The spate of killings, maiming, destruction of property and sporadic gun shooting to herald political campaigns has now become a matter of serious concern to us as individuals and party leaders. We are therefore calling on the government and all concerned authorities to put an end to this potentially disastrous development. It is disheartening to note the unfolding replay of 1983 political brouhaha, emanating from the unwarranted introduction of Yaya Bello system of terrorism in Ondo state. While appealing to all affected parties and individuals not to contemplate any reprisal attack, our party may not hesitate to vigorously demand from…
Author: YemieFash
Labour has asked the government to reverse the raised petrol price and electricity tariff or be prepared for an industrial action after two weeks. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said the price of petrol being sold at between N159.92 and N162 per litre should be reverted to N121 – the price it was sold during the lockdown. It said a strike will be called on September 28 unless the issues are addressed. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) gave a seven-day ultimatum to the government, which will expire on Tuesday, after which its members will proceed on strike. The Federal Government…
LESS than 23 days to the governorship election in Ondo State, political thugs, yesterday, attacked the convoys of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Eyitayo Jegede in Oba Akoko in Akoko South-West Local Council of the state. Both candidates were in the town to campaign ahead of the October 10 election. Media aides to both candidates traded blames in separate statements issued in Akure. While Akeredolu said his convoy was attacked by Jegede’s supporters, the PDP candidate countered insisted that the governor’s thugs were the attackers. Spokesperson of the Akeredolu/…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has assured Nigerian traders in Ghana of justice in their running battle with the Ghanaian government. Recall that Nigerian traders in Ghana had their shops locked for months, following their inability to pay the $1million requirement imposed by the government of that country. However, Osinbajo, who met with representatives of the Nigerian community in Ghana on Tuesday in Accra, affirmed the commitment of the federal government to deal with the issues relating to the plight of the traders. According to him, government would ensure that the maltreatment of Nigerians anywhere in the world, including Ghana,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said yesterday that its legal team has saved about $5.4 billion in court cases through the victories it recorded in four court judgments involving the company. The corporation has also extended the highly sought-after contracts to exchange its crude oil for imported fuel for additional six months. A statement by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, said the favourable judgments obtained in the cases also won the national oil company’s litigation team the “Leading Case Counsel Team” of the 2020 Africa Arbitration Awards (AAA). Obateru noted that the…
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed no fewer than 133,111 personnel alongside 60 sniffer dogs to ensure security during the Sept. 19 Edo governorship election. Mr Abdullahi Gana, Commandant General NSCDC, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the Corps Public Relations Officer (PRO) Mr Emmanuel Okeh on Wednesday in Abuja. Gana revealed that the deployed personnel were drawn from the Corps Headquarters and its commands in Kogi, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta and Ondo state. He said that the deployed staff would complement personnel of its command in…
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said traditional rulers should be given specific roles in the Constitution for Nigeria to surmount its security challenges. Lawan said this yesterday in Abuja when he hosted a delegation from the Emir Argungu in Kebbi State. “Traditional fathers have always been supportive of government. In fact, in the past, for those of us from the northern part of the country, the traditional leadership played a key stabilising role in administration. “Before 1976, when local governments were created, the traditional leaders brought both administration and management into focus, and we still need them. We need to…
Plans are on by Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) and his Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) counterpart, Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi, for a last minute working alliance to wrest power from Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN). Jegede defeated Ajayi, a defector from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), during the PDP primary held in Akure. Although the deputy governor had also bid for running mate, Jegede resisted pressure from top party leaders to allow Ajayi pair with him. The belief in the camp of Jegede was that Ajayi might exhibit the same tendency that led to a…
Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai has signed into law the Penal Code 2020, which recommends castration of child rapists. A statement on the official Twitter handle of el-Rufai @GovKaduna, declared any male found to have raped a child will henceforth be castrated while female convicts will undergo “bilateral salpingectomy.” It reads: “Malam Nasir @elrufai has signed the Kaduna State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020 which provides stiff penalties upon conviction for the rape of a child, including surgical castration for male convicts and bilateral salpingectomy for female convicts.”
Six persons were on Wednesday night confirmed dead in a multiple road accident along the Ilesa-Akure highway. The accident was said to have occurred at Igbara Oke axis, headquarters of Ifedore Local Government Area. Seven other persons were seriously injured in the accident that involved three vehicles, a Toyota Haice bus marked EPE 545 YA, a truck marked 252 XY and a Toyota Corolla marked FST 768 DU. Spokesperson for the Ondo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mrs. Tola Ogunbanwo, said the accident was caused by lack of concentration on the drivers of the vehicles involved. She…