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ADELEKE URGES RESIDENTS TO PERFORM THEIR CIVIC WITHOUT FEAR IN THE OSUN CHAIRMANSHIP ELECTION

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, cast his vote today in the ongoing Local Government Elections across the state.

The Governor, who arrived at his polling unit in Sagba/Abogunde Ward 2, Unit 9, Ede, was accredited before exercising his civic duty.

The election, which is expected to determine the leadership at the grassroots level, has witnessed a significant turnout of voters amidst tight security and electoral monitoring.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his vote, Governor Adeleke urged all eligible voters to exercise their franchise peacefully.

He emphasized the importance of grassroots democracy and called on the people to participate actively without fear or intimidation.

The Governor who described the Election process seamless, commended the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, for a job well done, encouraging all and sundry to come out and vote peacefully, as this he said is a crucial step in strengthening the nation's democracy at the local level.

Meanwhile, the Osun State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC has berated the State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over an enrolled order granted by an Ilesa High Court presided over Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe asking the State Independent Electoral Commission to proceed with the planned local government poll .

Reacting in a release made available to Newsmen by the Chairman of APC in Osun State, Mr.Tajudeen Lawal described the court order as “fake and inglorious”, noting that it “a joke taken too far.”

Mr. Lawal emphasized that Nigeria statutes do not prescribe that a lower court should override an Appeal court judgement.

“APC in Osun has therefore called for firmness with which the security agents have been enforcing the February 10, 2025 Court of Appeal judgement that reinstated the cruelly sacked local government political functionaries by Governor Adeleke in 2022,” Mr.Tajudeen Lawal said.

The APC Chairman who said there is no vacancy in the council offices, urged security agencies to implement the Court of Appeal judgement that reinstated the APC chairmen and councillors

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NATIONAL:

+++Police offer N20m bounty for British national, Nigerian over attempt to ‘overthrow’ Tinubu - Tribune

Hours after Nigerian security agents declared British national Andrew Wynne and Nigerian Lucky Ehims wanted, the police have placed a ₦20 million bounty on their heads.

In a statement issued on Monday afternoon, the police announced that a reward of ₦10 million is available for information leading to the arrest of each individual.

+++Protest rocks Abuja over fuel scarcity - Punch

Scores of demonstrators hit the streets of Abuja on Monday to demand the immediate dismissal of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari, over the lingering fuel scarcity bedevilling the country.

The protest comes on the heels of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s confession that its substantial debt to suppliers is endangering the sustainable fuel supply.

Among other things, the corporation highlighted that the financial strain is placing significant pressure on its operations and threatening the stability of fuel supplies.

Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several banners that read ‘We are tired of fuel scarcity and stories on why refineries are not working, ‘No direction under Kyari’ and ‘We want accountability in the affairs of NNPCL’, the demonstrators lamented that Kyari’s tenure was marked by a dismal scorecard that raises more questions than answers.

+++Threat to instigate crises: Our governors will respond to Wike — PDP - Tribune

Following the threat of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to instigate crises in states governed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if their governors interfere in Rivers State, the national leadership of the party has affirmed that the state chief executives will respond.

The National Publicity Secretary of the main opposition party, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, warning that nobody is above the party.

Recall that the the minister had accused the PDP governors of allegedly trying to hand over the party structure to Governor Siminalayi Fubara warning that if they interfere in the affairs of the party in Rivers, he has the capacity to cause crises in their states.

+++Real reasons Tinubu picked Shettima as Vice President – Gov Abiodun - Daily Post

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Monday disclosed why President Bola Tinubu picked Kashim Shettima as his Vice President.

Abiodun said Shettima’s statesmanship, resourcefulness and “penchant for paradigm change” made him a suitable choice for the position of Vice President.

Celebrating Shettima on his 58th birthday, the governor described the Vice President as an embodiment of a true leader.

In a statement he signed, Abiodun said Shettima was an intellectual par excellence and a reliable patriot

+++Youths urge Tinubu to act on Ajaokuta steel scandal - Punch

The Middle Belt Youths Council on Monday urged President Bola Tinubu to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to conduct a comprehensive probe into the long history of alleged corruption in the Ajaokuta Steel Company.

