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2023: Northern Pastors organise one-million-man prayer rally for Tinubu

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2023: Northern Pastors organise one-million-man prayer rally for Tinubu

Some Christian clerics under the auspices of Northern Clergy and Christian for Tinubu 2023, on Thursday, staged a special prayer rally for the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 2023 presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, at the Unity Fountain, Abuja.

The Christian preachers said the decision to pray for the presidential ambition of the former Lagos State Governor was informed by the Holy Spirit.

The clergies offered prayers for the will of God for Senator Tinubu’s presidential ambition to come to fruition at the rally which was also well-attended by their followers.

Speaking to journalists shortly after the one-million man prayer rally, the convener, Bishop Sunday Garuba, said God expressed it in their hearts to pray for Tinubu’s presidential ambition.

He said it was the culture of the organisation to always pray and intercede for Nigeria.

According to Bishop Garuba: “It is in our culture as an organisation to always pray and to intercede for this great nation. Just like I said in my speech, since 2015, God has been using us as an organisation to pray for this great country for good governance that God will choose the right people to lead this nation.

“And looking into that as we went to prayers, God expressed in our hearts to pray and to intercede. And we are praying, God also expressed in our hearts to pray for Senator Ahmed Tinubu because of his track records of how he had led. He is one man that has led before as the Governor of Lagos State. And for his wisdom and his ability as a man. He is not a tribalistic man. And also at the same time, he is not biased in his religious affiliation.

“That prompted our hearts to pray and to call on God so that God will give us the right leader to lead this nation.”

In similar vein, one of the clerics and Lead Pastor of Fountain of Praise, Bishop Lawrence Ungene, said Tinubu has the requirements to lead Nigeria.

He said: “We came together to pray for a person by the name Tinubu Bola Ahmed who has a trajectory records of leading this nation.

“Now, the reason for us to come to pray is that the will of God be achieved. It is one thing to have a passion to do a thing, it is one thing to have an ambition for something. But you need to pray to God who has the power to bring that to come pass.

“Because all powers belong to God. Nobody comes into authority except by the will and permission of God. It is only God that can approve for a man to come to authority. The will of God concerning Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be realized.

Police demands N20 million in compensation for murder of CSP Ude

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Police demands N20 million in compensation for murder of CSP Ude

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has requested that the Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by the former Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Abuja award N20 million to the family of one of the policemen allegedly slain in Anambra State.

The Force informed the panel on Thursday, via its lawyer Fidelis Ogwobe, that the late officer, Akor Ude, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), was murdered at Odekpe Community while on a peacekeeping mission.

According to Ogwobe, the dead officer, who was leading a police team to the village, was assaulted and murdered by three community members whose names were discovered during the inquiry.

He told the panel, which was headed by Suleiman Galadima, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, that the murdered officer, who was the breadwinner of his family, deserved the N20m compensation given the circumstances surrounding his untimely demise.

The demand arose after the Police Department fought a petition alleging that its officers murdered a community member, Peter Ekwealor, extrajudicially, claiming that there was no evidence to confirm Ekwealor’s death.

Ogwobe, who told the panel that members of late Ekwealor’s family and their counsel did not respond to an invitation to participate in a proposed autopsy on the deceased’s body, insisted that the real victim was the slain CSP and not Ekwealor, whose cause of death, he said, was yet to be determined because an autopsy on his body had not been conducted.

He claimed that instead of granting monetary compensation to the Petitioners, the panel should donate it to the dead officer’s family.

The Petitioners, according to the Police counsel, failed to establish their case of extrajudicial death beyond a reasonable doubt, as required by the Evidence Act.

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However, counsel for the Petitioners, B.C. Egwuatu, who challenged the Police’s requests, informed the panel that late Ekwealor was a victim of abuse of power and illegal use of guns, which led to his death in police custody, according to him.

Egwuatu said the victim’s family was entitled to the N20 million compensation, noting that the deceased had 11 children, whom he said would be hard to feed and educate without their father, who was the family’s breadwinner.

He also asked the panel to grant monetary compensation to one Aboy Uduaga, who he said was also slain extrajudicially by a police force that reportedly entered Odekpe Community after a communal fight involving a neighboring community named Ana.

Meanwhile, the panel, which was chaired by Dr. Garba Tetengi (SAN) on Thursday, said it was astonished that Police would file a compensation request since it had not filed a counter plea.

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One of the Panel members, John Aikpkpo Martins, made the statement that the Panel was established to examine human rights breaches perpetrated by police against residents, not human rights violations experienced by police.

He did say, however, that because the police had raised the issue of CSP Ude’s suspected murder, the panel will investigate it and determine what to do in the interests of justice.

The case was deferred for the panel after all parties had adopted their final written addresses.

