A former House of Representatives aspirant for Ede/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency in Osun State, Mr. Ayodele Asalu, has said the current reforms by the present government are in the country’s interest. Asalu also said the biting hardship of the moment was meant to correct past errors and reposition Nigeria for greatness. The APC chieftain, in a statement obtained in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Thursday, however, called on Nigerians to believe in the vision of President Bola Tinubu notwithstanding the tough economic conditions that the Federal Government’s petroleum sector reforms have brought on Nigerians. He also charged public servants at all…
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A Non-Governmental Organisation, TAF Africa, has announced its collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that people with disabilities can vote without hindrance in the November 16 state governorship election. TAF Africa, which highlighted the numerous challenges PWDs face during elections, emphasised the need for major stakeholders, especially INEC, to ensure that PWDs can both vote and stand for election on the day. Mr Adeolu Kilanko, Programme Manager of the organisation, made this statement at a one-day Able2Vote and voter education event for physically challenged individuals in Ondo State on Wednesday. According to him, the education for PWDs…
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has died in Kenya four days after being set on fire by her boyfriend, Ugandan athletics officials said Thursday. “We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei… following a vicious attack by her boyfriend,” the president of the Uganda Olympic Committee Donald Rukare said in a post on X. “This was a cowardly and senseless act that has led to the loss of a great athlete. Her legacy will continue to endure,” he added. According to police, a man identified as Cheptegei’s partner, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, allegedly doused her with…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, has disclosed that it intercepted 70 contrabands worth N8.9bn in July. In a statement on Wednesday, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Kola Oladeji, disclosed this while displaying some of the seized contraband recently in Lagos. “Within the period under review, we made 70 seizures with a total duty paid value of N8.09bn that was intercepted,” he stated. Giving a breakdown of the seizures, Oladeji stated that 6,168 pieces of donkey skins weighing 29.606km were seized. “Others include, 37,630 sachets of tramadol of 250mg, 11,820 pieces of…
A House of Representatives member, Hon James Faleke representing Ikeja Federal constituency of Lagos state used the Federal Cooperative College, Kaduna to purchase vehicles worth over N230 million for traditional rulers in Ikeja, SaharaReporters has learnt. A thorough examination of the financial records made publicly available through the Govspend portal has uncovered an expenditure of N230 million by the Federal Cooperatives College in Kaduna. This substantial sum was allocated towards the procurement of luxury SUV vehicles and cars for traditional rulers residing within the Ikeja Federal constituency. A closer analysis of the data reveals that these transactions occurred between August…
A Peoples Democratic Party Chairmanship hopeful, Terhile Utaan, on Wednesday, said that dragging the former national chairman of the party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to court was a great sacrifice to save the party. Speaking to journalists after he consulted with leaders of PDP from the Tiv ethnic group under the auspices of G14, Utaan explained that the party was in total confusion when the Ijorov council ward claimed to have suspended Ayu. He said, “I did not remove Dr Iyorchia Ayu. You all know there was a lot of confusion when he was suspended by his Ijorov council ward because…
Ugandan long-distance runner, Rebecca Cheptegei, was still fighting for her life on Wednesday after being set on fire by a Kenyan man, just weeks after taking part in the Paris Olympics. The 33-year-old athlete is being treated in the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in the Kenyan Rift Valley city of Eldoret after Sunday’s attack. Cheptegei sustained burns to 80 per cent of her body, the hospital’s acting CEO Owen Menach told reporters on Tuesday, saying everything was being done to save her life. Police said a man identified as Dickson Ndiema Marangach had doused Cheptegei with petrol and set…
Bill Gates, the Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has explained why Nigeria receives the largest share of intervention funds allocated by the foundation in Africa. Gates made this statement during an interview with selected journalists on the sidelines of the 2024 NutriVision Dialogue on Tuesday in Abuja. He said, “We spend a lot in Asia, but we spend even more in Africa. The country where we spend the most in Africa is Nigeria. “That makes sense because of the population and the incredible needs that are here. That means that I’ve literally spent billions in Nigeria. “I’m…
Supporters of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed Vanguard, have called for the sanction of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his threat to destabilise some Peoples Democratic Party-controlled states. Recall that the PDP Governors’ Forum had on August 24 expressed support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and called on the party’s leadership to grant him his “rightful” position as the party’s leader in the state. Reacting to the call last Saturday at the PDP congress in Port Harcourt, Wike threatened to cause a political crisis in the state of any…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Hassan Wasiu, for allegedly sexually assaulting his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter at his apartment on Falowo Street, Makun, in the Sagamu area of the state. PUNCH Metro exclusively learnt on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly committed the crime on August 26, 2024. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest to our correspondent, stated that the survivor’s grandfather, Bimbo Ojo, reported the incident to the Sagamu Police Division. Ojo had found that his granddaughter was bleeding through her vagina shortly after the perpetrator had committed the…