The aggrieved youths, who made the appeal at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, expressed disappointment over the inaction of the commission under successive governments.

The steel industry has been in existence long before Nigeria secured its independence and has outlived the leadership of 15 heads of government and presidents.

+++Dangote Refinery petrol to hit the Nigerian market soon - Daily Post

The Dangote Group said its 650,000 barrels per day Lagos-based refinery has started processing Premium Motor Spirit and the product will soon hit the Nigerian market.

The company’s spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST.

According to him, just as the company had commenced the supply of Automated Gas Oil, AGO (diesel), its petrol will end the man-hours Nigerians spend endlessly in filling stations.

He stressed that Dangote Petrol would make the product available and affordable for the majority of Nigerians

+++NNPCL $6 billion debt: Suspend Kyari, save Nigerians – ADF tells Tinubu - Daily Post

Amid the controversial $6 billion debt being owed to petrol suppliers by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, a Northern group, Arewa Democratic Front, ADF, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action.

In a statement made available to DAILY POST on Monday, the ADF, through its National Coordinator, Engr. Mustafa Yusuf and the National Secretary, Malam Muazu Haruna said Nigerians had suffered enough under the Mele Kyari-led NNPCL.

The Arewa group said it was compelled to speak out against the current fuel crisis and the disastrous mismanagement of the petroleum sector under the NNPCL.

+++Tinubu not taking security issues lightly – VP Shettima - Vanguard

THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Monday, said that President Bola Tinubu is very much interested in the security situation in Nigeria and is not taking it lightly.

Senator Shettima called for regional and collective efforts to address the insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region, observing that “the security situation in the Sahel region has significant implications for Nigeria and neighbouring countries.”

Speaking during an audience with the leadership of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, at the Presidential Villa, the Vice President emphasised the importance of collaborative action and called for wider support for NAN’s upcoming international lecture on Sahel security.

+++FG reiterates vision to position Nigeria as Africa’s creative capital - Punch

The Federal Government on Monday reiterated its vision to position Nigeria as Africa’s creative capital.

The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, made this known in Abuja during the diplomatic and international development partners’ forum held at the United Nations House.

Musawa, who also used the opportunity to unveil certain plans and initiatives by the ministry to further position the creative industry in Nigeria noted that the creative sector was on its way to become the “new oil.”

+++Amnesty kicks as court remands pregnant woman, nine others - Punch

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the prison remand of 10 activists arrested in connection with the recent hunger protest in the country. But the civil rights group, Amnesty International, condemned the trial of the prosecution by the Federal Government, describing the charges as trumped-up and sham.

Justice Emeka Nwite ordered that the defendants, including a pregnant woman, Angel Innocent, be remanded in Kuje and Suleja correctional centres till September 11 for the hearing of their bail applications.

Apart from Innocent, who claimed to be pregnant, the other defendants are Michael Adaramoye, alias Lenin; Adeyemi Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaluwa Simon, Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello, Nuradeen Khakis and Abdusalam Zubairu.

STATE :

++LG poll: Osun electoral body begins contestants’ certificate verification - Punch

The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr Hasim Abioye, on Monday, inaugurated a committee to verify the certificates and other documents of contestants participating in the forthcoming local government elections in the state. Addressing the committee members shortly before the inauguration of the 18-member group, headed by Mr Abdul-Lateef Olayanju in Osogbo,Osun State, Abioye stated that the committee would examine the documents and other papers submitted by political parties and their candidates for the elections.

The OSSIEC Chairman noted that the high-level committee comprised individuals of high integrity who have served and continue to serve their country in various capacities.

Expressing confidence in the committee’s ability to fulfil its mandate, Abioye also mentioned that the report of the exercise would be made public.

++INEC should conduct LG polls to ensure transparency – Doguwa - Daily Post

House of Representatives member Alhassan Ado Doguwa (APC, Doguwa/Tudun Wada federal constituency) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct elections for the third tier of government to ensure transparency.

In a statement that he made available to journalists on Monday, the lawmaker advocated the need to deepen democracy at the grassroots, insisting that the only way to do that is for the national electoral umpire to take charge.

Some laws governing the local government administration needed to be reviewed, according to Doguwa, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum (Downstream).

