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September 27, 2023 INEC Fixes Date For Edo, Ondo Gov Polls
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INEC Fixes Date For Edo, Ondo Gov Polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the date for off-cycle governorship polls in Edo and Ondo states.

INEC disclosed this in a statement on X, saying the Edo poll will be held on the 21st of September, 2024.

The statement, signed by the Chairman of the INEC Voter Committee, Sam Olumekun, also announced that the governorship election in Ondo is slated for the 16th of November, 2024.

The electoral body said party primaries would be held between the first and the twenty fourth of February, 2024 while the submission of the list of nominated candidates via the online portal would start at 9 am on the fourth of March, and close at 6 pm on the 26th of March, 2024.

It stated that according to some provisions in the Constitution, the latest date for Election to the office of Governor, Edo State, is 12th October 2024 while that of Ondo State is 24th January 2025.

 

September 27, 2023 Police Arrest Member Of Notorious Cult Gang Who Killed DPO In Rivers
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Police Arrest Member Of Notorious Cult Gang Who Killed DPO In Rivers

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a member of a notorious cult gang, linked to the gruesome murder of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of Ahoada Police Division, Bako Angbashim.

Angbashim, a Superintendent of Police, was killed on September 8, 2023, during a Police operation against members of a notorious cult gang at Odiemude community in Ahoada-East local government area of the state.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara had immediately placed a ₦100million bounty on the leader of the gang, Gift Okpara, popularly known as 2Baba, while the Police officially declared members of the gang wanted.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, the victim was seen trapped in a tyre and surrounded by policemen, who were questioning him on the killing of Angbashim.

 

 

 

 

September 27, 2023 Army Revives Aviation Unit, Gets 12 Attack Helicopters
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Army Revives Aviation Unit, Gets 12 Attack Helicopters

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja says President Bola Tinubu has approved payment for the procurement of 12 attack helicopters for the Nigerian Army.

General Lagbaja made this known at the opening of the maiden Nigerian Army Aviation Seminar in Abuja.

He said that the 12 MD 530F Cayuse attack helicopters would operationalize the Nigerian army aviation unit, which was set up to improve ground troops’ agility, responsiveness, and efficacy during operations.

The army chief added that it would also contribute to the overall operational success of joint and coalition troops.

General Lagbaja explained that the army aviation was generally separate from a nation’s dedicated air force, but usually equipped with helicopters and light support fixed-wing aircraft.

He appreciated the president for buying into the aspiration of the army to have an equipped aviation unit, which would support ground troops as they focus on tactical and operational engagements.

 

 

September 27, 2023 Eid-El-Maulud: Tinubu Charges Citizens On Patriotism, Patience, Prayers
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Eid-El-Maulud: Tinubu Charges Citizens On Patriotism, Patience, Prayers

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to support the government’s efforts at piloting the nation through the current challenges by being patriotic, patient and offering prayers.

President Tinubu made the call in his Eid-el-Maulud message to Nigerians, assuring that the chances are bright for the country as the current bleak winds up.

This was made known in a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

He said the president also urged religious leaders to use the period to pray for the country and to admonish their followers to take the appropriate lessons from Prophet Muhammad’s life in their commitment to the country.

The president, thereafter congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and beyond on this year’s Maulud celebration, charging them to live by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.

The Federal Government has declared tomorrow, Wednesday, 27th September 2023, as a public holiday to mark the solemn event.

 

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