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  • ‘Wahala’ loading as group kicks against Obasa’s move to impose son as LG chairman

    ‘Wahala’ loading as group kicks against Obasa’s move to impose son as LG chairman

     

    A group within the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State has warned that there would be crisis in the party if the reinstated Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, imposed his son, AbdulGaniyu Obasa, as the next chairman of Agege Local Government.

    The pressure group, known as Concerned Citizens of Agege, in an open letter, stated that the people of Agege and Orile Agege could no longer keep quiet and watch as Obasa was bent on imposing his son on the party in the forthcoming local government election.

    The group noted that while the son had the right to run for office, he should not be imposed on the people of Agege by Obasa.

    ‘There should be free and fair primaries where the people of Agege will pick who should be their candidate’

    The group stated that they could not serve Obasa for over a decade and at the same time serve his son, whom many described as ‘a political lightweight’ on the people of Agege Local Government.

    The good people of Agege and Orile Agege are no longer silent. We have endured decades of underperformance, political manipulation and failed promises from the father. Since his arrival in office, not a single meaningful empowerment programme has been delivered to the people.

    “Year after year, he collects constituency allowances meant for the development and uplift of our communities, yet we see no trace of impact, no real empowerment, and no benefit to the people who trusted him with their votes.

    “We say NO to father and son. Public office is not a family heritage. Agege is not an empire to be inherited. The people deserve capable, proven personalities, not political heirs who has never been involved in grassroots politics, never attended ward or LG meetings, and whose name is completely unknown to the political base.

    To make matters worse, the father is also trying to impose another candidate in Orile Agege. Again, we say NO. The people of Orile Agege are not blind. We see through the games and reject this recycled leadership.

    “This is not democracy. This is a hijack of power. It is an insult to loyal party members and a betrayal of trust. This desperate political imposition is dead on arrival. Agege and Orile Agege deserve better, leaders who are qualified, present, and committed to true service. The era of being fooled is over. Let the voice of the people be louder than money, louder than manipulation, and louder than fear.”

  • Kogi LG chairman escapes from kidnappers den

    Kogi LG chairman escapes from kidnappers den

    The police in Kogi have said that the caretaker chairman (CTC) of Kabba/Bunu local government area, Mr Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den.

    Dare-Michael was on Friday reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene road while on his way home.

    He was said to have been abducted alongside some of his aides.

    Confirming this, the Kogi Police Command’s spokesman, Williams Ovye-Aya, said” I can confirm that the chairman graciously escaped from kidnappers in the early hours of Saturday.

    “Our Divisional Police Officer in Kabba has confirmed that to me.

    “It’s the work of God that the chairman was able to escape from his abductors

    “We give God the glory that he has returned to his family hale and hearty.

    “All the same, our officers and men are already trailing the kidnappers to arrest them and rescue other people in their possessions, ” he said.

    A family friend who spoke to NAN on condition of anonymity, said: “I heard that the chairman is back home.  I am yet to visit his family house.”

  • BREAKING: Kidnappers kill, bury ex-Benue LG chairman, Washima Erukaa

    BREAKING: Kidnappers kill, bury ex-Benue LG chairman, Washima Erukaa

    Notorious kidnappers have killed Elder Washima Erukaa, a former chairman of Katsina-Ala and Ukum local government areas of Benue State,

    Erukaa, 80, was abducted from his home in Zakibiam, Ukum LGA, on September 23, 2023.

    According to reports, the kidnappers had communicated Erukaa’s passing to his family and said they have since buried him.

    “One of the abductors informed a member of the family that Erukaa died while in captivity and had been buried,” a source said.

    It was gathered that the abductors had initially demanded a sum of N12 million ransom for his release.

    “They subsequently reduced their demand to N5 million, but tragically, his life was taken before the ransom could be paid,” the source added.

  • Police arrest impeached Ogun LG chairman, Adedayo

    Police arrest impeached Ogun LG chairman, Adedayo

    Operatives of the Police Command in Ogun on Monday arrested the impeached Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government (LG), Mr. Wale Adedayo, at his residence in Ijebu-Ife.

    Adedayo had recently raised some allegations about the Gov. Dapo Abiodun-led administration in the state.

    He had alleged that the state government had since 2021 been tampering with funds for the state’s local governments (LGs) sent through it by the Federal Government.

    The impeached chairman had earlier been arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and later released.