He expressed hope that a functional local government system would curb the ever-worsening urban migration.

++Katsina probes Government House fire incident -The Sun

Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has set up a committee to investigate the fire outbreak at the Government House complex.

Reports indicate that the fire damaged a substantial portion of the conference hall attached to the Governor’s office.

A statement on Monday from office of the Secretary to the State Government said that firefighters were able to control the fire before it escalated to other parts of the building.

++Man dragged to court for stealing ci******es in Osun - The Guardian

A 30-year-old man, Yusuff Ahmod, has been docked before an Osogbo Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing ci******es worth over Two million naira.

The Police Prosecutor, Akintunde Jacob, informed the court that Ahmod pretended to be selling the ci******es after obtaining them from a distribution company but defaulted in payment.

++Headmaster arrested for unlawful auctioning of school furniture in Kano - Premium Times

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested the headmaster of Gaidar Makada Special Primary School in the Kumbotso Local Government Area.

The headmaster, whose name was withheld, was accused of unlawfully auctioning government assets.

PCACC’s spokesperson, Kabir Abba, said the arrest followed a complaint that the headmaster was selling the school’s vital assets when the state government is struggling to address the gaps in the provision of furniture at public schools.

Mr Abba said that the commission was investigating the issue and trying to recover the stolen furniture.

++Anti-bullet charm trial: Native doctor in police net for allegedly killing client - The Guardian

Police in Edo have detained a 19-year-old native doctor, Timothy Dauda, for allegedly shooting his client, Alex Ezekiel, to death during an “anti-bullet” charm trial.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.

Yamu said that the incident happened on August 20

EDUCATION :

++Don’t blame us for your inability to participate in NYSC, JAMB tells HND graduates - Vanguard

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has asked HND graduates not to hold it responsible for their inability to participate in the recent National Youth Service Corps.

The board was responding to claims by the prospective NYSC candidates that it was responsible for their inability to participate in the mandatory one-year NYSC scheme.

“It is important to emphasize that JAMB has no involvement, authority, or control over the admissions process for HND candidates, “the board explained in a statement, on Monday, by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin.

“The candidates claimed they did HND on full-time but were not mobilised because they did OND on part-time

HEALTH:

++Resident doctors resume work after one week of strike action - Daily Post

Members of the Association of Resident Doctors across the country, on Monday, resumed duty after a one-week strike action to press the federal authorities for the release of two of their members in kidnappers captivity.

Three members were initially abducted, but one was later released after payment of ransom.

The victims have so far spent eight months, according to credible sources.

In a telephone chat with DAILY POST in Ilorin on Monday, the chairman of the association at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital branch, Dr Muhammed Yusuf, said the association is giving the government another three-week ultimatum to resolve the issue.

TRAGEDY/CRIME:

++Ogun: Suspected kidnapper r**es, machete 17 years old girl to death - Daily Post

The Ogun State Police Command on Monday confirmed the death of 17-year-old Habeebah Akinsanya who was allegedly kidnapped in the Kemta area of the state.

The deceased was reported missing by her father, Akinsanya Aremu, a So Safe Corps, to the Kemta Police Division at about 9:30pm on Friday.

Habeebah, a student at Lisabi Grammar School in Abeokuta, will be entering SS3 on September 16 and turning 17 in October.

DAILY POST reports that the Habeebah was found r**ed before being macheted to death on Sunday at her father’s farm around Mile 6, a community that is a few metres away from Ogun State Television, Abeokuta.

The Divisional Police Officer of Kemta Division, Abeokuta, Olawale Famobuwa confirmed the incident on Monday, saying the division had begun investigation.

++Yar’adua’s mother dies in Katsina - Punch

Dada Yar’adua, mother of former President, Umaru Yar’adua, and former Vice President Shehu Yar’adua, is dead.

PUNCH Online learnt that she died at the Katsina Teaching Hospital on Monday evening.

SPORT :

++Osimhen agrees Gala loan move - Punch

Unsettled Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is on the verge of joining Galatasaray after the former Italian champions and the player agreed on a loan move to the Turkish giants on Monday.

After his failed move to Chelsea, the 25-year-old still has a lifeline of moving out of Napoli as the Turkish transfer window closes on September 13.

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