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22/02/2025

OSSIEC DECLARES PDP AS WINNER IN OSUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION

The Chairman,Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, Mr Hasim Abioye has declared that the candidates of People's Democratic Party,PDP won the vacant seat of the Thirty Local Government Areas of the State.

Also, the People Democratic Party, PDP Councillorship Candidates emerged as winners of the 332 wards.

Mr. Abioye stated this while declaring the results of the Election to Newsmen in Osogbo.


He emphasized that the Election was conducted in compliance with Constitutional Provisions, extant Laws and guidelines to fill the vacancies in the Three Hundred and Thirty Two wards and the Thirty Local Government Areas of the State.

The OSSIEC Boss appreciated the People of Osun State for trooping Out enmasse to participate in the Election.

He also lauded the Inter - Party Advisory Council IPAC, Members of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria ,Civil Society Groups, Independent Observers and the media community.


Mojisola Oladele

22/02/2025

Tragedy!

A barber at Alaba junction, Ijofi, Ilesa, identified as Ife Ajilore was this morning shot dead by unknown gunmen in moving vehicle.

Sketchy reports linked the dastardly act to politics.

The killing took place in the wake of the chairmanship election in the ancient city of Ilesa

The body of Ife had been evacuated from the scene of the incident by the police.

22/02/2025

ADELEKE URGES RESIDENTS TO PERFORM THEIR CIVIC WITHOUT FEAR IN THE OSUN CHAIRMANSHIP ELECTION

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, cast his vote today in the ongoing Local Government Elections across the state.

The Governor, who arrived at his polling unit in Sagba/Abogunde Ward 2, Unit 9, Ede, was accredited before exercising his civic duty.

The election, which is expected to determine the leadership at the grassroots level, has witnessed a significant turnout of voters amidst tight security and electoral monitoring.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his vote, Governor Adeleke urged all eligible voters to exercise their franchise peacefully.

He emphasized the importance of grassroots democracy and called on the people to participate actively without fear or intimidation.

The Governor who described the Election process seamless, commended the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, for a job well done, encouraging all and sundry to come out and vote peacefully, as this he said is a crucial step in strengthening the nation's democracy at the local level.

Meanwhile, the Osun State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC has berated the State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over an enrolled order granted by an Ilesa High Court presided over Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe asking the State Independent Electoral Commission to proceed with the planned local government poll .

Reacting in a release made available to Newsmen by the Chairman of APC in Osun State, Mr.Tajudeen Lawal described the court order as “fake and inglorious”, noting that it “a joke taken too far.”

Mr. Lawal emphasized that Nigeria statutes do not prescribe that a lower court should override an Appeal court judgement.

“APC in Osun has therefore called for firmness with which the security agents have been enforcing the February 10, 2025 Court of Appeal judgement that reinstated the cruelly sacked local government political functionaries by Governor Adeleke in 2022,” Mr.Tajudeen Lawal said.

The APC Chairman who said there is no vacancy in the council offices, urged security agencies to implement the Court of Appeal judgement that reinstated the APC chairmen and councillors

19/02/2025

OSIEC MAINTAINS STATUS QUO ON OSUN CHAIRMANSHIP ELECTION

The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has advised members of the public to disregard the fake news in circulation that the premises of the Commission have been sealed off by the Nigerian Army.

A statement by the OSSIEC Information Officer, Mrs. Sadiat Isiaka, indicates that the Commission is well secure and safe as evident in the heavy presence of inter-agency security personnel comprising the combined team of the police, DSS, NSCDC, NDLEA, Amotekun Corps and the Vigilante group.

OSSIEC maintains that the fake news was a propaganda concocted by some people to mis-inform and create panic among the electorate, which should not be taken seriously.

The Commission commends the security agencies for providing adequate security for the staff, facilities and election materials at OSSIEC.

The OSSIEC assures the people of Osun State that the election will hold as scheduled, as such, no misinformation should inhibit the people from participating in the democratic process.

Funmi Ojo

04/10/2024

04/09/2024

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NATIONAL:

+++Economy: We didn’t promise “silver bullet”-Finance Minister - The Sun

Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, said the government didn’t promise “silver bullet” in the beginning of the administration, as regards the economy, thus justifying the hardship being experienced in Nigeria due to some economic policies of the government.

