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Ijaw Youths Give Akpabio 7-Day Ultimatum To Fix Bayelsa Axis of East-West Road

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Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has given the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, a seven-day ultimatum to fix the Bayelsa State axis of the East-West road after which they will take over the road.

The youths who expressed their anger on Saturday following weeklong gridlocks that held drivers and commuters hostage at the failed portions of the road, asked Akpabio to redirect his energy from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) crisis to fixing the road.

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The acting President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Kennedy Olorigun, said the youths would no longer tolerate the dilapidated nature of the road, as he said many portions of the expressway have collapsed completely.

He said, “We are going to take over the road after the ultimatum given to the Minister.“

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Olorogun lamented that the stretch of the road from Kaiama in Kolokuma-Opokuma to Mbiama, a border community between Rivers State and Bayelsa remained impassable.

He continued, “Traveling from Bayelsa to Port Harcourt has become a nightmare. Moving to Warri in Delta State is a death trap. The East-West road has totally collapsed. Drivers and commuters are stranded on the Bayelsa and Rivers axis of the road.

“We are talking about Rivers and Bayelsa where chunk of our resources come from. Yet the East-West road leading to these two states are only receiving lip service from the Federal Government and the Niger Delta minister.

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“Our vehicles are collapsing on that road and we will no longer tolerate this delay in fixing it. We are asking Akpabio to place emphasis on the NDDC matter and lead a campaign to fix our road.

“We are giving him a seven-day ultimatum to fix the road or we take over the road and ensure nobody passes through it including government officials.”

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He wondered why the Minister abandoned the problems of the East-West road and other challenges in the region to focus only on NDDC.

(PHOTO: File)

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Kwara Church Attack: ‘Resign Now’, Falz Tells Tinubu

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Folarin Falana (FALZ) and President Tinubu
Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu, demanding his resignation following the bandits’ attack of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Falz, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, accused the President of failing in his primary duty of securing the lives and property of Nigerians, describing the alleged government inaction as unacceptable.

Tribune Online reports that the Kwara State Police Command confirmed that the attack occurred around 6 p.m. on November 18. Security operatives and local vigilantes were said to have engaged the attackers and eventually repelled them.

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During the assault, the armed gang reportedly invaded the church during a service, killed at least one person, and abducted several worshippers.

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Reacting to the incident, Falz expressed frustration, questioning the president on the state of insecurity in the country and asking how many more people must die before meaningful action is taken.

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He wrote, “How many more people have to be kidnapped and murdered in cold blood? How many more lives do you want to waste? How many more futures do you wish to erase with your incompetence and inaction?

“You have consistently shown your unwillingness to protect the lives and property of our people despite pretending to care in the past. RESIGN NOW!”

How many more people have to be kidnapped and murdered in cold blood? How many more lives do you want to waste? How many more futures do you wish to erase with your incompetence and inaction? @officialABAT

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Court Jails Two Men 26 Months For N8.5b Fraud

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LJustice Rahman Oshodi of Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced two men, Hamza Zakaria and Nurudeen Ibrahim, to 26 months’ imprisonment each for N8.56 billion fraud.

Zakaria and Ibrahim were convicted and sentenced after the court found them guilty of unauthorised access to a new generation bank’s computer systems. They were formerly arraigned on May 2, 2025, alongside other defendants, on four counts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Their offences bordered on conspiracy, stealing and unauthorised access to a computer system, contrary to Sections 409 and 331 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. They had pleaded not guilty at the time.

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The defendants, however, changed their plea following the presentation of amended charges, prompting the court to convict and sentence them accordingly.

During the review of the facts, prosecution counsel, Muhammad Bashir, called a witness, Airende Monday, an operative of the EFCC, who tendered documents that were admitted as exhibits.

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While delivering judgement, Justice Oshodi stated: “I find the defendants guilty in the two-count amended information, and I convict them accordingly. This is the judgement of the court.”

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The court jailed them eight months on count one and one year and six months on count two. Both sentences are to run concurrently, with an option of a N50,000 fine.

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The EFCC alleged that the defendants and other persons at large, sometime in January 2025 in Lagos, within the court’s jurisdiction, conspired to transfer and retain criminal proceeds from unauthorised access to Wema Bank’s computer and servers.

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JUST IN: Police Deal Off PDP National Secretariat

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Operatives of the Nigeria Police on Wednesday sealed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at Wadata Plaza, Abuja.

The development is linked to the face-off between two factions of the party on Tuesday.

Pandemonium broke out at the facility on Tuesday when the Saminu Turaki-led faction clashed with members loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, were teargassed during the confrontation.

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DAILY POST observed on Wednesday that barbed wire was used to create a barrier to prevent anyone from gaining access to the premises.

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None of the leaders of the two warring groups was sighted at the secretariat, as only a handful of policemen were on the ground.

However, supporters of the faction led by Kabiru Turaki opposed the decision of the police to barricade the premises.

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