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Rivers varsity students protest brutalisation of colleague by Man ‘O’ War officials

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Rivers varsity students protest brutalisation of colleague by Man 'O' War officials

Hundreds of students of Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt staged a protest on Thursday over alleged brutalisation of their colleague by officials of the Man ‘O’ War in the institution.

It was not clear what the offence of the 300-level student of Sociology identified as Victor Tobin was, but it was gathered that he had walked on the pavement of the Man ‘O’ War office located near Hostel F on the campus on Wednesday morning which angered some of the personnel.

According Online gathered that while the undergraduate asked what his offence was, they continued beating him and inflicted injuries on the student leading to a cut and swollen right eye.

On Thursday morning, the news of the battering of the student spread around the campus and immediately, his colleagues, gathered at the Man O War office to demand why Tobin was subjected to such human rights abuse, leading to a protest.

The protesting students said they would not stay and watch any of their colleagues manhandled for any reason and demanded the immediate disbandment of the local security outfit in the institution over what they termed as gross human rights abuses.

One of the students who did not mention his name said, “This is a university and we are adults. If they feel that our colleague has committed any offence, the right thing to do so is to take him to the appropriate authority in the school or hand him over to the police.

“But subjecting him to such inhuman treatment is unacceptable. That is why we are protesting and we demand that the so-called Man ‘O’ War in RSU should be disbanded immediately. We will not tolerate them anymore.”

The protest was said to have disrupted a meeting of the university’s management and the Students’ Union Government over the issue, as the students allegedly threatened to attack the personnel if they didn’t leave the campus.

According Online observed that the protest assumed a fever pitch as the students attempted to attack the Man O War personnel before policemen who arrived at the scene quelled the situation and successfully prevented a breakdown of law and order.

Speaking with newsmen, the President of the Student Union, Abinye Pepple, said he got wind of the incident through one of the students and condemned the action of the Man O War,

Pepple said, “Firstly, I have to express my complete displeasure with the Man O War for carrying out that brutal act on one of my students and understand the frustration of my students that protested today.

“I also called the Vice Chancellor last night and expressed my displeasure and he immediately set up a meeting with management, SUG and the Man ‘O’ War so we can have a fair hearing on the matter and a decision can be taken on the Man O War on campus.

“That meeting was abruptly halted when we got wind of the protest and had to rush down there to restore order to our peaceful and loving students who were simply displeased with the act carried out on one of their own.

“Myself and the VC addressed the students and the VC assured the students that a decision will be made tomorrow (Friday) morning in another meeting that has been scheduled. Our peaceful students eventually dispersed back to their respective classrooms and calm has been restored.”

While noting that though the claims of the Man O War contradicted the story of the brutalised student, he said the VC had intervened, saying, “As a father to us and as responsible students, we await his decision after the meeting on Friday.”

Meanwhile, the Acting Registrar of the institution, Mrs. I. B. S. Harry, in a statement on Thursday confirmed the attack on the student, saying management had convened an emergency meeting with the students’ leadership and the accused personnel to get to the root of the matter.

Harry corroborated the views of the SUG President that normalcy has been restored, adding that lectures are ongoing and assured parents and guardians that the matter was receiving adequate attention.

The statement read, “This is to inform parents and the general public that on Wednesday, 12th June, 2024, there was a misunderstanding between some students and members of the Man O’ War at Hostel F in the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, which resulted in physical injury on a student on campus.

“In order to resolve the misunderstanding and avert further action, the university Management promptly held an emergency meeting on Thursday 13th June, 2024 with the Executives of the Students Union Government and the Man O’ War, to ascertain the remote and immediate causes of the problem.

“The university management intends to hold another meeting tomorrow, Friday, 14th June 2024 to meet with those involved, but were not present at today’s meeting to finally resolve the issue.

“We assure parents and guardians that the matter has been brought under control and lectures are ongoing. Students are therefore advised to go about their lawful activities on Campus.”

When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said she was yet to get an official report on the incident from the Divisional Police Officer.

When According Online called her a second time, she promised to give feedback but had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report on Thursday evening.