Edun stated this at the opening ceremony of the 65th annual conference of the Nigeria Economic Society (NES) in Abuja, on Tuesday, with the theme “Social Economic Development in Nigeria; Implications, Imperatives and Impacts”.

Edun who was represented by Grace Ogbonna, the Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, admitted that Nigeria is seriously faced with several economic dislocation, and that was because of several years of leadership failure, stressing that the government is taking tough decisions to strengthen the economy, hence the fuel subsidy removal and other economic policies.

+++Come out of hiding, if you’ve nothing to hide – Police tell Briton, Andrew Wynne - Vanguard

The Nigeria Police Force, on Tuesday, called on the wanted British national, Andrew Wynne, to come out of his hiding and surrender to the police for questioning if his hands are clean.

This Police also waved aside the claim by Wynne that no invitation was extended to him before declaring him wanted pointing out that the police invited him several times before declaring him wanted.

Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi said, “”Mr Wynne was contacted many times and he refused to show up even after his workshop was raided.

+++Insecurity: Tinubu assures military of total support - Punch

President Bola Tinubu has assured troops of the Nigerian Army of his administration’s full support to crush armed bandits in the country.

The President stated this on Tuesday in Sokoto while addressing troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, at 8 Div Headquarters, Sokoto State. Represented by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle.

+++‘It is banished’ – No more special promotions in Police – PSC Chairman, Argungu - Vanguard

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd on Tuesday, September 3rd 2024, said the Commission will no longer be a rubber stamp for irregular means of promotion in the Nigeria Police Force.

He declared that “merit based on passing of prescribed examination and other basic requirements will now count on the promotion of Officers and Men of the Nigeria Police Force.

He noted that “there is nothing like special promotion anywhere around the world stressing that the Commission under his watch will not encourage it.

The PSC Chairman who spoke when he received a delegation of members of the executive of the Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria emphasized that “special promotions is henceforth abolished in the Nigeria Police Force”.

+++PDP govs slam Wike’s threats to destroy party - Punch

The governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have slammed former Rivers State Governor, and Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and labelled his threats as unbridled and irresponsible.

On August 24, the PDP Governors’ Forum expressed support for Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, and called on the party’s NWC to grant him his “rightful” position as the leader of the party in the state.

In response, Wike announced over the weekend at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt that he would take firm action against PDP-controlled states that threatened his political structure in the state.

Meanwhile, the forum, in a statement by its Director General, Emmanuel Agbo on Tuesday, labelled Wike’s threat as completely unacceptable.

+++FG, Chinese coy sign 2 MoUs on renewable energy - Vanguard

The Federal Government on Tuesday signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with a Chinese Company, Mutual Commitment Company (MCC) limited on renewable energy.

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister of Power in Abuja.

The MoUs were facilitated and signed in Beijing at the African-China Co-operation Summit by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), an agency of the Ministry of Power.

+++Our petrol will match US quality – Dangote - Punch

The president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has boasted that the quality of Dangote Refinery’s Premium Motor Spirit will match that of the United States, and other parts of the world.

Dangote said this on Tuesday during a press conference to announce the official production of petrol at the 650,000 barrels per day facility.

+++Petrol Scarcity: We’re Suffering High Blood Pressure, Can’t Pay Salaries – IPMAN Laments - Information

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) has decried the current petrol scarcity experienced across the country.

Ukadike Chinedu, Publicity Secretary of IPMAN, said the private marketers, like citizens, are suffering as a result of the current petrol scarcity.

He said IPMAN was worried that despite the good conditions of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries, the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited has yet to start refining crude oil to address the re-occurring fuel scarcity.

Speaking on Television, he noted that only if the refineries start working would petrol scarcity be addressed in the country.

+++NNPC Raises Petrol Price to N897 Per Litre, Filling Stations Sell for N950 - THISDAYLIVE

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Tuesday raised the pump price of petrol to N897 per litre from the official price of N617.

This is coming days after the national oil company said it was heavily constrained by the huge debt it owes international suppliers. The debt is estimated to be $6.8 billion

THISDAY observed that many NNPC filling stations in Abuja had already effected the prices, with its downstream facilities selling for N897.

However, independent filling stations were selling for between N930 and N950 when THISDAY visited several filling stations in Abuja.

