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Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the October 10, 2020 governorship election in Ondo State, has described the attack on his convoy on Wednesday as an “assassination attempt”.  Jegede spoke with journalists at his campaign office in Akure shortly after some armed thugs attacked his convoy in Oba Akoko town.  He said he and his supporters were at the palace of the Oloba of Oba Akoko for a visit before their campaign when the armed thugs launched the attack on them.  He said, “Suddenly,Attack On My Convoy Was An Assassination Attempt, Says Ondo PDP Candidate, Jegede  we heard gun shots outside the palace of the Oloba of Oba Akoko which is close to the main road.  “There were gunshots fired at all of us within the vicinity of the palace by a hoard of thugs who were in the APC campaign vehicles with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu leading the entourage. “In the process, 15 vehicles in our convoy were destroyed while several people we...

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa Policemen from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, have arrested Sunday Okoro, Special Assistant on Security Matters to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. The arrest of Okoro, who is said to be leader of a violent gang known as White Ladder in Sapele and nine others, followed a scuffle and supremacy tussle between him and one Sunny Nwakego, Senior Special Assistant on Security matters to Okowa. Okoro, known for his notorious criminal activities, is used by politicians during elections. Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa. Google He is said to have been on the watchlist of security operatives since 2009 for alleged kidnapping, arson, murder and armed robbery cases before he was arrested last week alongside six others including Ayomanor Tobore, Romeo Okoro, Precious Oghaje, Blessing Isaba, Eseoghene Ogheneovo and Iwarri Mosco over alleged assassination attempt on Nwakego. A senior police officer attached to the Edo State Command, who asked ...

BREAKING: WAR OF ARMAGEDDON BETWEEN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE OF APC (ROTIMI AKEREDOLU) AND PDP (EYITAYO JEGEDE) IN ONDO STATE The government of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has employed different buses, cars and motorcycles to cause trouble for the people in Oba. The mobilization of thug from Owo, Oba and other Akoko environment is true picture of anarchy in Ondo State. Up to 50 (fifty) vehicle is loaded with thugs holding riffle in their hands and also dressed up like Boko Haram bandits heading towards Oba now to stop the opponent from staging rally in Oba Akoko. All the vehicle’s heading towards Oba loaded with gun is aim at attacking the gubernatorial candidate of People Democratic Party (PDP) the person of Eyitayo Jegede of Ondo State. The state is witnessing unrest now. People of Oba Akoko go hiding for the fear of their lives. Watch Video here http://edu-pedia247.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200916_16293211373.mp4 http://edu-pedia247.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/202009...

Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, held a series of meetings with some stakeholders in the National Assembly over the ongoing investigation of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Akpabio was at the offices of the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Olatunde Ojo; and Chairman of the House Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, where he met with them separately behind closed doors. Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio Both the Senate and the House are investigating the alleged illegal spending and mismanagement of N81.5bn by the NDDC under Akpabio’s supervision as a minister, Punch reports. The committee had only laid its interim report in which it indicted Akpabio and the NDDC management, while the House had resolved that the panel continues with probe and present a comprehensive report. The probe had taken a dramatic turn when Akpabio alleged that the NDDC awarded 60...

The Nigerian government has allegedly asked Nigerians to pay a fine of N356,000 if they are unable to pay an estimated N50,000 on arrival into the country for a repeat COVID-19 test. SaharaReporters learned that this is the directive given to airline operators in the UAE. The airlines told the affected passengers that they were acting on instructions from Nigerian government officials. One of the airlines, Rwandair, said the Nigerian government directed the airline to ensure that intending passengers to Nigeria have $160 or N53,000 cash to cover the cost of COVID-19 repeat test to be conducted on their arrival to Nigeria. The airline representative told SaharaReporters that they would be slammed a  huge fine if they return to Nigeria without having the money at hand. “If you do not carry $160 or N53,000 in your pocket when you arrive at Lagos, the passenger will be asked to pay 3,400 dirhams (N356,889).” “It is not a directive from the airline. I think you should commu...

Some gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday shot and killed one Alhaji Muntari Mai Yadi before kidnapping his son, Usman, at Yankara town under Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Sources said that the incident occurred at about 11:00pm. A son of the deceased, Younusa Mukhar Yankara, in a Facebook post confirmed the incident. He said, “It has happened: Thieves have killed my father, Alhaji Muntari Mai Yadi, and they have shielded my brother Usman. “From God we are and to Him we shall return. Thieves came in our house and killed my father and went with my brother usman and answered my phone with my motorcycle key plastic. “At 11:00pm they came in. The soldiers brought to Faskari are not useful. God is enough for us to forgive this government, may God forgive my father.” The victim was laid to rest on Tuesday according to Islamic rites at his residence. CRIME Insurgency News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable adver...