Priest sentenced to life in prison for raping minor in Ekiti

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Justice O.I.O Ogunyemi of the Ekiti State High Court, Ado- Ekiti, on Thursday, sentenced a pastor with Winners Chapel Church, Omuo- Ekiti, Mr. Enoch Gbinyiam, to life imprisonment for raping a minor in his church.
Gbinyiam was arraigned on a one-count charge of rape by the state government.
The State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr. Julius Ajiba, told the court that the defendant raped the daughter of a member of the church during her visit to the vicarage.
Ajiba described the victim as a regular visitor to the mission house.
According to him, the victim visited the vicarage to assist the pastor’s wife with house chores, teach and help his young children in their school assignments.
He said: “It was during one of her visits to the mission house that the defendant sedated a bottle of fanta and offered her to drink.
“The minor took the Fanta and slept off only to wake up and found out that she was bleeding profusely from her vagina.
“The defendant was subsequently arrested and charged to court.
He said the offence contravened Section 2 of the Gender Based Violence (Prohibition) Law, 2019.
The DPP called four witnesses and tendered two exhibits to prove his case.
The defendant, who spoke through his counsel, Mr. Adeyinka Opaleke, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
He called one witness and tendered evidence in defence of himself.
The judge in his ruling held that the prosecutor proved his case beyond reasonable doubt.
He, therefore, convicted the defendant and sentenced him to life imprisonment in a correctional centre.
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Cleric bags life jail for raping minor in Ekiti

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An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced the cleric of a church at Omuo Ekiti in the Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Pastor Enoch, to life imprisonment for raping a minor.

The victim said to be the daughter of one of the church members, was raped by the pastor during one of her visits to the cleric’s residence.

The young girl was said to be a frequent visitor to the mission house to help the pastor’s wife with house chores and as well support the young children in their school assignments.

The Ekiti State Director of Public Prosecution, Julius Ajibade, who prosecuted the case, said, “It was during one of the minor’s visits to the mission house that the defendant (pastor) sedated her with a bottle of Fanta.

“The girl slept off after taking the drink only to wake up and find out that she was bleeding profusely from her private part.

“The defendant was arrested and charged to court. He was charged with the offence of Rape contrary to Section 2 of the Gender–Based Violence (Prohibition) Law, 2019.”

The DPP called four witnesses and tendered two exhibits to prove his case.

The defendant spoke through his counsel, Adeyinka Opaleke, who gave evidence in his defence, as he called only one other witness.

In his judgment, Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi held that “the prosecution proved the offence of rape against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt.”

The judge consequently convicted the defendant and sentenced him to life imprisonment.t

WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala celebrates 70th birthday

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WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala celebrates 70th birthday

The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, marked a major milestone on Thursday as she celebrated her 70th birthday.

Okonjo-Iweala, who made history as the first African and first woman to lead the WTO in a rare personal post on X.com, expressed her gratitude and joy, saying it was “one of the happiest days of my life”.

She tweeted, “I don’t normally do personal tweets, but today is an exception! It has been one of the happiest days of my life – my 70th birthday! So much outpouring of love from everywhere!! I want to thank all WTO Ambassadors, WTO staff, friends and family!

“I’ve never received so many bouquets of flowers from all over the world, as I have today! Along with good wishes and prayers. I consider myself blessed to have a loving husband, family, friends and well-wishers! All Glory and Thanks to God!”

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ANC forms coalition govt after losing majority

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ANC forms coalition govt after losing majority

South Africa’s long-standing ruling ANC said on Thursday it has reached an agreement with several other parties to form a coalition government, after failing to win an outright majority in general elections in May.

Speaking on the eve of the first sitting of the newly elected parliament, African National Congress Secretary General Fikile Mbalula said the government would “gravitate to the centre”, after leftist parties shunned the deal.

“We have reached a breakthrough on the common agreement that we need to work together,” Mbalula told a news conference.

The agreement means President Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to be appointed for a second term when lawmakers convene in Cape Town on Friday.

Mbalula described the coalition as a national unity government and said it was to include the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA), the Zulu nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the small centre-left United Democratic Movement, and right-wing Afrikaner Freedom Front Plus (FF+).

The radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) was left out as talks with the party lead by firebrand politician Julius Malema did not bear fruit, Mbalula said.

Angry former ANC president Jacob Zuma’s vehicle, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, which came in third in the election, was also not to back the government, although Mbalula did not name it. The party has denounced the results and its 58 MPs plan to boycott parliament.

Other small groups, including Muslim party Al Jama-ah, centre-left Rise Mzansi and the minority National Coloured Congress had agreed to join, but with reservations, he added.