+++Fuel Price Hike: Tinubu does not care about us – Abuja residents slam President - Daily Post

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja who were stranded on a major road in the Nation’s capital on Tuesday have slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the pain caused by the Premium Motor Spirit(Petrol) increase.

DAILY POST observed that commuters at various bus stops in Abuja were scrambling for commercial vehicles.

“It is painful. I have been here since 4 pm but I have not seen the vehicle to end back home. It’s now obvious that the government does not care about the people. President Bola Ahmed is wicked for implementing another fuel price hike” Bernard Ezeokafor said.

+++VP Shettima Leads Federal Govt’s Delegation To Late President Yar’Adua’s Mother’s Burial - Leadership

President Bola Tinubu has expressed the nation’s profound grief over the passing of Hajiya Binta (Dada) Yar’Adua, mother of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, late General Shehu Yar’adua.

As the nation bids farewell to the late revered matriarch of the Yar’Adua family, the President said the passing of Hajiya Yar’Adua, who died on Monday night, is a loss not just for the immediate family or Katsina State alone, but it is for the entire nation.

The President spoke on Tuesday through his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, who led the federal government’s delegation to the burial of the late Hajiya Binta (Dada) Yar’Adua in Katsina State.

STATE :

++Fight against oil theft yielding positive result – GOC - The Sun

The Nigerian Army has assured that its efforts against oil theft and illegal bunkering are yielding desired results.

Maj.-Gen. Jamal Abdussalam, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, communicated this in a statement yesterday in Port Harcourt.

Abdussalam said he received in his office, retired GOC Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarham. He highlighted increased crude oil production as evidence of their success, noting that the Federal Government aimed to boost daily production to 2 million barrels.

++Land Dispute: Don’t resort to thuggery, vandalism – Ekiti govt warns communities - Daily Post

The Ekiti State Government, has warned communities experiencing inter- communal boundary disputes against resorting to thuggery and vandalism, saying such tendencies will no longer be tolerated to forestall unwarranted crises in the state .

The government threatened that whoever found destroying crops or displaying act of hooliganism on disputed farmlands would be arrested and prosecuted accordingly.

The Deputy Governor, Monisade Afuye, gave the directive in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, while interfacing with stakeholders from Iloro, Odo- Owa and Ejiyan Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area over an escalating boundary dispute among the communities .

++Don’t be partisan, it will hurt you, Fubara tells Rivers CP, officers - Punch

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has advised partisan police officers who abandon their core professional responsibilities to pursue vested political interests to know that the enmity they fuel and eventually create will hurt them in the long run.

Fubara maintained that police officers are engaged and trained as professionals to protect lives and property while contributing to the desired peace in the state as a patriotic duty.

Fubara gave the advice at the inauguration and formal handover of 100 operational vehicles acquired by his administration to the Rivers State Police Command at the Sharks Football Stadium in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

EDUCATION :

++22,000 Nigerians affected by invalidation of degrees from Togo, Benin — CSO - Vanguard

The decision to invalidate degree certificates obtained from some universities in Togo and Benin Republic from 2017 till date has left over 22,000 Nigerian graduates of the institutions confused and with their fate hanging in the balance, it was gathered.

A group, the Coalition of Stakeholders in Education, CSE, stated this in Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday while briefing the press on the matter.

The group has therefore asked the federal government to rethink the matter and reverse the blanket ban on the certificates from higher institutions in the two West African nations.

++TASUED rusticates 25 students, suspends 58 indefinitely - Vanguard

The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, in Odogbolu local government area of Ogun State, has rusticated 25 students and indefinitely suspended 58 others for various misconducts, including forgery, threats to life, examination malpractices, and other fraudulent acts.

A statement issued by the institution’s Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Mr Dapo Òkè, revealed that, The disciplinary actions were recommended by the Examination Malpractice and Students’ Disciplinary Committee and approved by the Senate of the university at its statutory meeting on 31st July 2024.

While the affected students have been instructed to stay away from the university, the statement warned that any student who fails to comply with this directive will have to contend with the law and the institution’s security personnel.

HEALTH:

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TRAGEDY/CRIME:

++Police Arrest Herbalist Over Alleged R**e Of ‘Client’ In Adamawa - Leadership

Operatives of the Adamawa Police Command have arrested a 49-year-old herbalist, Suleiman Manzo, over allegation bordering on r**e.

