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21 Sep
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting time at Polling Units (PUs) where the voting process in the ongoing Edo governorship election began late. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Saturday. Haruna said INEC had continued to monitor the…
21 Sep
Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Saturday commended the enthusiasm of electorates to cast their votes despite the heavy rain. Obaseki who arrived at his polling unit at Ward 4 unit 19 at Emokpae primary school in Oredo local government area at 11:50 am, did his accreditation and voted at about 11:57 am. READ…
17 Apr 2024
Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financial centre reeled from record rains. Huge tailbacks snaked along six-lane expressways after up to 254 millimetres of rain -- about two years' worth -- fell on the desert United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. At…
6 Feb 2024
A powerful storm lashing California on Monday has left at least three people dead and caused devastating mudslides and flooding, after dumping months' worth of rain in a single day.
25 Jan 2024
The farmer waits for rain in the early months of the year. If it rains properly, not the scattered rain that deceives you to plant early, then the farmer would know it is time to plant the yam seedlings. He prays for rain, and when it comes, he prays for more rain.
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