    According to reports, Adedayo’s action had led to his impeachment by the LG’s councilors over allegations of financial misappropriation.

    Mrs Kafayat Adedayo, wife of the impeached LG Chairman, confirmed the arrest in the local government area’s headquarters.

    She said her husband was arrested by officers numbering about 10 from the Police Command headquarters at Eleweran in Abeokuta.

    Mrs Adedayo said the police officers informed her that his arrest was based on a petition written against him by the state government.

    “They came on Monday afternoon in a Mistubishi car to effect his arrest. About four of them were in uniform, while others were in mufti.

    “The police operatives said they were acting on instructions based on a petition filed against him by the state government.

    “He was taken to Abeokuta by the police,” she said.

    When contacted, the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abiodun Alamutu, confirmed Adedayo’s arrest.

  • Whistleblower, critic drag Benue LG chairman, Facebook to court

    Whistleblower, critic drag Benue LG chairman, Facebook to court

    Mr. Unazi Gideon, a social critic, and Eza Patrick, an anti-corruption crusader have dragged Mr. James Oche, Chairman, Ado Local Government Area of Benue and Facebook International Services Nigeria Limited for alleged defamation of character.

    Gideon and Patrick, in a suit marked: FCT/HC/CV/2812/2022 and filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, demanded N500 million in damages.

    Oche and Facebook were sued as 1st and 2nd defendants respectively.

    In the application dated and filed Aug. 25 by their lawyer, F.S. Jimba, the claimants are praying the court for “a declaration that the publication originated by the 1st defendant and published by the 2nd defendant on the 23rd August 2022 titled ‘PATRICK EZA and GIDEON UNAZI WANTED OVER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN ADO’ is defamatory of the claimants.”

    They, therefore, prayed the court for an order of injunction perpetually restraining the defendants whether by themselves or through their agents or privies howsoever described, from further publishing any defamatory information concerning them

    In the statement of claims,  the claimants told the court that “on Aug. 23, the 1st defendant used the platform of the 2nd defendant known as Facebook and published a highly defamatory material about them.”

    Oche was alleged to have, through the Facebook, said: “The Benue State Command of the Nigerian Police Force today paraded 18 suspected kidnappers arrested in Ado Local Government.

    “In connection with this, the attention of the public is drawn to the fact that PATRICK EZA and GIDEON UNAZI are hereby declared wanted by Ado Local Government to volunteer useful information to aid police investigation in this matter.

    “Anybody in contact with them should advise them to immediately turn themselves Into the Ado Divisional Police Station Igumalo.

    “Similarly, those with useful information on their whereabouts should kindly inform the DPO Ado LG.”

    But the claimants, in the affidavit in support of the writ of summon, said that they were both in Abuja on Aug. 23 going about their legitimate business when they became aware of the defamatory publication.

    They also averred that as at the time the publication was made, neither of them was invited by the police in connection with the allegation of kidnapping.

    They said that the act had portrayed them as kidnappers or persons involved in kidnapping or persons who are members of a kidnapping gang.

    The claimants, who described themselves as law-abiding citizens who earn their Income from their legitimate work, said they had never involved in any case of kidnapping or any other crime before.

    The matter was yet to be assigned to a judge as at the time of the report.

    NAN

  • PDP LG chairman, councillors defect to APC in Sokoto

    PDP LG chairman, councillors defect to APC in Sokoto

    The incumbent Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Council in Sokoto State, Alhaji Bashir Kalanjeni, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ).

    Kalanjeni defected to the APC alongside eight serving and two former councillors in the area.

    This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bashar Abubakar, the Special Assistant to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North), on New Media, on Sunday in Abuja.

    Abubakar listed the councillors as Zakariyya Madugu, Abubakar Kalanjeni, Abubakar Aliyu, Halilu Aliyu, Ibrahim Sarkin-Tudu, Musa Sakkwai, Abdullahi Garba and Jamilu Muhammad.

    Abubakar named the two ex-councillors as Abdullahi Garba and Jamilu Muhammad.

    Wamakko, while welcoming them into the party assured that they would be carried along for the development of the party and the state as a whole.

    He expressed confidence that APC would win the 2023 general elections with landslide victories across Nigeria.