CSP Danjuma Ocheje (Delta State Police Command), Personal of IGT IRT FHQ Abuja, Commissioner of Police FCT, Commissioner of Police Delta State, and Inspector General of Police are named as respondents in the case.

In police custody, Ebonyi man who was arrested for wearing Biafran flag died

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In police custody, Ebonyi man who was arrested for wearing Biafran flag died

Aman, Ozuma Bright Chimezie, who was detained by the police on suspicion of being involved in the Biafran struggle, died while in police prison.
Kanunta Kanu, the brother of the incarcerated Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, made the information public.
In a tweet by Kanunta, Ozuma was arrested on Monday, 13th March, from the Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State and his lawyer had attempted to visit him on the 16th but was denied access.
According to Kanunta, Ozuma died in police custody yesterday, ten days after his arrest. Kanunta alleged that the deceased was murdered.
He wrote, “@StateDept, @LeahHardingAJE MR OZUMA BRIGHT CHIMEZIE of Ntezi in ishielu LGA of Ebonyi state, was arrested on 13.03.2022  by @PoliceNG on 16th his Lawyer went to see him at the POLICE HQ  ABAKALIKI, he was denied access. Today he was murdered by the police at their station.”
https://twitter.com/MaziKanuntaKanu/status/1506626329332043780?t=CxJeqXAi_LEPCjm6AXfeLA&s=19
Reacting in a post on his Twitter handle, Special Counsel to Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor challenged Igbo politicians to fight against injustice in the region rather than engaging in talks about election.
He tweeted, “Dear #Ndigbo, especially the POLITICIANS: Why are you talking about 2023 Elections & not the rising violence & injustice in Southeast? Plus the militarization of SE? Who will vote for you? The thousands that are either in jail or dead? #MNK.”
https://twitter.com/AloyEjimakor/status/1506916627983618049?t=NmMt2nsgTjkqW5FloUckCQ&s=19
This comes hours after the release of Glory Okolie, a 21-year-old lady who was detained for 150 days over alleged links to the IPOB.
Okolie was arrested and had been enslaved since June 17, 2021, by the operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Imo State.
Okolie was illegally detained and held in a cell by the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team unit of the Nigeria Police Force for months on allegations of spying for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Okolie, on Wednesday, perfected her bail conditions and regained her freedom, human rights lawyer, Ihensekhien Samuel noted.

Breaking: Governor Fayemi of APC rejects consensus agreement, claiming that Buhari’s candidates would fight it out

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Breaking: Governor Fayemi of APC rejects consensus agreement, claiming that Buhari’s candidates would fight it out

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has denied endorsing candidates nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Convention.
The appointment of the APC’s new National Working Committee (NWC) has caused a schism within the governing party.

Kayode Fayemi is a Nigerian actress.

According to reports, President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as National Chairman of the party caused a schism within the party.
However, as part of the effort to resolve this, Buhari met with governors in Aso Rock on Wednesday, after which a resolution was apparently achieved.
When the issue of Adamu’s support was broached, a governor from the North West said that he had no objections. He also said that the national secretary problem had been settled.
While confirming the governor’s remark, a senior source claimed the governors aligned themselves with President Buhari’s stance on Adamu at the villa meeting.
“They agreed with the president’s stance on Adamu as national chairman, while all other posts were already authorized by the president before,” the source added.
Atiku Bagudu, the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Governor of Kebbi State, told media after the meeting that a ceasefire had been established to fill the NWC slots by agreement.
He said that the PGF was in favour of President Buhari’s chairmanship nominee, but declined to identify the candidate.
Fayemi, however, denied backing candidates backed by the president during a high-level policy conversation organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Thursday.

APC tells PDP’s Adeleke: You’ll meet your waterloo in Osun

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APC tells PDP’s Adeleke: You’ll meet your waterloo in Osun

The comment attributed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, urging Osun to reject Oyetola’s normalization of poverty was termed as useless political innuendo by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State.

After seeing what the Adegboyega Oyetola government had done, the Osun APC Director of Publicity, Research, and Strategy, Barrister Kunle Oyatomi, said in a statement acquired by the party that the Osun public was smarter.

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The APC challenged Adeleke to participate in study work in the nooks and crannies of Osun on developmental initiatives and programmes being implemented by the State governor, while predicting that the PDP will meet its waterloo in the State’s gubernatorial election on July 16.

The Osun APC advised him to begin his investigation in his hometown of Ede and inform the rest of the world about how Oyetola’s efforts have helped Edeland greatly.

“For the love of God, we have no idea who is pushing Ademola to become governor of Osun.” In a state like Osun, he lacks the knowledge and qualities of a governor. After all, he aspired to be a Nollywood performer, and he could have done better.

