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Edo Guber: ADC Distance Self From Collapsing Structure Into APC

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5 years ago

August 26, 2020

The leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC Edo State chapter, has distance themselves from the purported collapsing of its party structure into the All Progressives Congress, (APC) ahead of the September 19 governorship election in the state.

The leadership also emphasized that Mabel Oboh remains the party’s governorship candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

The stand of the party was made known to Journalists in Benin through its chairman, National Campaign Council, Friday Musa,
while reacting to the alleged collapsing of the party’s structure into the APC by its acting chairman, Mr. Christopher Inegbedion.

Musa said Mr. Inegbedion has never been the chairman of the party as he was forced on them, adding that whatever he has done, he did it for himself and not for the party.

“So many of you know that the former acting chairman, Christopher Inegbedion. We want to make it public that he has never been a party chairman even though he was purportedly forced on us and which so many of us felt that it is not possible to pass through another means to become the chairman of the party.

“Inegbedion is a self-acclaimed chairman of ADC. Our chairman is Vincent Okoawo, and ADC has been very much functional around the leadership of Okoawo. We dissociate ourselves completely as a party from whatever Inegbedion performs in his own right”, he said.

He said the ADC is not shifting its ground and is not collapsing into any political parties in the state but poised to win the election.

“ADC is not shifting ground for any political party. We are ready for the election come September 19. Our candidate, Mabel Oboh remains, and for that we are not shifting ground for anybody. If Christopher Inegbedion decides to defect, it is his own right, we can’t infringe on it. But the fact is that, whatever he did, he did it by himself and for himself.

“And not that the ADC as a political party in Edo State collapse to join another party. We remain as a party and we are ready to go into the contest.

“We make it clear that ADC as a political party and most specially the third force among the political parties in Nigeria, in Edo State, we are very formidable and strong as ever before”, he added.

Reacting to the alleged collapsing of the structure of the party into the APC, the governorship candidate of ADC in the forthcoming election, Mabel Oboh, said the said Christopher Inegbedion has long been suspended from the party.

She said the said Inegbedion acted own his own volition and that the ADC as a party still remains intact, stressing that she is contesting the governorship election and that the party is strongly behind her.

She called on the citizens of the state to disregard his action and come out to cast their votes for her in the forthcoming governorship election.

However, while trying to get the views of Mr. Christopher Inegbedion on the matter through his mobile phone, he told our Reporter to come to Ekpoma before he could comment on the issue, noting that he would not know if he is talking to a spirit.

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Shock As Adeleke Employs Roadside puff-puff Hawker As Govt House Chef

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6 hours ago

August 30, 2025

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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday shocked a female puff-puff seller during a rally in Osogbo by buying all her snacks with ₦50,000 and offering her employment as a chef at the Government House.

This happened when Osun public servants trooped out in their thousands in what they called an appreciation solidarity rally in support of the governor for his support and care since he took over state governance.

It was observed that the governor, who sat in the bus, had sighted the woman who was among the crowd cheering him.

He immediately beckoned to the woman carrying a plastic container filled with puff-puff on her head and asked how much it would cost to buy all the snacks.

The female hawker, who was visibly surprised and star-struck at the level of her proximity to the governor, found it difficult to even tell the governor how much she sold the snacks.

Surprisingly, Adeleke handed her a bundle of ₦50,000 to the cheers of the crowd.

The lucky woman knelt down in appreciation of the governor’s generosity.

Excited onlookers quickly rushed to share the snacks in the plastic already purchased by the governor.

The governor invited the vendor inside the vehicle where one of his officials questioned her academic background, and she revealed that she holds a Nigerian Certificate in Education.

Adeleke further asked about the dishes she could prepare and instructed his aides to take her contact details for employment as a chef in the Government House.

Confirming the development, the Commissioner II at the Osun State Civil Service Commission, Olaniyan Taofeek, shared the video on X (formerly Twitter), writing: “The moment Gov. Adeleke turned the life of a puff-puff seller into a Government House chef.”

A Special Assistant to the Governor on Digital Media, Oni Gbenga Lawrence, also corroborated the incident in a post on X, stating: “Moment Governor Ademola Adeleke turned the life of a puff-puff seller to Government Chef… not only ₦50k but he invited her into his car and employed her as chef in the Government House.”

The Guardian correspondent, who was at the scene of the welcome rally, made efforts to interview the lucky vendor, but they did not yield as she was not allowed to alight from the bus throughout the event.
(The Guardian)

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Katsina Govt Revokes Licenses Of All Private, Community Schools

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7 hours ago

August 30, 2025

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The Katsina State Government has withdrawn the operating licenses of all private and community schools in the state, with effect from August 13, 2025.

The announcement came through a circular issued by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and signed by Commissioner Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa.

The ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Sani Danjuma, released the document in Katsina on Saturday.

According to the circular, the move is part of the government’s effort to strengthen quality assurance and standardization within the education sector.

“The withdrawal of licenses is aimed at ensuring that schools operate in line with approved standards and provide quality education to students,” Danjuma said.

The circular also outlined a review of fees for license application, registration, and annual renewal.

“Owners of affected schools are required to obtain fresh licenses by submitting proof of payment to the ministry on or before September 30, 2025.”

The statement also added that school operators have been warned not to increase tuition or other charges without government approval.

The ministry further promised to issue additional guidelines soon, including categorization of schools and the revised fee structure.

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JUST IN: Oldest Missionary To Nigeria, Ruth Elton, Is Dead

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8 hours ago

August 30, 2025

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British-born Nigerian missionary, Ruth Elton, reputed to be the oldest missionary has passed on at the age of 91.

Ruth Elton, born 7 September 1933, was a British-born Nigerian missionary whose lifelong dedication to faith, healing, and revival left an indelible mark on communities across western and central Nigeria.

It was learnt that Elton died on Saturday at Sharon compound, Alafia Bamin Quarters in Ilesa, Osun State.

She was the only daughter of Pa Elton and her remains have been deposited at the mortuary.

Ruth Elton, daughter of Sydney Granville Elton (Pa Elton), who is referred to as one of the founding fathers of Pentecostalism in Nigeria, had approached a Kaduna court and nationalised as a Nigerian.

At old age and despite the happenings in Nigeria, she still held in high esteem her father’s prophecies that although Nigeria could be known globally for corruption, it would only for a while as new dawn would beckon when the country would be known worldwide for righteousness and prosperity.

Elton moved to Nigeria in 1937 with her parents and served as a Christian missionary across Egbe, Okene, Koton Karfe, and other parts of Kogi, Ondo, Oyo, and Osun States.

A naturalised Nigerian, having renounced her British citizenship in the 1970s, she embraced the country completely and became fluent in Ebira and Yoruba.

Elton, who remained single, believed that she had made a true mark in the country and apart from her missionary work, she saw her efforts in taming infant mortality, especially in Okene, Kogi State as a generational impact.

Relating her experience on infant mortality in the country, Elton recently noted that many newborn babies had passed on due to lack of proper care and hygiene, adding that the practice of force-feeding babies contributed to the challenges, especially in the face of poor awareness.