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BREAKING: Edo Guber: Scores Sustain Injuries As Heavy Gunshots Greet PDP Campaign Flag-off In Benin

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Over ten persons sustained varying degrees of bullet injuries at the Edo State governorship campaign flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday, july 25, in Benin, Info Daily can authoritatively report.

The over ten persons sustained the injuries from gunshots that greeted the party’s campaign flagoff in the ancient city.

The PDP campaign team led by its national chairman, Uche Secondus, had visited the Oba of Benin in his Palace to receive the Monarch’s royal blessings and prayers after which the entourage departed for Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, for the campaign proper.

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Those in the entourage of the campaign team were: the party’s national chairman, Uche Secondus; Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu; Rivers State governor who doubles as the chairman of the Campain Council, Nyesome Wike; Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambua; Delta State governor, Infeanyi Okowa; senators and House of Representatives members.

Trouble started when the campaign team alongside their supporters left the palace premises and consequently gestulated to some persons (APC supporters) who were drumming and dancing at the gate of the Palace to follow the entourage which they reportedly refused.

Their refusal, according to lady who was among the dancers but pleaded that her name should not be mentioned, led to the sporadic gunshots.

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According her, as they called them to leave the premises but they refused not too long the gunshots greeted the air.

She said, ” We were drumming, singing and dancing at the gate when Obaseki entourage and their supporters who were dancing came out and were going. They then signaled with their hands that we should go but we didn’t mind them but we continue to dance and sing. After few minutes that they called on us to follow them and we refused, we started to hear gunshots. We all ran for our lives but some of us still sustained injuries.”

Those APC supporters led by Tony Adun aka Tony Kabaka were reportedly at the Palace to welcome Benin Billionaire, Captain Hosa who was hosting dignitaries today to dedicate the Prince of the Monarch who was born some months ago.

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Another person, a journalist, who luckily escaped the bullets described the scene as terrible, just as he said it was so bad that a Mobile Police man was escaping just as he did and consequently dragged the Palace gate with for safety.

” We were at the gate conducting interview with some dignitaries when the we heard gunshots just close to us. It was so terrible that I heard to rush in to the Palace for a cover but unfortunately their was gridlock at the gate as people scammered for their lives. Funny enough, a Mobile Police man was dragging the gate with me as he was trying to escape as well. This made me to sustain injury on my hand.

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” See, as I am, I don’t have microphone as it was no where to be found. Today’s scene was scaring and terrible,” he said.

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Economic Hardship: Pastor Suspends Collection Of Offerings Church[VIDEO]

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A pastor in Lagos state has caught the eyes of Nigerians after announcing the suspension of offering collection in his church.

In a trending video, the pastor could be seen telling his church members that henceforth, offerings will no longer be collected because of the situation of the country.

He stated that in these times that people spend more money to buy petrol and pay more for transportation, it would be unfair to collect offerings from them.

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He said until the petrol price is reduced, his church will not collect money from its congregation. He called on all pastors to stop collecting offerings from their congregation.

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Shettima Launches NEDC’s School Enrollment Drive Programme

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Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the Accelerated Senior Secondary School Education Programme (ASSEP) initiated by the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) in collaboration with the office of the VP to enhance child enrollment drive in schools within the North-East sub-region.

Speaking during the launching of the programme in Bauchi on Saturday, the VP said that consequences of the nation’s action and inaction were evident in all indices used to assess development.

He said while primary education provides a foundation, secondary education is a bridge, adding that the Northeast sub-region has been the victim of inability to enforce a uniform policy to drive school and the persistent cultural perversion to formal education in the country.

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We in the Northeast occupy a quantum of position in ranking of essential services. Education being a key sector of this country, this is especially pronounced in the post primary education, while the Northeast secondary school enrollment drive stands at 19 percent, far below the nation’s 39 percent,” he said.

Earlier, the Managing Director of NEDC, Mohammed Alkali, said that the primary education completion level of 85 per cent in the Northeast is among the best in Nigeria, but secondary school enrolment is a mere 15 per cent, the second worst nationally.

According to him, due to the challenges in the post-primary education segment, JAMB UTME applications and admissions into tertiary institutions in 2019 were the lowest for the Northeast compared to other regions.

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He added that, nationally, the Northeast has the lowest number of teachers and the highest percentage 55 per cent of those available are without literacy skills.

The MD also revealed that the challenges in the post-primary education segment include weak quality indices and a wide demand-supply gap driven by economic and cultural factors.

“The Accelerated Senior Secondary Education Programme seeks to boost the post primary education rating across the North East region through improved enrolment into tertiary institutions.

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“It’s also to improve skills development as well as the elevation of teacher quality. It would pay special focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and communication.

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“These would foster creativity and critical thinking; motivates and inspires young people to generate new technologies and ideas to learn from inquiry-based tasks,” he said.

Alkali also explained that the programme would also raise awareness about after-school possibilities and the potential for diligent students to become successful and prominent contributors to the North East region and Nigeria at large.

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He expressed gratitude to the Federal Government especially, the Vice President for the deep interest and commitment to human development in the North-East.

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Edo Police Break Silence On Operatives Fighting Dirty In Viral Video

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By Joseph Ebi Kanjo 

The Edo State Police Command says a trending video showing two operatives of the command engaging in a fight is a handiwork of mischief makers.

In the video which has gone viral on the internet, two policemen are seen fighting themselves, while a voice commentary in the background claims they are from the Igueben Decisional Police Station headquarters in the state.

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A writeup also attached to a version of the video sighted by Info Daily also claims that the policemen were fighting because of sharing formula of money collected from motorists on the highway. The writeup also claims that the incident happened yesterday, May 17th, 2024.

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But reacting to the viral video in a statement issued by SP Chidi Nwabuzor, Police Public Relations Officer, the command said contrary to the claim, the incident happened in 2020, adding that disciplinary measures were taken against the erring policemen.

The statement which issued electronically to newsmen in Benin on Saturday evening partly reads: “Edo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that it’s aware of a video trending on the internet showing two policemen that engaged themselves in a fight in public spaces and wishes to state as follows that;

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“The now trending video happened in April 2020 in a community called Ebelle in the Igueben local government area of Edo State.

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“The two erring policemen, namely; (i) F/NO.491112 CPL Ozimeade Aidonojie and (ii) F/NO. 516384 PC Salubi Stephen were attached to Ebelle Police Divisional Headquarters.

“They defaulted, tried in an orderly and upon conviction dismissed from the Force for the offence of discreditable conduct contrary to Paragraph ‘E’ Sub Section 111 of the Police Act and Regulations 370 Cap. P19 of Federation of Nigeria 2004.”

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Nwabuzor in the statement reiterated the state Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, commitment to “making Edo State a desired secured state where the law abiding citizens and the general public go about their lawful businesses in making Edo State economic hubs of Nigeria without fear or intimidation.”

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