“We predicted a few months ago that when Governor Oyetola had been in office for two years, the people of Osun, including opposition members, would actually beg him to stay on after his first term.” As a result, the residents of Abere would choose Oyetola over Ademola.

“What the PDP has created in Osun is a disgrace to Nigerian democracy. Ademola is unfit to lead the administration since he has nothing to offer the state’s citizens.

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“The citizens of Osun know better than Ademola believes, and they will surprise him again in the July 16 gubernatorial election with a severe defeat that his dance talent will not be able to prevent,” Oyatomi said.

My Achievements Will Speak For Me For My Re-Election – Oyetola

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My Achievements Will Speak For Me For My Re-Election – Oyetola

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state has stated that his accomplishments in many areas in the state during his more than three years in office will speak for him and assure his re-election in the 2022 gubernatorial election on July 16, 2022.

This was said by Oyetola at an interaction event with the State Barbers Association on Wednesday at Orita Elelede in the state’s Olorunda Local Government Area.

Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, the governor’s Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, said the governor has placed smiles on the faces of the people in the state with the few resources at his disposal.

Oyetola, who thanked the people of the state for their unwavering support for his government from its inception, warned them not to allow greedy politicians to undo the state’s monumental achievements.

The governor stated that he would never be sidetracked by political maneuverings and would instead focus on providing high-quality services to the people, adding that God’s will would be done via the people’s support, which had been the cornerstone of his administration.

Oyetola, who stated that he would spare no effort in accelerating the speed of good governance that his government had implemented for the masses, emphasized that the people remained behind him and that he would be re-elected in the next election.

He said that his administration has dedicated the previous three and a half years to human development and capacity building through empowering adolescents via different programmes.

The governor said that he had also implemented many social intervention programs for disadvantaged populations, as well as timely salary and pension payments.

Other major industries, such as agriculture, mining, and tourism, are being promoted, according to him, to provide a significant boost to the state’s economic index.

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Oyetola also claimed that his government had enhanced people’s social well-being by revitalizing general hospitals and over 300 primary health centers out of the state’s 332.

He stated that a 120-bed ward and physicians’ quarters were built at the state Specialist Hospital in Asubiaro, in addition to the implementation of a health insurance program to provide people with quality and inexpensive health care.

In terms of infrastructure development, the governor claimed that his government had rebuilt road networks in all nine of the state’s Federal Constituencies.

The completed N2.1 billion Olaiya flyover, which was built to alleviate traffic congestion in the area, would also help limit the outgrowth of the present administration’s effort toward sustainable industrialization, according to Oyetola.

The governor stated that he has no doubt that the people of the state, who have been supportive of him, would campaign for his re-election to ensure continuity.

Mr. Sunday Obafemi, the association’s president, praised the governor for his people-oriented programs and policies, which are having a beneficial impact on the people.

The governor’s accomplishments in the areas of health, infrastructure, social intervention, and empowerment, according to Obafemi, are laudable.

He also thanked the governor for creating an enabling and welcoming atmosphere for the association’s members to function in.

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“We have a lot of boost in the sectors of our business because of a series of government initiatives,” he added.

“We’ve never had it so nice in our lives.” That is why, as an association, we are throwing our support behind him for re-election, so that the good times may continue.”

48 hours to convention: APC in last minute rush for consensus, as aspirants defy Buhari

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48 hours to convention: APC in last minute rush for consensus, as aspirants defy Buhari

Since the founding of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2013, the party has never had more than one candidate for National Chairman at a convention.

Former Governor of Osun State Bisi Akande served as a temporary governor after the merger, while Tom Ikimi declined to attend the 2014 convention that produced John Oyegun. Later, Ikimi called the 2014 conference a “sham.”

The party made sure Adams Oshiomhole was a consensus candidate in his situation.

Despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s demand that the party field a consensus candidate, 2022 has proved to be an exception.

Despite the fact that the office of National Chairman is designated to the North-Central, several candidates from beyond the area have resisted the system. Former governors of Zamfara and Borno, Abdulaziz Yari and Alimodu Sherrif, have refused to follow the President’s orders or the zoning agreement.

Mr. Yari remarked on Tuesday night, while lobbying members of the House of Representatives on behalf of the APC, that since Buhari, with his 12 million votes, will not be on the ballot next year, the party needs a strong leader. He bragged that the Northwest received 35% of the party’s total vote.

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Similarly, North-Central candidates George Akume, Tanko Almakura, Sani Musa, Abdulahi Adamu, Saliu Mustapha, and Muhammed Etsu have all refused to resign for anybody.

While the Governors are said to have nominated Senator Abdulahi Adamu, a former Governor of Nasarawa, as a consensus choice, the candidate’s age has been a problem.