For 30 years since the advent of post-apartheid democracy, the late Nelson Mandela’s ANC has held an absolute majority and elected a president from its own ranks.

But the former liberation movement — weakened by corruption and poor economic performance — saw its support collapse at the May 29 election, leaving it with only 159 seats.

In South African elections, the president is chosen from among MPs through a secret ballot of the 400-member National Assembly.

He or she then has to choose ministers to form the executive government in Pretoria.

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Appeal court throws out Yahaya Bello’s suit against EFCC boss

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Appeal court throws out Yahaya Bello's suit against EFCC boss

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the contempt proceedings instituted by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Olanipekun Olukoyede.

In a unanimous judgment, the three-man panel of justices; Justice A.M. Talba, Justice D. Z. Senchi, and Justice Joseph Oyewole, set aside the proceedings.

justice Oyewole, while delivering the lead judgment, overruled the respondent’s preliminary objection, citing technicalities.

The appellate court said the high court judge failed to extend the orders of February 9, 2024 in its final judgment of April 17, 2024, adding that the second issue raised by the respondent on the interim order, had become an academic exercise.

The court awarded N1m cost against the respondent.

Recall that the appellate court had granted an ex-parte motion for a stay of contempt proceedings filed against the EFCC boss by Bello.

The Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Oyewole, granted EFCC’s application from a team of lawyers led by Jibrin Okutepa, (SAN), to serve the processes in the appeal by substituted means on the former governor.

Olukoyede was summoned to appear before the Kogi State High Court in May to show cause why he should not be committed to prison for disobeying its orders following the siege laid at the former governor’s Abuja home after the court ruled in favour of Bello in the fundamental human rights suits he filed before the court.

The EFCC boss, however, appealed the ruling of the trial court and sought a stay of the proceedings of the court.

The Kogi State High Court based its ruling on the premise that the EFCC chair carried out “some acts upon which they (the EFCC) have been restrained” by the Court on Feb. 9, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive originating motion.

It would be recalled that Justice I. A. Jamil, in a ruling on Suit No: HCL/68M/2024 and Motion No: HCL/190M/2024, ordered that “the said act was carried out by the respondent (EFCC) in violation of the order, which was valid and subsisting when they carried out the act.

The judge held that EFCC’s act amounted to contempt.

EFCC operatives had laid siege on the residence of the former governor, as early as 8am on April 17, with a bid to arrest him despite a court order restraining them from taking such action, pending the determination of the originating motion.

Justice Jamil’s order was based on a motion ex-parte filed by Bello, through his lawyer, M.S. Yusuf, where he prayed to the court for an order to issue and serve the respondent (EFCC chairman) with Form 49 Notice to show cause why order of committal should not be made on him.

Okutepa and Adanu Emmanuel Ogwiji, Esq represented EFCC, while Victor Oni, Esq represented the Respondent.

INEC publishes candidates’ final list, fixes June 19 for campaigns

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INEC publishes candidates’ final list, fixes June 19 for campaigns

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday released the final list of candidates for the Ondo State governorship poll.

The agency also fixed June 19, as the date for the commencement of public campaigns for the election scheduled to take place on November 16, 2024.

Seventeen political parties fielded candidates, but notably, no female candidates were among the governorship candidates.

However, one candidate from the African Democratic Congress is a paraplegic.

According to the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the commission’s publication followed the replacement of candidates by two political parties, the New Nigeria Peoples Party and the Social Democratic Party, which conducted fresh primaries by the June 10 deadline.

Additionally, five parties; African Action Congress, the Action Democratic Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Peoples Redemption Party, and the Zenith Labour Party replaced their running mates only.

The final list, available at INEC’s Akure office and online, includes detailed information on the candidates’ age and academic qualifications.

“The Commission is pleased to announce the publication of the final list of candidates for the Ondo State Governorship Election. Following the initial primaries, the Commission published the personal particulars of the Governorship candidates and their running mates in the State and Local Government offices.

“In line with the provision of Section 33 of the Electoral Act 2022, two political parties conducted fresh primaries to replace their earlier nominated candidates and their running mates by the deadline of June 10, 2024. The parties are the New Nigeria Peoples Party and the Social Democratic Party, while five only replaced their running mates. They are the African Action Congress, the Action Democratic Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Peoples Redemption Party and the Zenith Labour Party.