Shade Omoniyi Mrs Shade Omoniyi, Chairperson of Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, has said the no amount of blackmail will stop the ongoing reform in the agency. SaharaReporters recall that a non-governmental organisation, Kwara Advancement Initiative, had claimed it uncovered N325m diverted from the accounts of KW-IRS disguised as payments for non existing projects done by one Compumetric Solutions Limited. The group in a petition signed by Ibrahim Sulyman asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission to fish out the person(s) behind the firm for the purpose of transparency and accountability to the people of Kwara. Shade Omoniyi But reacting in a statement on Wednesday, Omoniyi asked the ICPC to probe the agency’s activities as its leadership had nothing to hide. She said the N357m payouts to the firm was nothing close to about N3.5bn paid out under the Abdulfatah Ahmed-led Peoples Democratic Party administration in the state. She said...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (Zone D) has declared its allegiance for the Joint Action Front ahead of its planned nationwide strike to be held in various states across the country from Wednesday against the recent hike in petrol price and electricity tariff and increase in Value Added Tax. NANS (Zone D) Coordinator, Kowe Amos, made this known in a statement. Kowe said, “For a fact, Egypt as a country has very little crude oil yet boasts of nine functional refineries. Also, South Africa with no drop of crude oil has four functional refineries. Meanwhile, ours is the only member of OPEC that imports refined oil.  “Our country is a major crude oil producer that sells crude while importing refined products for domestic use at higher costs. The argument of the oil cartels that the government should allow prices to be increased is only meant to guarantee their profits while the ordinary citizens lament. This is unacceptable and condemnable and the association s...

Lieutenant General Alani Akinrinade (retired) Lieutenant General Alani Akinrinade (retired), former Chief of Army Staff, has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to find permanent solutions to killings by herdsmen especially in the Southern part of the country. Akinrinade stated that the unwillingness and inability of the President to put an end to the incessant killings by herdsmen had drawn accusation from people tagging him as an “ethnic bigot and an irredeemable religious fundamentalist”. Alani Akinrinade The ex-COAS urged Buhari to sternly tackle the insurgency in the country and also encourage soldiers to express their unalloyed cooperation to the force. He said, “The first is this pervasive believe that he is an ethnic bigot, an irredeemable religious fundamentalist, that he firmly subscribes and promotes the possibility of his ethnic Fulani to take over the country, the reason he does not interfere in curbing the brigandage of the Fulani herdsmen, that he has performed ...

Governor Dapo Abiodun Workers in Ogun State have commenced a one-week warning strike over the inability of the state government to implement the N30,000 minimum wage. The workers, under the aegis of Organised Labour in the state, said their colleagues in the state and local government civil/public service would proceed on the warning strike from midnight of Tuesday 15th September, 2020. Governor Dapo Abiodun This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Acting Chairman of Trade Union Congress, Akeem Lasisi, his counterpart in the Nigeria Labour Congress, Bankole Emmanuel, and Chairman, Joint National Congress, Folorunsho Olanrewaju. The statement said that the warning strike, which is to last for an initial period of one week, might become indefinite if government refuses to yield to their demands. Some of the workers’ demand include the abolition of the pension reform bill; payment of outstanding gratuities; payment of an outstanding six-year leave allowances, th...

Suspected gunmen on Tuesday unleashed terror at Ijan Ekiti under Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State, killing a security guard.  The hoodlums also abducted a retired United States military officer, Jide Ijadare, and one other person.  Residents told journalists that Ijadare, a native of Ijan, was abducted at his oil-producing factory.  The incident came less than 48 hours after gunmen killed David Jejelowo, Director of Administration at Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission.  An eyewitness said that the assailants invaded the town in a commando-style.  He said the gunmen numbering about seven came in a saloon car and shot an employee of Ijadare before he was taken away.  “The gunmen came into the factory and started shooting at people before they kidnapped Major Ijadare into their vehicle,” the source said. Police spokesperson in Ekiti, Mr Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the inciddnt, said the attack occurred around 2:00pm, noti...

Officials of Amotekun Corps in Ondo have arrested a 20-year-old Fulani herder in the Okitipupa area of the state for allegedly destroying a cassava farm. Usman Abubakar was nabbed by the security officials after his cow feasted on the cassava farm.   SaharaReporters gathered that the cassava farm is valued at around N2m by the owner. A member of the Amotekun Corps revealed that the farmland belongs to one Mrs Akinsuyi in the community, who reported the incident to them.  The security official said farmers in Okitipupa had always been complaining about the activity of herdsmen destroying their farmlands.  “The report we got was that herdsmen have been destroying farmlands.  “And we have also been taking note, but not until the woman who has a cassava farm in the community came to report with evidence.  “We arrested the suspect (herdsman) and immediately handed him over to the police.” A farmer in the town also confirmed the arrest of the herde...