  • Abducted Keffi LG Chairman Muhammad Shehu-Baba, regains freedom

    Abducted Keffi LG Chairman Muhammad Shehu-Baba, regains freedom

    The abducted Chairman of Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) in Nasarawa State, Muhammad Shehu-Baba and his aide Dr. Tanimu Mohammed, have regained freedom from their abductors.
    ASP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed this newsmen on Sunday in Lafia.

    The Keffi LGA Chairman, with his aide, were kidnapped on Keffi-Akwanga road on Friday by armed men after killing his police orderly, Sgt Alhassan Habib.

    The PPRO said they regained freedom around 9:00 p.m. on Saturday and were reunited with their families.
    The Police spokesperson, however, said three suspects were arrested around Gittata community of Keffi LGA in connection with the crime.
    “The suspects, who came from Kaduna State, were arrested while negotiating for ransom,” he added.
    ASP Nansel, however, said that the police were not aware of any ransom paid before their release.
    He explained that the abductors were released due to sustained pressure from the security agencies.
    Meanwhile, the deceased police officer has since been buried according to Islamic rites in Keffi.
  • BREAKING: Nasarawa LG Chairman abducted, orderly killed

    BREAKING: Nasarawa LG Chairman abducted, orderly killed

    The Executive Chairman of Keffi Local Government Council in Nasarawa State, Shehu Baba has been abducted by yet to be identified gunmen.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Baba’s orderly, Alhassan Habeeb was shot dead in the process.

    It was gathered that the deceased was killed by the unknown gunmen with the whereabouts of the Chairman and his driver unknown.

    It was also gathered that the gunmen attacked their vehicle along Keffi-Akwanga road in Nasarawa State where Habeeb was killed on the spot.

    Baba attended the annual General Meeting (AGM) of Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA) at Government Collage Keffi and shortly after making his speech informed he was leaving for Lafia.

    The gunmen reportedly opened fire on his official vehicle as he approached Gudi, killing his police orderly and abducting him and the driver.

    Gudi is the home town of Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule.

    Meanwhile, the Spokesman of Nasarawa Police Command, ASP Ramhan Ramhan has confirmed the incident.

    TNG reports the incident occurred on Friday at about 6:30pm.

  • After shooting commissioner dead, abductors of Kogi LG chairman demand ₦100m

    After shooting commissioner dead, abductors of Kogi LG chairman demand ₦100m

    The abductors of the Chairman of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, Pius Kolawole, have demanded a ransom of one hundred million Naira.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Kolawole and some others were kidnapped on Saturday on his way from Ilorin to his hometown of Egbe, the border town between Kogi and Kwara State.

    He was said to be in the company of the state Commissioner for Pension Board Honourable Adebayo Solomon, who was shot dead by the gunmen.

    According to reports, the abductors contacted one of the family members of the chairman on Sunday night to demand the ransom.

    A family source on Monday said the abductors promised to call back by this morning to continue with the negotiation.

    The source further said the kidnappers had also contacted the Kogi State Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Mr. Taofik Isah who doubled as the Chairman of Ijumu Local Government Area.

    It was gathered that the family, council area and ALGON had now agreed that only the ALGON Chairman should continue with the negotiation with the kidnappers.

    Two days ago, the kidnappers did not touch the four-year-old son of late Solomon who was in the vehicle at the time of the attack.

    While the police orderly to the chairman took to his heels, the driver of the vehicle was badly wounded and shot at by the abductors and only regained consciousness the second day at the Egbe Hospital.

  • Lawmakers impeach Rivers LG Chairman

    Lawmakers impeach Rivers LG Chairman

    The Executive Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, High Chief Tom Aliezi has been impeached.

    According to reports, the embattled chairman was impeached by the two-third majority of members of the Legislative Assembly amid tight security.

    Ten out of the 14 lawmakers were said to have voted for his removal during plenary.

    The impeachment was said to have followed a motion moved by the Deputy Leader of the House, Benard Odike representing Ogbakiri Ward Two and supported by Humphery Didi-Assor representing Egbeda Community Ward Eleven.

    The councilors accused the chairman of misappropriation of funds, failure in delivery of dividends of democracy to the people of Emohua and gross misconduct.

    The Leader of the House, Chekwas Evans-Woleru representing Ward Four of Mgbuitanwo, Mgbuete, Rumuche and Rumuoha said the chairman having failed to appear either by himself or in writing as requested by the house to defend the allegations against him decided to impeach him.