“Overall, seventeen political parties are fielding candidates for the election. No political party has nominated a female candidate while one candidate nominated by the African Democratic Congress is a person with disability (a paraplegic). The final list also gives the breakdown of the candidates by age and academic qualifications.

“The list has been published at our office in Akure and also uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information,” Olumekun said.

As public campaigning begins on June 19, 2024, INEC has emphasised the need for civility and adherence to legal guidelines, urging parties to avoid incitement, violence, and voter inducement.

The national commissioner added that campaigns will run until midnight on November 14, 2024, just two days before the election on November 16.

He said, “With the publication of the final list of candidates, the next activity is an electioneering campaign. As provided by Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, campaigns by political parties in public shall commence not earlier than 150 days before polling day and end 24 hours before that day.

“Therefore, political parties are now permitted to start the campaign in public from Wednesday, June 19, 2024, and end at midnight on Thursday, November 14, 2024, as indicated in items 8 and 12 of the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the election.

“As parties commence this critical phase of the election, the Commission once again reminds candidates, agents and their supporters of the provision of the law and the Commission’s guidelines governing such activity.

“For emphasis, parties shall conduct their campaigns with civility and decorum.”

Eid el-Kabir: NSCDC deploys 500 personnel in Abia

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The Abia State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 500 officers and men to secure national assets, worship centres and recreational centres across the state.
NSCDC Abia State commandant, U.I. Alfadarai, who made this known in a press release signed by the command’s PRO, Doreen Udugu, said that the deployment is aimed at ensuring that the general public enjoys the holidays in peace.
He noted that the personnel were deployed from various departments, units, divisions, and area commands across the state.
“The NSCDC will focus on securing critical national assets and infrastructure, recreational parks and centres, strategic facilities, and public spaces,” said Alfadari.
Eid el-Kabir: NSCDC deploys 500 personnel in Abia

Tinubu appoints ex-economic adviser Yakubu new budget office DG

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Tinubu appoints ex-economic adviser Yakubu new budget office DG

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation.

Yakubu’s appointment followed the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze.

This was contained in a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelele, on Thursday.

According to him, Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic Adviser to a former President from 2007 to 2010; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 2003 to 2007, and Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State from 1999 to 2003.

The statement read, “The new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the same institution.

“The President expects the new Director-General of this pivotal agency to further enhance the provision of efficient and qualitative budget functions, with a view to promoting fiscal sustainability, transparency, and accountability in public finance management for national development.”

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Troops kill bandit leader, Buharin Yadi, others in Kaduna

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Troops of Operation Whirl Punch have killed a bandit leader, Buharin Yadi, along with dozens of his fighters in Kaduna State.
The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna.
He said: “The infamous terrorist Buharin Yadi, one of the deadliest bandit leaders terrorising northern Nigeria in the last decade, has met his bitter end at the hands of security forces.
“The troops of Sector 6 Operation Whirl Punch rained down fire on the kingpin known as Buhari Alhaji Halidu (alias Buharin Yadi) and his cohorts, abruptly terminating their ignominious spell of terror.
“Halidu was neutralised in a fierce battle with the troops under the coordination of their Commander, General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Major-Gen. Mayirenso Saraso.
“This took place around Idasu forest at the boundaries between Giwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State and Sabuwa LGA of Katsina State.”
The commissioner said the troops began the covert operation following intelligence reports on terrorists’ movement from Samunaka and Saulawa areas of Katsina State.
“On advancing to Samunaka, the troops found the settlement destroyed and cattle killed, evidence of recent criminal activity by the bandits.
“A ferocious battle quickly followed as approaching terrorists were pounded with artillery rounds at Hayin Almajiri.
“The troops then fought bravely through an ambush to attain their objective.
“Initial assessments indicated that at least 36 bandits were eliminated in the engagement.
“It was eventually verified that one of those neutralised was Buharin Yadi,” the commissioner added.
He noted that the slain bandit and his followers had been unleashing terror on citizens in the Kidandan/Galadimawa areas of Giwa LGA.
Aruwan listed other areas that had been attacked by the fallen terrorists to include Sabon Birni/Kerawa areas of Igabi LGA, communities near Sabuwa LGA of Katsina State, and some parts of Niger and Zamfara States.
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