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Obaseki Appoints Okungbowa As CPS

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1 year ago

July 26, 2023

Eric

Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo state, has approved the appointment of a top travel journalist and newspaper editor, Mr Andrew Okungbowa, as his new chief press secretary.

Osarodion Ogie, Secretary to the Edo state government in statement on Tuesday, July 25th, stated that Okungbowa’ s appointment takes immediate effect.

Okungbowa is a graduate of Theatre Arts from the University of Benin and also holds a Masters degree in English from the University of lagos. He was a former president of the Association Travel and Tourism writers of Nigeria ( Anjet) and weekend editor with the Dailly Telegraph newspapers in lagos.

Well travelled, Andrew Okungbowa was at point in his career, a staff of the Guardian newspapers, and helped stabilised the Association Tour Operators of Nigeria ( Natop) as Executive Secretary, and before his appointment, Special Adviser on inter government relations to President, Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria ( ftan) Mr Nkereweum onung.

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Sowore Arrives Nigeria, Arrested, Detained

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17 hours ago

September 15, 2024

Eric

Convener of #RevolutionNow protest and former presidential candidate if the African Action Congress (AAC) has been detained by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).

Sowore was reportedly detained on Sunday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, upon his arrival in Nigeria.

Sowore’s arrest may be connected to the 10-day #EndBadGovernance protest which was held across the country in August.

The protest was spearheaded by the Take-It-Back Movement and several other civil society organisations.

Sowore is also the convener of the movement.

Another protest is being planned by organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest — scheduled for October 1.

In a post via his X page, Sowore said his passport was also seized by the service.

“I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA to the MMIA in Lagos; upon reaching Nigerian Immigration, my passport was seized, and they told me they had orders to detain me,” he wrote.

“This is not un expected because i have always known that It is part of the broader clampdown by the fascist Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime on dissent and their fear of the upcoming #FearlessINOctober revolt.

“In case this becomes another prolonged and protracted detention, I urge our citizens to ensure they ALL stop tyranny by all means acceptable and necessary, by engaging in the planned series of direct actions slated for October 1st and beyond.”

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Troops Neutralize Notorious Bandit Leader, Halilu Sububu

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2 days ago

September 14, 2024

Eric

Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have neutralised a wanted bandits’ leader, Halilu Sububu.

He was reportedly killed on Thursday in an ambush by the troops in Kwaren Kirya, a community under Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State

Halilu Sububu was a citizen of Niger Republic but resident in a forest of Zamfara State, and often escaped to the Niger Republic after operating in Nigeria.

Sububu was notorious gunrunner who allegedly owned a thriving illegal gold mining operation in Bagega and other communities around Sumke forest in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Sububu had a camp on the western side of Bagega and controlled communities and all mining sites in the area.

He was declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters in May this year.

In a coordinated operation by the combined troops of sector one, Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji, the notorious bandits’ leader was killed alongside his 50 fighters.

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I’ll Never Support Fubara in My Political Life Again, Says Wike

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2 days ago

September 13, 2024

Eric

By Eric Elezuo

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has declared that he would never again in his political life support his erstwhile political godson and incumbent governor of Rivers, Mr. Sim Fubara, referring to him as an ingrate.

The Minister made the declaration while fielding questions in a live television news programme on Friday.

He accused Fubara of taking advantage of the President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to insult everybody.