The Police Command in Anambra on Saturday confirmed the killing of its two operatives and one civilian car tracker by criminals in Amukabra Achalla Awka North local government area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement on in Awka said the trio was killed after the hoodlums kidnapped them while on a mission to recover a stolen vehicle. Ikenga said the incident which happened on Friday July 15, made police to launch a counter attack during which it uncovered that the two police and civilian car tracker had been killed and their bodies set ablaze. “The police team…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday in Abuja, visited a hospital to seek medical attention for leg pain. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the vice president, disclosed this in a post on his verified Twitter handle. Akande said the vice president had recurring leg pain probably sustained while playing squash. “VP Osinbajo is in the hospital today for a surgical procedure on account of a recurrent pain in the leg possibly sustained from an injury while playing squash. “His doctors will give an update of the treatment later today,” he said.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced uploading of results for the Saturday governorship election in Osun into the commission’s results viewing portal. The upload of election results started shortly after the close of voting and sorting of votes in some polling units across the state. As at 5.35pm on Saturday, results from no fewer than 1,707 units out of the 3,763 polling units across the 30 local government areas in the state had been uploaded on the portal: https://www.inecelectionresults.ng/ No fewer than 34 results out of 95 polling units in Isokan local government area had been uploaded on the…
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Joe Biden that Saudi Arabia had acted to prevent a repeat of mistakes like the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and that the United States had also made mistakes, including in Iraq, a Saudi minister said. Biden said on Friday he told Prince Mohammed he held him responsible for the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, shortly after exchanging a fist bump with the kingdom’s de facto ruler. “The President raised the issue… And the crown prince responded that this was a painful episode for Saudi…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, reacted to a suit seeking the disqualification of the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi from participating in the 2023 general election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had sued the INEC to court seeking an injunction stopping Tinubu and Obi from selecting Kashim Shettima and Datti Baba-Ahmed as their running mates. It urged the court to disqualify Tinubu and Obi if they fail to run with their ‘placeholder’ vice presidential candidates, Kabiru Masari and Doyin Okupe. Reacting to PDP’s suit…
A don, Prof. Christian Madu has said that Nigeria’s vegetation and trees are paying dearly for the high cost of kerosene and cooking gas as millions of people struggle to survive. Madu, who is a Professor of Environment Management and Control with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disclosed this in Enugu on Saturday. He noted that the current development was eroding all gains made by the country over decades to ensure her people subscribe to clean energy use for both industrial and domestic purposes. The don said that as it stands, environmental concerns had been placed at the back…
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have expressed confidence in winning the Osun governorship election. They also commended the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) for the timely arrival of voting materials, as well as the large turnout of voters. The Osun governorship election holds (today) Saturday, July 16. A member of House of Representatives, Mrs Taiwo Oluga, who spoke with newsmen after casting her vote at Unit 2, ward 2, Oke Apata, in Gbongan town, commended the peaceful conduct of the election. Oluga, representing Ayeedade /Irewole/ Isokan federal constituency also commended the large turnout of voters. She,…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have stormed some polling units in Ede in Saturday’s Osun governorship election to observe the election. They were seen moving around the polling units and observing proceedings as voters took turn to get accreditation and cast their votes. In ward 2 unit 9, Ede North, the EFCC personnel, dressed in their red jackets took strategic positions apparently trying to to see if there was vote-buying by insatiable politicians. A visit to ward 4 unit 1, also revealed that the personnel had taken strategic positions in the polling unit. The situation was…
Osun state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has said that he is sure of winning the governorship election, as he cast his vote at Unit 2, Ward 1, LA Primary School, Popo, Iragbiji in Boripe local government area. Oyetola, who arrived at the polling unit in company of his wife, Kafayat, cast his vote at exactly 10.55am, three minutes after his wife voted. Speaking with journalists after exercising his franchise, Oyetola said he was happy with the turnout of voters, especially at his polling unit. Oyetola said the election process was transparent, adding that this encouraged voters to come out en-masse to…
The Candidate of Accord Party, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the early commencement of Saturday’s Osun governorship election. Ogunbiyi, who spoke with newsmen after he cast his vote at ward5, unit 3, Methodist Primary School, Ile-Ogbo, Ayedire local government area also commended the large turnout of voters for the election. “The process has been peaceful and progress is being made. “However, I want the process stepped up to accommodate all eligible voters within the time. “The turnout has been massive and impressive, the report across the state shows that it has been peaceful,” he said.…