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Ongoing membership drive meant for new members

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Ongoing membership drive meant for new members

The Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee has said its ongoing membership registration drive aims to provide an opportunity and access for eligible Nigerians eager to join the PDP nationwide.

In a statement on Monday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, also clarified that the existing memberships remain valid and do not require revalidation.

 

Ologunagba explained that the clarification was necessary because the PDP National Working Committee had received reports of existing members in some wards in certain states being asked to revalidate their membership.

The statement read in part, “The NWC in clear terms clarifies that the on-going membership drive and registration of new members is only targeted at providing opportunity and access to eligible Nigerians who are enthusiastic and surging in their millions to register as members of our Party across the country.

“The NWC further clarifies that the membership status, rights and privileges of already existing members remain valid and in no way whatsoever affected by the membership drive.

“Consequently, no existing member is expected or required to have his or her membership revalidated as such individuals remain bona-fide members of the Party and not subject to any form of revalidation.”

The PDP urged its members and officers, particularly in all electoral wards nationwide, to take note of this information and act accordingly.

It continued “The NWC again acknowledges the continuing influx of millions of Nigerians into our Party in the on-going PDP membership drive exercise across the country.

“The PDP urges all members to continue to work together in the drive to further strengthen our Party for the task ahead.”

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UEFA probe Bellingham celebration against Slovakia

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UEFA probe Bellingham celebration against Slovakia

UEFA opened a disciplinary investigation on Monday into a gesture made by Jude Bellingham after he scored a stunning overhead kick to keep England in Euro 2024.

The Real Madrid midfielder struck in the 95th minute to equalise before England went on to beat Slovakia 2-1 after extra-time on Sunday to set up a quarter-final meeting with Switzerland.

In the aftermath of the goal, Bellingham was caught on film mimicking a crotch grab while apparently looking towards the Slovakian bench.

In a statement competition organisers UEFA said an investigation had been launched into “a potential violation of the basic rules of decent conduct by the English Football Association player, Jude Bellingham, having allegedly occurred in the scope of this match.”

Bellingham posted the incident on social media, dismissing the suggestion it was aimed at the Slovakian players and coaching staff.

“An inside joke gesture towards some close friends who were at the game. Nothing but respect for how that Slovakia team played tonight,” Bellingham said on X.

AFP

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NAF clarifies drone, not helicopter, crashed in Kaduna

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NAF clarifies drone, not helicopter, crashed in Kaduna

The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF) has clarified earlier reports on the air mishap in Kaduna State.
In a statement released on Monday by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola Gabkwet, the NAF clarified that the aircraft involved was an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone.
Reports had emerged that a NAF helicopter crashed near Rumji Village, Igabi local government area of Kaduna in the early hours of Monday morning.
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The NAF spokesman said the UAV “experienced a mishap after take-off for a mission.”
Gabkwet said: “A NAF Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) experienced a mishap after take-off for a mission, at a location near Rumji Village and about 15 Km from Base. Since it is an unmanned vehicle, there were no casualties on board or on the ground.
“preliminary investigation has since commenced to ascertain what may have caused the mishap. Nigerians can rest assured that this minor setback will not, in any way, impinge on all ongoing operations.”
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Ododo re-appoints Kogi poly rector for second term

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Ododo re-appoints Kogi poly rector for second term

The Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has renewed the appointment of Prof. Salisu Usman for a second term as Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja.

A statement issued on Monday by the Director of Public Relations and Protocol of the institution, Olale Uredo, stated that the governor noted that his re-appointment was due to the sterling performance of Ogbo during the first term

The rector appreciated the governor for acknowledging his modest contributions to the growth of the institution.

Usman also appreciated the immediate past Governor, Yahaya Bello, for bringing him on board as acting rector, after which the appointment was confirmed in 2021.

The rector also thanked the Governing Council, Academic Board, Management, staff and students of the institution for the invaluable support that assisted in the transformation of the polytechnic thus far.

He said, “I will put in much more effort in this second term to strengthen the positive visibility of the institution.”

It would be recalled that since coming on board as rector of the polytechnic, Usman has radically transformed the institution as reflected in massive infrastructure improvement, security of lives and properties, full accreditation of programmes stagnated for years, administrative reforms, restoration of discipline, general quality assurance, amongst others.

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Aiteo terminates security contracts over alleged fraud, theft

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Aiteo terminates security contracts over alleged fraud, theft

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company, the operator of the NNPCL joint venture on OML 29, has terminated its contracts with Amotoi Global Services and other surveillance security providers.

The Group Managing Director of AEEPCO, Mr Victor Okoronkwo, disclosed this in a statement issued by the company on Monday in Lagos.

The company notified the public, in particular, all the relevant regulatory and government authorities within the oil and gas industry, and all law enforcement and security agencies of the contract termination.

Aiteo also notified all relevant third parties associated or connected with matters relating to the security of its operating installations and infrastructure

It listed the contractors as Mr Clement Amunaboye (trading under the name and style of Amotoi Global Services Ltd); Obiene M Obiene (known as “Organiser”); Thomas Livingstone; Christopher Ezekiel Enu.

