Government Area, the local government of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State.

Okpebholo polled 30,780 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 24,938 Votes.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced another 45-minute recess.

17 local government results have been announced so far, leaving only 1 Local Government result outstanding.

The New Diplomat reports that the APC won a total of 11 out of the 17 local government results announced so far against the PDP who won 6 local governments.

As of now, APC’s Okpebholo has polled a total of 275,329 Votes, while PDP’s Ighodalo scored 220,892 votes, and Olumide Akpata of LP polled 18,737 votes.

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