The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Petroleum Resources, Effuru, announced the result after its collation in Benin on Sunday afternoon.

Obaseki polled a total of 307,955 votes to defeat the closest rival and the All Progressives Congress (APC), candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu who scored 223,619.

A total of 14 candidates participated in the contest which had the total number of accredited voters for the election at 557,443 and total valid votes votes as 537,407.

The rejected votes were 12,835 and the total number of votes cast was 550,242.

Prof. Rim-Rukeh announced that Obaseki, having scored the highest number of votes was therefore declared the winner of the election.

Obaseki won in 13 of the 18 Local Governments Areas of the state, namely, Orhionmwon, Igueben, Owan West, Oredo, Ikpoba-Okha, Esan West, Esan Central, Esan South East, Esan North East, Uhumwode, Egor, Ovia North East and Ovia South West.

At the collation centre the Collation Officer for Etsako Central, however, disclosed that an INEC official was shot and another INEC staff member was injured on the face.

He noted that both of them were battling with their lives in an undisclosed hospital.

It was reported that there were records of invalid votes in some polling units across the 18 local government areas.

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A senior Director in Dangote Cement Plc, Mr Emmanuel Ikeazubuor, gave out the prizes on Wednesday in Enugu in the ongoing cement promo of the company.

Ikeazubuor said that they came to show people that they were always innovative and they came up with the promo.

He explained that they always appreciated their customers, adding that the company intended to ensure that every progress they made, their customers would benefit from it.

The director said that the intention was to ensure that anybody associated with Dangote products would always progress, adding that it was also to ensure they shared whatever profit they made with their customers.

“That is why we use part of the profits to buy these products to ensure that anybody who buys our products will get something out of the product,” he added.

He said that the promo was the first by any cement company in the country because they were always first to come up with innovations.

He noted that their competitors always tried to copy them but they were always two steps ahead of them in terms of creativity.

Ikeazubuor explained that the promo started in July and would end in September this year, adding that after that they would sit down and assess it and then decide on what to do next.

The winner of the car, Mr Paul Onovo, while commending Dangote Cement Plc for the gesture, said that he had a lot of challenges in his business within the past three weeks.

Onovo said that he had an accident and also an armed robbery attack in his shop, adding that the robbers made away with sixty bags of cement in his block industry.

He said that he was informed that Dangote Groups was doing promo on their cement and decided to be part of it because he had a block industry and used to buy full trailer loads of cement.

Onovo said that he decided to buy a trailer load of the product and that only one bag of cement gave him the offer of a brand new saloon car that he had never dreamed of in his life.

In her remark, the Marketing Director of Dangote Cement, Mrs Fumi Sani, said that the promo was unique because it was very transparent and the goodies were right in the hands of the consumers.

Sani said that it was the first time the industry was organising such an event that was worth billions of Naira in appreciation of their customers because they had been loyal to them.

“Our customers made us big and bigger by the day and we want them to continue to be part of our blessings.

“All the 900 bags in a truck carries scratch cards so the chances of winning are not less than seventy per cent in each truck load.

“We have gone round the country, for this promo, this is the Enugu edition of the promo,” she said.

The News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other gift items won in the promo includes motorcycle won by Mr Ndubueze Chidozie, a Refridgerator won by Mr Chinedu Friday and television sets won by Mr Chukwudi Ogbonna and Miss Chinaza Ikpo respectively.

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It was reported that victory for D’tigress meant that they also successfully defend the title they won two years ago after defeating Senegal 65-48 in Bamako in 2017.

In a keenly-contested final match played on Sunday at the magnificent Dakar Arena which had as much as 15, 000 fans watching, the Nigeria women beat host Senegal 60-55 to win back-to-back continental titles.

As in previous Senegal games over the past few days, there was a deafening atmosphere at Dakar Arena but D’Tigress held their own.

It was also reported that with Sunday’s feat, D’Tigress became the first team to win back-to-back FIBA Women’s AfroBasket titles since Angola followed up their 2011 triumph with another in 2013.

To make it to the final, Nigeria eased past Mali, 79-58, in Friday’s first semifinal.

Hosts Senegal needed to work extra hard to overcome a fearless and determined Mozambique team, 60-57, to return to the championship title game for the third time in a row.

Both Nigeria and Senegal have emerged as the best teams from the 12-team tournament and it came as no surprise that each reached the final after four wins in as many games.

After losing to Nigeria two years ago – not once but twice in Bamako – 12-time African champions Senegal were hoping to become the first team to win the tournament at home since the D’Tigress claimed the 2005 continental in Abuja.

With D’Tigress successfully completing their mission, attention will now shift to the male team, D’Tigers who are expected to compete at the FIBA World Cup in China later this month.

The FIBA World is scheduled to hold from Aug. 31 to Sept. 15.

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