The arrest of the suspect who is popularly called Suleiman Makeri, a resident of Mallam Nura ward in Numan town, followed complaint of his sexually abusing one of his clients, a 22-year-old woman who went to seek traditional medication.

According to the unnamed survivor who spent almost a week in a ward constructed for patients in the suspect’s residence, the herbalist sexually abused her after administering a scent that made her unconscious.

The survivor added that after recovery, she realised that she had been sexually abused by the herbalist.

++Man electrocuted vandalising transformer, cables in Benue - The Sun

A middle-aged man has been electrocuted while attempting to vandalize Jos Electricity Distribution Company, (JEDC) transformer and cables in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

The young man who is yet- to- be- identified was seen dead at the early hours of yesterday electrocuted by the transformer located opposite Queens Hotel, Ankpa ward, Makurdi.

Witnesses said the vandal’s lifeless body seen in between the two poles connecting the cables to the transformer mounted closed to the main road.

++Corporal killed as gunmen bomb Anambra police station, civic centre - The Sun

A Police corporal was killed following the attack and bombing of Police Divisional Headquarters of Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State by suspected secessionist gunmen.

The gunmen also attacked the Oba Civic Centre managed by the Town Union leadership of the community even as further casualties could not be ascertained.

Sources said the gunmen, heavily armed, stormed the area in the early hours launching ferocious attack on the police division.

SPORT :

++NFF appoints Aliyu Zubairu as Flying Eagles’ head coach - The Guardian

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, appointed El-Kanemi’s Football Club’s coach, Aliyu Zubairu, as head coach of the national U-20 boys’ team, Flying Eagles.

The appointment of Zubairu, who led El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri to win the President Federation Cup at the expense of Abia Warriors FC in Lagos in June, takes immediate effect.

Zubairu’s immediate task is to put together and prepare a team for the WAFU B U20 Championship, scheduled for October/November in Togo, where the zone’s representative will emerge for next year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations

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03/09/2024

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+++Police offer N20m bounty for British national, Nigerian over attempt to ‘overthrow’ Tinubu - Tribune

Hours after Nigerian security agents declared British national Andrew Wynne and Nigerian Lucky Ehims wanted, the police have placed a ₦20 million bounty on their heads.

In a statement issued on Monday afternoon, the police announced that a reward of ₦10 million is available for information leading to the arrest of each individual.

+++Protest rocks Abuja over fuel scarcity - Punch

Scores of demonstrators hit the streets of Abuja on Monday to demand the immediate dismissal of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari, over the lingering fuel scarcity bedevilling the country.

The protest comes on the heels of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s confession that its substantial debt to suppliers is endangering the sustainable fuel supply.

Among other things, the corporation highlighted that the financial strain is placing significant pressure on its operations and threatening the stability of fuel supplies.

Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several banners that read ‘We are tired of fuel scarcity and stories on why refineries are not working, ‘No direction under Kyari’ and ‘We want accountability in the affairs of NNPCL’, the demonstrators lamented that Kyari’s tenure was marked by a dismal scorecard that raises more questions than answers.

+++Threat to instigate crises: Our governors will respond to Wike — PDP - Tribune

Following the threat of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to instigate crises in states governed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if their governors interfere in Rivers State, the national leadership of the party has affirmed that the state chief executives will respond.

The National Publicity Secretary of the main opposition party, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, warning that nobody is above the party.

Recall that the the minister had accused the PDP governors of allegedly trying to hand over the party structure to Governor Siminalayi Fubara warning that if they interfere in the affairs of the party in Rivers, he has the capacity to cause crises in their states.

+++Real reasons Tinubu picked Shettima as Vice President – Gov Abiodun - Daily Post

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Monday disclosed why President Bola Tinubu picked Kashim Shettima as his Vice President.

Abiodun said Shettima’s statesmanship, resourcefulness and “penchant for paradigm change” made him a suitable choice for the position of Vice President.

Celebrating Shettima on his 58th birthday, the governor described the Vice President as an embodiment of a true leader.

In a statement he signed, Abiodun said Shettima was an intellectual par excellence and a reliable patriot

+++Youths urge Tinubu to act on Ajaokuta steel scandal - Punch

The Middle Belt Youths Council on Monday urged President Bola Tinubu to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to conduct a comprehensive probe into the long history of alleged corruption in the Ajaokuta Steel Company.