According to the company, the developments follow confirmation of the occurrence of various damaging nefarious activities that have compromised its operations, constituting grave safety violations, manifesting high fraud and injurious criminal activity.

The company said other related violations included gross negligence and the unacceptable cumulative exposure of its assets and business, perpetrated by the within-named entities and individual security contractors and service providers.

“The management advises all relationships/transactions with them, whether jointly or severally, purportedly on our behalf, cease forthwith.

“Any further involvement with these entities or individuals ostensibly pertaining to our company is hereby disclaimed.

“For years, our company and its stakeholders have borne the worst impact of the consequences of crude theft.

“Facilities vandalisation, and crude trafficking culminating not only in substantial financial losses but causing severe disruption to our operations.

“Despite the painful price we have had to pay, it is particularly galling to discover that we have been undermined by the entities or individuals who are supposed to secure our facilities and output.

“This speaks to the depth of the decay and the severity of the problem facing producers like us and calls for a heightened, urgent and comprehensive escalation and implementation of corrective measures,” the statement said.

(NAN)

Rivers varsity gets NUC approval for 18 new programmes

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Rivers varsity gets NUC approval for 18 new programmes

The Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Orowurukwu, Port Harcourt said it has received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission for all 18 programmes presented to the commission.

The institution said the approval for the academic programmes followed the last accreditation exercise conducted by the commission in October/November 2023.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nlerum Okogbule, disclosed this during a press briefing in his office in Port Harcourt on Monday.

Prof. Okogbule said it was the second time the institution has achieved 100 accreditation exercises since its inception, following a similar milestone last year.

He stated, “It is my pleasure to inform you and the general public that Rivers State University scored 100 per cent in the October/November 2023 Accreditation Exercise conducted by the National Universities Commission.

“The university obtained full Accreditation status for all 18 academic programmes presented for the exercise.

“This is a rare and unprecedented feat in the annals of the history of the University. It is the second time that the university will record this level of success in the accreditation exercise since its establishment in 1980. It will be recalled that last year we also reviewed 100% in the 24 programs presented.”

On the availability of facilities for the newly accredited programmes, Prof. Okogbule noted that the university has the needed facilities in place to run the programmes.

He stated, “The clause of every accreditation exercise looked at not only the academic programme, the content, the staff, and all that but also the physical facilities. They looked at the number of classrooms you have, the staff offices, all those things, the laboratories, and so on.

“So it’s on the basis of that, that they come up with their recommendations and in our own case, in respect of these programmes inspected, we have satisfied and met the requirements for the running of these programmes. Full accreditation. So they looked at the facilities and found them worthy, but as I always say, we can always improve. We can always add to what is available.”

The university Don also assured that the school’s management is doing everything within its power to ensure the safety and security of its students on all of its campuses.

The VC thanked Governor Siminalayi Fubara for his support as he reiterated the university’s commitment to record more feats.

“This commendable achievement could not have been possible without the robust support of the Governor of Rivers State and visitor to the University, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and the University’s governing council under the dynamic leadership of her Excellency, Mary Peter-Odili.

“What we have seen today is the fruit of their support to the management of the University and I pledge on behalf of the University management to continue to do our very best to sustain the tempo of monumental achievements in the university,”  Prof. Okogbule assured.

He listed the accredited programmes as Crop/Soil Science, Animal Science, Agricultural economics, Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife, nursing, adult and community education, Agricultural Education, Business Education, Education Biology, Education Chemistry, Education Mathematics, Education Physics, Technical Education, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Computer Engineering, Marine Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Chemistry and Physics.

Kano Emirate tussle: Group ask US to impose visa ban on Gov Yusuf, others

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Kano Emirate tussle: Group ask US to impose visa ban on Gov Yusuf, others

A coalition of civil society organizations in Kano State, under the aegis of Save Kano Coalition, has urged the United States and other members of the international community to impose visa restrictions on Governor Abba Yusuf and members of his cabinet.
The coalition alleged that some actions by the governor in the ongoing Kano Emirate crisis has brought divisions amongst citizens in the state.
TVN recalls that the Kano State House of Assembly in June repealed the State Emirate Council Law 2019, dissolving the five emirates in the state.
The governor, after signing the bill, sacked five Emirs including Ado Bayero appointed as Emir of Kano by the former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
After sacking Bayero, Governor Yusuf reinstated former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, who was dethroned in 2020 as Emir of Kano.
The development has been generating controversy across the state with conflicting court orders.
Following the controversy, the Kano CSO coalition expressed worries over security in state, stressing that the Emirate tussle has triggered chaos that may lead to break down of law and order.
According to them, the crisis could lead to open confrontation between supporters of the governor and law enforcement agencies, who have refused to evict Bayero from the palace.
In a petition dated June 28, 2024, and signed by its convener, Aminu Abdullah, the Coalition appealed to the United States ambassador to sanction the governor.
“We call for stringent sanctions against the governor Abba Yusuf-led government in Kano State until he ceases to disobey court orders and bring a halt to all anti-democratic practices.
“We equally demand that travel ban and visa restrictions be placed on the governor and top members of his cabinet.
“We call for the Kano government to be blacklisted from grants and partnership by international organisations and development and or donor agencies whose interests can no longer be guaranteed in the volatile environment which the government has created with their own hands,” the group said.
Kano Emirate tussle: Group ask US to impose visa ban on Gov Yusuf, others

