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‘I Was Ashamed Seeing Obaseki Celebrating Oshiomhole’s Suspension’ – Ize-Iyamu

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5 years ago

March 6, 2020

A top aspirant in the forthcoming gobernorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu says he was very ashamed when he saw governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki dancing and celebrating a court order that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole should cease from parading himself as national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Meanwhile, the FCT High Court ordering the suspension of Oshiomhole as national chairman of the party has been put aside by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano.

Ize-Iyamu, while briefing the press yesterday on behalf of other aspirants and their supporters in Benin said it is shameful and unimaginable Obaseki could jubilate and celebrate the suspension of an eminent son of Edo, adding that the same man God used in bringing him (Obaseki) into power he was celebrating his down fall.

The former Secretary to Edo State government recalled that Oshiomhole campaigned and did all the talk for Obaseki in the cause of his campaign when he (Obaseki) could not talk hence it’s unfortunate he could celebrate the downfall of a man who did all that to him.

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu addressing the press yesterday in Benin

He said, “What we find very shameful is the jubilation in some quarters in Edo over the so called court order removing the national chairman. I was ashamed to see the governor of Edo State, elected under the platform of the APC rejoicing that an eminent son of Edo State, a former governor of the state, the man who God used to even put him there has been removed as national chairman.

“The man who campaigned for him (Obaseki) when he could not campaign; the man who spoke for him everywhere they went, I was ashamed to see the governor jubilating and dancing all over Benin that Adams Oshiomhole has been removed as national chairman.”

Ize-Iyamu, while recalling that the same jubilation and dancing came from the same quarters when the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board head by an eminent Edo son was disbanded, said removal of Oshiomhole as national chairman of the APC does not guarantee Obaseki second term.

“I want to ask, does the removal of Oshiomhole as national chairman guaranteed the second term of Obaseki? Of course no! So, for me it is rediculous for Obaseki to think that if the national chairman is removed it translates to automatic second term ticket for him, that is no true. It shows how shallow they are in their thinking”, he said.

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BREAKING: 281 Inmates Missing From Custodial Centre After Borno Flood – NCoS

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6 hours ago

September 15, 2024

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The Nigerian Correctional Service has declared 281 inmates missing from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

The service noted that this followed an evacuation process in the aftermath of the flood incident in the state, as seven inmates were returned to the centre.

In a statement on Sunday in Abuja by its spokesman, Umar Abubakar, the service released the details of the inmates, including their biometrics.

Abubakar said, “The Nigerian Correctional Service has observed the flooding currently being experienced in Maiduguri, Borno State, and its environment.

“The unfortunate incident has left scars, bringing down the walls of the correctional facilities, including the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Maiduguri (MSCC), as well as the staff quarters in the City.

“Upon the evacuation of inmates by officers of the service with support from sister security agencies to a safe and secure facility, 281 inmates were observed to be missing.”

He, however, added that “it is important to note that the service is in custody of their details, including their biometrics, which is being made available to the public below.

“The service is working in synergy with other security agencies as both covert and overt deployments have been activated to look out for them.

“Presently, a total of seven inmates have been recaptured and returned to custody, while efforts are on ground to track down the rest and bring them back to safe custody.”

“While this effort is on, the public is assured that the incidence does not impede or affect public safety.”

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JUST IN: First Set Of Trucks Begin Loading Of Fuel At Dangote Refinery [VIDEO]

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8 hours ago

September 15, 2024

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The Dangote Refinery has announced that the first set of trucks is set to load Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) at the facility.

Dangote Group disclosed this in a video posted on its official X account on Sunday.

“HAPPENING NOW: First set of trucks set for loading of PMS at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery,” the company stated.

This comes as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited NNPCL, on Saturday announced that over 300 trucks had arrived at the Dangote Refinery to load petrol.

DAILY POST reports that this is the first time in years that locally produced petrol will be loaded in Nigeria.

Earlier, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, said that all agreements had been made for NNPCL to lift petrol from Dangote Refinery.

Petroleum marketers have said that the commencement of petrol distribution from the Dangote Refinery will end fuel scarcity and eventually lead to price reduction.

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HAPPENING NOW: First set of trucks set for loading of PMS at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. pic.twitter.com/rEPbjGqCS0

— Dangote Group (@DangoteGroup) September 15, 2024

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JUST IN: Sowore Released After Arrest At Lagos Airport

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11 hours ago

September 15, 2024

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The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released minutes after his arrest.

Sowore was arrested on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.

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

“This is not unexpected because I have always known that it is part of the broader clampdown by the fascist @officialAbat 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 1 October and beyond.”

His flight left Washington Dulles International Airport at 6.14 EDT and arrived in Lagos at around 9.43am.

On Thursday, 12 September 2024, a DSS memo ordering the arrest of Sowore upon his arrival in Nigeria was leaked.

However, in a post via his official X handle, Sowore disclosed that he had been released by the Nigerian Immigration Service and his passport had been released to him after it was earlier confiscated.

He wrote, “I have just been released by the Nigerian Immigration after a brief detention and my passport released back to me.”