“Do you know how much we have spent so far, then you will bring one octogenarian to preside over a party,” a source in Salihu Mustapha’s camp stated yesterday when the contender visited the National Assembly on Wednesday. That’s not going to work.”

“With the convention only two days away, I ask you to come together and sort out all the remaining party positions so that within the next 24 hours, we can arrive at a unity list that we can present to the convention,” President Buhari said at a meeting with governors on Wednesday night.

“Finally, all people who have purchased interest forms and have been dropped should have their money reimbursed as soon as possible.”

“Ticket money is least, you know how long some of the candidates had opened campaign offices in Abuja?” the source added when called again. Paying employees and arranging logistics for consultations. This last-minute scramble will not succeed.”

Despite this, according to Abubakar Bagudu, the governor of Kebbi State, the President appears to be optimistic about finding a consensus candidate.

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“We all informed Mr. President on that today, and we all expressed our support for Mr. President’s endorsement of the candidate for the party’s National Chairman,” he added.

It’s unclear how much power the President wields over the party.

It will be noted that when the President “purportedly dismissed” Mai Mala Buni, the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, called the President’s bluff.

After Buni refused to resign and INEC refused to recognize Sani Bello, President Buhari was forced to amend his position.

Sanwo-Olu officially Launches Lagos Ride Taxi Scheme

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Sanwo-Olu officially Launches Lagos Ride Taxi Scheme

Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, today formally launched the Lagos Ride Taxi Scheme, which includes 1000 GS3 and GA4 Sport Utility Vehicles.

This is in response to Mr. Governor’s declaration in March 2021, when the new e-hailing cab program was unveiled to enhance Lagos State’s multi-modal transportation network.

Security incorporated dashboard cameras in each car for real-time activity monitoring, as well as a panic button connected to a central command center that may be utilized by either party within the car in the event of an assault or emergency.

Zelensky urges Biden not to sanction Abramovich in Russia-Ukraine conflict

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Zelensky urges Biden not to sanction Abramovich in Russia-Ukraine conflict

According to the Mirror, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has encouraged US President Joe Biden not to impose penalties on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich because he may be a beneficial conduit in peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

Due of his suspected links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UK government has placed stringent penalties on Abramovich, including the seizure of Chelsea.

However, following a call from Zelensky after his conversation with Ukraine’s president on a range of measures, including plans for the Russian billionaire, Biden has resisted temptation to target Abramovich.

In contrast to the US, Abramovich has responded to a request from Zelensky’s advisers to assist broker peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, a situation that has resulted in the UK government seizing his British properties, including Chelsea.

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The White House is said to have convinced the US Treasury Department not to go forward with preparations to target Abramovich and his enterprises, according to the article.

The development explains why Abramovich has escaped US sanctions despite travel restrictions and asset freezes imposed by the United Kingdom and the European Union on the 55-year-old.

Woman Killed And Burnt For Demandind Her Father’s Inheritance In Ebonyi

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Woman Killed And Burnt For Demandind Her Father’s Inheritance In Ebonyi

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) denounced the brutal death of an Ebonyi woman who wanted her portion of her father’s property yesterday.
Nnenaya Onu, a 35-year-old single woman, was reportedly murdered and burned alive by her assailants, with no record of their (assailants) capture in the State after the occurrence.

In Onicha Igboeze Community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, she was allegedly tortured, stripped nude, dismembered, and burned alive.

According to the inquiry, the girl was slain beside her late father’s house, since her only sibling perished in the town under suspicious circumstances a few years earlier.

Mr. Christopher Onyekachi Okorie, State Coordinator, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, confirmed the occurrence and added:

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“She was brutally killed, her limb severed and her things piled on top of her as she was burned beyond recognition.”

“It all happened behind her father’s house in Onicha Igbeze, Ebonyi State’s Onicha Local Government Area.

“Her old suffering mother accuses her relatives of the crime since they (the aforementioned Cousins) threatened her life countless times before she was slain, mutilated, and burned.

“Her assailants prevented anybody in the hamlet from speaking about the incident or even posting a photo of her burned body on social media or in any other way.”

“Her destitute mother is desperate for justice but lacks the financial means to fund police investigations and arrests.”

According to Vanguard, the child was slain when her mother left the village to meet Juliet, her daughter, in Abakaliki.

The State Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission, speaking on the phone with Vanguard, said he had sent a petition to the Ebonyi State Police Command about the event and had yet to get a response.

“According to the deceased’s sister, the event occurred on December 23, 2021, and nothing has been done since then to bring the victim justice.”

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When contacted, DSP Loveth Odah, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Ebonyi State Police Command, verified the occurrence and said she will get back to Vanguard on the current state of the case.

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