Ex-LG chairman sues Army for ₦2bn over wanted declaration

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Ex-LG chairman sues Army for ₦2bn over wanted declaration

A former Caretaker Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Lucky Okodeh, has sued the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff, at a Federal High Court, Abuja, for wrongly publishing his face among those wanted in connection to the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama in Delta State.

Recall that on March 14, 2024, 17 officers of the Nigerian Army were murdered by unknown persons in Okuama in Delta State, causing the Defence Headquarters Abuja, to declare 8 persons wanted.

Though Okodeh’s name was not published, his photo was posted with a name which is not his, which he also said no member of his family or extended family bears.

Okodeh noted that this has cost him his political career as he had already been fronted as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, for the April 11, 2024, council elections, but after his face was published on a name that is not his, his party ( PDP) was forced to drop his name and substitute it with that of another candidate who is now enjoying the position and benefits of Chairman of Southern Ijaw.

Okodeh, on this note, asked the court to set aside the wanted declaration and award the sum of two billion naira as compensation for damages suffered over the action of the Defence Headquarters Abuja, which has affected his political career and also made him to go into hiding.

The aggrieved claimant also wants the court to put the matter to rest and cause the defendants to tender an apology which is to be published on both print and electronic media, so that he can have the freedom to live his normal life.

Although the matter was fixed for mention today, Monday, July 1, 2024, the case was fixed for another date as the court did not sit.

Counsel to the claimant, Femi Falana, and the counsel to the Nigerian Army, Mike Ebah, all made appearances in the court – only to be told that the presiding judge, Justice B.M. Nyako, was attending a conference and was not on seat, and both counsels agreed that the matter be shifted to October 17, 2024, for mention.

Other prayers sought in the suit are that the Federal High Court should restrain the first and second defendants (the Chief of Defence Staff, Armed Forces of Nigeria, and the Chief of Army Staff, the Nigerian Army) perpetually from arresting him or sending anyone on their behalf to carry out or enforce the directive; as the plaintiff is a law-abiding citizen of Nigeria who has never had any criminal record right from childhood.

Delta court sentences two to death for murder, robbery, rape

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Delta court sentences two to death for murder, robbery, rape

A Delta State High Court sitting at Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state has sentenced two men, Mr Ojerbo Solomon and Mr Ola Babatunde, to death after eight years of trials.

The court, Presided over by Justice M.O. Omovie, convicted and sentenced the two men for murder, armed robbery, and rape.

The prosecution led by Mr E.H. Edema had, through its five witnesses, led evidence to show that on February 8, 2016, the two defendants, while armed with guns, cutlasses, and knives, broke into the house of the victims.

“In the course of the armed robbery, the defendants raped the victims and thereafter slit their throats.

“One of the victims, Mr Praise Sunday, survived the attack, but his mother and Sister died from the attack.

“After committing the attack, the two defendants escaped on the victim’s motorcycle to Ewohimi in Edo State, from where they were later apprehended by the police,” he said.

In the course of the trial, the two Defendants gave evidence in their defence and denied the allegation in their testimony but called no witnesses.

Justice Omovie in his judgement stated that after carefully evaluating the evidence presented at the trial, he came to the conclusion that the prosecution had proved the case against the two defendants beyond reasonable doubt, and accordingly convicted both defendants as charged.

Justice Omovie said, “The two Defendants hereby sentenced to death by hanging.”

LASTMA rescues two accident victims trapped under mini truck

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LASTMA rescues two accident victims trapped under mini truck

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has rescued a driver and his assistant trapped under a mini truck loaded with pure water.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, said this in a statement on Monday, signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA.

Giwa said the accident occurred near Adeniji inward Sura, descending from the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.

He said the accident involved a pure water mini truck (SMK 796 YE) and two mazda vehicles (AGL 576 TG and AKD 531 YC).

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of the mini truck lost control due to brake failure, colliding with the two Mazda cars.

“In spite of the government’s ongoing campaign to educate motorists about speed limits and the importance of vehicle maintenance, particularly the braking system, drivers continue to flout the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018,” he said.

Giwa urged all drivers, including truck operators and private car owners, to avoid speeding and to check their vehicles before driving within and outside the state.

“The injured driver and his assistant were immediately taken to the hospital by the truck’s owner.

“LASTMA personnel promptly cleared all accident vehicles to ensure a free flow of traffic towards Lagos Island,” he said.

The special adviser emphasised the importance of safety while driving and expressed sympathies to those injured in the accident.

He urged all motorists, including truck drivers to refrain from speeding during any journey within or outside Lagos.

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