The aggrieved youths, who made the appeal at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, expressed disappointment over the inaction of the commission under successive governments.

The steel industry has been in existence long before Nigeria secured its independence and has outlived the leadership of 15 heads of government and presidents.

+++Dangote Refinery petrol to hit the Nigerian market soon - Daily Post

The Dangote Group said its 650,000 barrels per day Lagos-based refinery has started processing Premium Motor Spirit and the product will soon hit the Nigerian market.

The company’s spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST.

According to him, just as the company had commenced the supply of Automated Gas Oil, AGO (diesel), its petrol will end the man-hours Nigerians spend endlessly in filling stations.

He stressed that Dangote Petrol would make the product available and affordable for the majority of Nigerians

+++NNPCL $6 billion debt: Suspend Kyari, save Nigerians – ADF tells Tinubu - Daily Post

Amid the controversial $6 billion debt being owed to petrol suppliers by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, a Northern group, Arewa Democratic Front, ADF, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action.

In a statement made available to DAILY POST on Monday, the ADF, through its National Coordinator, Engr. Mustafa Yusuf and the National Secretary, Malam Muazu Haruna said Nigerians had suffered enough under the Mele Kyari-led NNPCL.

The Arewa group said it was compelled to speak out against the current fuel crisis and the disastrous mismanagement of the petroleum sector under the NNPCL.

+++Tinubu not taking security issues lightly – VP Shettima - Vanguard

THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Monday, said that President Bola Tinubu is very much interested in the security situation in Nigeria and is not taking it lightly.

Senator Shettima called for regional and collective efforts to address the insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region, observing that “the security situation in the Sahel region has significant implications for Nigeria and neighbouring countries.”

Speaking during an audience with the leadership of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, at the Presidential Villa, the Vice President emphasised the importance of collaborative action and called for wider support for NAN’s upcoming international lecture on Sahel security.

+++FG reiterates vision to position Nigeria as Africa’s creative capital - Punch

The Federal Government on Monday reiterated its vision to position Nigeria as Africa’s creative capital.

The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, made this known in Abuja during the diplomatic and international development partners’ forum held at the United Nations House.

Musawa, who also used the opportunity to unveil certain plans and initiatives by the ministry to further position the creative industry in Nigeria noted that the creative sector was on its way to become the “new oil.”

+++Amnesty kicks as court remands pregnant woman, nine others - Punch

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the prison remand of 10 activists arrested in connection with the recent hunger protest in the country. But the civil rights group, Amnesty International, condemned the trial of the prosecution by the Federal Government, describing the charges as trumped-up and sham.

Justice Emeka Nwite ordered that the defendants, including a pregnant woman, Angel Innocent, be remanded in Kuje and Suleja correctional centres till September 11 for the hearing of their bail applications.

Apart from Innocent, who claimed to be pregnant, the other defendants are Michael Adaramoye, alias Lenin; Adeyemi Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaluwa Simon, Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello, Nuradeen Khakis and Abdusalam Zubairu.

STATE :

++LG poll: Osun electoral body begins contestants’ certificate verification - Punch

The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr Hasim Abioye, on Monday, inaugurated a committee to verify the certificates and other documents of contestants participating in the forthcoming local government elections in the state. Addressing the committee members shortly before the inauguration of the 18-member group, headed by Mr Abdul-Lateef Olayanju in Osogbo,Osun State, Abioye stated that the committee would examine the documents and other papers submitted by political parties and their candidates for the elections.

The OSSIEC Chairman noted that the high-level committee comprised individuals of high integrity who have served and continue to serve their country in various capacities.

Expressing confidence in the committee’s ability to fulfil its mandate, Abioye also mentioned that the report of the exercise would be made public.

++INEC should conduct LG polls to ensure transparency – Doguwa - Daily Post

House of Representatives member Alhassan Ado Doguwa (APC, Doguwa/Tudun Wada federal constituency) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct elections for the third tier of government to ensure transparency.

In a statement that he made available to journalists on Monday, the lawmaker advocated the need to deepen democracy at the grassroots, insisting that the only way to do that is for the national electoral umpire to take charge.

