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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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DSS Arraigns Sowore Over Anti-Tinubu Post

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8 hours ago

September 30, 2025

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The Federal Government is set to arraign human rights activist Omoyele Sowore on a five-count charge for allegedly posting false statements about President Bola Tinubu intended to cause a breakdown of law and order, court papers show.

Sowore was sighted at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of the arraignment.

The suit dated 16th September,2025, was lodged after Sowore allegedly refused to delete the controversial posts about the President.

The Sahara Reporters publisher was accused of using his official X handle to make the post, “This criminal @ official PBAT Actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”

The alleged offending post, said to be contrary to Section 24(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024, was said to have been made on August 25 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.

The charges were brought on behalf of the DSS and the Federal Government by M.B. Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, alongside four other counsel to the DSS –M.E. Ernest, U.B. Bulla, Dr. C.S. Eze, and E.G. Orubor.

Social media companies X Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. are listed as co-defendants.

Confirming the legal action in a Facebook post last week, Sowore wrote, “The State Security Service, alias @OfficialDSSNG today filed a 5-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against ‘X’ (formerly Twitter Facebook, and myself. They claimed that because I called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a criminal, I have somehow committed a set of ‘novel’ offences they invented and spread across five counts.

“It’s hard to believe there’s anyone sensible left in these offices that should be making Nigeria work. Regardless, I will be present whenever this case is assigned for trial. #RevolutionNow.”

Recall that the human rights activist and African Action Congress candidate in the 2023 election vowed not to delete the controversial tweet, despite a request from the DSS to X demanding its removal.

Restating his stance, Sowore wrote, “This morning, X (formerly Twitter) officially contacted me about the despicable threat letter they received from the lawless DSS over my Tweet on Tinubu. One option I will NOT be taking is deleting that Tweet. Thank you, @X.”

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Lagos Opens Portal For Teaching Job Applications

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8 hours ago

September 30, 2025

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The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board has opened its official application portal for teaching positions across the state.

In a statement signed on Monday by the Executive Chairman of LASUBEB, the board said the recruitment exercise, approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, targets qualified candidates willing to contribute to the delivery of quality education in Lagos State.

The statement partly read, “This is a unique opportunity for NCE holders, B.A (Ed), B.Sc (Ed), B.Ed, HND+PGDE, BA+PGDE, and B.Sc+PGDE graduates to build a career in teaching and contribute meaningfully to qualitative service delivery in the State.”

According to the commission, applicants are required to submit applications strictly online via https://subebjobs.lagosstate.gov.ng.

The statement warned that physical submissions would not be entertained and stressed that the board has not authorised anyone to collect money for the exercise, which is completely free.

It stated that the documents for application include, O’ Level Certificate (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB), Degree Certificate or NCE Certificate, and NYSC Discharge or Exemption Certificate, as applicable.

The board also noted that notifications or statements of results issued beyond two years would not be accepted.

“LASUBEB has not engaged or authorised any individual or group to collect money for this exercise. The application is absolutely free.

“Closing Date: The portal will close on 14th October, 2025,” the statement concluded.

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FG Approves New NYSC Mandatory Regulations

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10 hours ago

September 30, 2025

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the compliance with the National Policy for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) a mandatory requirement for mobilisation into or exemption from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

The provides that, effective from Oct. 6, no Nigerian graduate – whether from a Nigerian university, polytechnic, college of education, or an overseas institution would be mobilised for or exempted from NYSC without proof of NERD compliance.

This directive was contained in a circular issued to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) by Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on Sunday in Abuja.

The directive does not, however, affect serving Corps members or those enrolled before the enforcement date.

Akume said that the compliance directive was to convey the approval for the adjustment of “NYSC mobilisation criteria in accordance with the President’s regulation requiring proof of NERD Policy compliance for all prospective Corps members, regardless of where they were educated.”