Some laws governing the local government administration needed to be reviewed, according to Doguwa, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum (Downstream).

He expressed hope that a functional local government system would curb the ever-worsening urban migration.

++Katsina probes Government House fire incident -The Sun

Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has set up a committee to investigate the fire outbreak at the Government House complex.

Reports indicate that the fire damaged a substantial portion of the conference hall attached to the Governor’s office.

A statement on Monday from office of the Secretary to the State Government said that firefighters were able to control the fire before it escalated to other parts of the building.

++Man dragged to court for stealing ci******es in Osun - The Guardian

A 30-year-old man, Yusuff Ahmod, has been docked before an Osogbo Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing ci******es worth over Two million naira.

The Police Prosecutor, Akintunde Jacob, informed the court that Ahmod pretended to be selling the ci******es after obtaining them from a distribution company but defaulted in payment.

++Headmaster arrested for unlawful auctioning of school furniture in Kano - Premium Times

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested the headmaster of Gaidar Makada Special Primary School in the Kumbotso Local Government Area.

The headmaster, whose name was withheld, was accused of unlawfully auctioning government assets.

PCACC’s spokesperson, Kabir Abba, said the arrest followed a complaint that the headmaster was selling the school’s vital assets when the state government is struggling to address the gaps in the provision of furniture at public schools.

Mr Abba said that the commission was investigating the issue and trying to recover the stolen furniture.

++Anti-bullet charm trial: Native doctor in police net for allegedly killing client - The Guardian

Police in Edo have detained a 19-year-old native doctor, Timothy Dauda, for allegedly shooting his client, Alex Ezekiel, to death during an “anti-bullet” charm trial.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.

Yamu said that the incident happened on August 20

EDUCATION :

++Don’t blame us for your inability to participate in NYSC, JAMB tells HND graduates - Vanguard

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has asked HND graduates not to hold it responsible for their inability to participate in the recent National Youth Service Corps.

The board was responding to claims by the prospective NYSC candidates that it was responsible for their inability to participate in the mandatory one-year NYSC scheme.

“It is important to emphasize that JAMB has no involvement, authority, or control over the admissions process for HND candidates, “the board explained in a statement, on Monday, by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin.

“The candidates claimed they did HND on full-time but were not mobilised because they did OND on part-time

HEALTH:

++Resident doctors resume work after one week of strike action - Daily Post

Members of the Association of Resident Doctors across the country, on Monday, resumed duty after a one-week strike action to press the federal authorities for the release of two of their members in kidnappers captivity.

Three members were initially abducted, but one was later released after payment of ransom.

The victims have so far spent eight months, according to credible sources.

In a telephone chat with DAILY POST in Ilorin on Monday, the chairman of the association at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital branch, Dr Muhammed Yusuf, said the association is giving the government another three-week ultimatum to resolve the issue.

TRAGEDY/CRIME:

++Ogun: Suspected kidnapper r**es, machete 17 years old girl to death - Daily Post

The Ogun State Police Command on Monday confirmed the death of 17-year-old Habeebah Akinsanya who was allegedly kidnapped in the Kemta area of the state.

The deceased was reported missing by her father, Akinsanya Aremu, a So Safe Corps, to the Kemta Police Division at about 9:30pm on Friday.

Habeebah, a student at Lisabi Grammar School in Abeokuta, will be entering SS3 on September 16 and turning 17 in October.

DAILY POST reports that the Habeebah was found r**ed before being macheted to death on Sunday at her father’s farm around Mile 6, a community that is a few metres away from Ogun State Television, Abeokuta.

The Divisional Police Officer of Kemta Division, Abeokuta, Olawale Famobuwa confirmed the incident on Monday, saying the division had begun investigation.

++Yar’adua’s mother dies in Katsina - Punch

Dada Yar’adua, mother of former President, Umaru Yar’adua, and former Vice President Shehu Yar’adua, is dead.

PUNCH Online learnt that she died at the Katsina Teaching Hospital on Monday evening.

SPORT :

++Osimhen agrees Gala loan move - Punch

Unsettled Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is on the verge of joining Galatasaray after the former Italian champions and the player agreed on a loan move to the Turkish giants on Monday.

After his failed move to Chelsea, the 25-year-old still has a lifeline of moving out of Napoli as the Turkish transfer window closes on September 13.

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